The regional governor of San Martín, Peter Bogarin Vargas, and other officials They were detained by agents of the Police and the Public Ministry in the midst of an investigation for being part of an alleged criminal organization in said institution.
According to the tax folder, this network is accused of directing the selection processes for more than 300 million soles to companies related to the defendants. The governor, whom they called ‘doctor’, would have directed this criminal organization during the period 2019-2022. Moreover, he had delegated to his son, Ivan Antonio Bogarin Urmachea, to direct illegal activities.
This operation was carried out by the Corporate Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Corruption Crimes of Officials and agents of the Anti-Corruption Directorate in San Martin, Arequipa, Loreto and Lima. 28 buildings and offices of the Regional Government of San Martin.
Bogarín father was intervened in his home Moyobamba, where 50,000 soles would have been found; Meanwhile in tarapoto the house of his adviser Weninger Ceron Angulo was raided. meanwhile, in Lima was detained Bogarin son in a residential building of miraflores.
The Prosecutor’s Office reported that a total of 10 of the 20 investigated were arrested, including the governor and his son. In that ten officials are César Panduro Ruiz (infrastructure manager), Cayo Flores Maceda (head of the Infrastructure Investment Coordination Office) and José Aro Cotrina (works inspector).
effective collaborator
After the arrest of Peter Bogarinsources of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor They revealed that the former manager of the Regional Government of San Martín Jhon Alegría would be providing information as an “effective collaborator”.
Alegría was appointed by the governor from the beginning of his administration as territorial manager of Bajo Mayo; however, in December 2021, he was fired for irregularities.
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This criminal network would have directed the selection processes called in exchange for bribes which could be equivalent to 25% of the amount awarded for works, goods or consultancies.
The detainees are attributed the crimes against public peace-criminal organization and against the public administration-aggravated collusion.