HALISTER1: Ecuador Former Minister Arrested in Odebrecht Case: El Comercio

Ecuador Former Minister Arrested in Odebrecht Case: El Comercio

(Bloomberg) -- Former electricity minister Alecksey Mosquera and businessman Marcelo Endara appeared in court Saturday on money-laundering allegations, El Comercio reports.
  • Mosquera allegedly received about $1m from Brazilian construction co. Odebrecht related to work at Toachi Pilatón hydroelectric plant: El Comercio
  • Newspaper says judge ordered preventive detention for Mosquera and house arrest for Endara
  • El Comercio article contained no comments from Mosquera and Endara; attempts by Bloomberg News to reach them were unsuccessful
  • NOTE: In plea bargain with U.S. and Brazil, Odebrecht acknowledged paying at least $33.5m in bribes under Correa administration

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