A federal court in Miami on Tuesday initiated a process against former Ecuadorian Comptroller General Carlos Pólit. The United States Department of Justice reported that the former official is accused of a bribery and money laundering scheme. The case is linked to the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
In 2018, a US court already sentenced Pólit to six years in prison. The former comptroller is now prosecuted for allegedly participating in a scheme to use the US financial system to launder moneypromote and conceal an illegal bribery scheme in Ecuador.
The former comptroller is accused of the crime of conspiracy to commit money laundering, three counts of concealment of money laundering and two of participating in property transactions derived from criminal activities. The prosecution maintains that Polit received more than 10 million dollars in bribes from Odebrecht.
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The Justice Department notes that Pólit asked for the money using his position to influence the actions of the comptroller in favor of Odebrecht and their businesses. Court documents allege that he received a bribe from an Ecuadorian businessman around 2015 in exchange for helping him with contracts.
The universe reports that the Prosecutors Michael Berger and Alex Kramer aim to “keep Pólit behind bars during his trial”. The persecutors indicated that they can evaluate the possibility of being granted bail, an issue that will be evaluated in a hearing this Friday, April 1.
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Former Ecuadorian Comptroller General Carlos Pólit
Former Ecuadorian Comptroller General Carlos Pólit