{"id":1986008,"date":"2023-07-29T21:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T01:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-colombian-president-arrested-on-money-laundering-allegations\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T21:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T01:05:26","slug":"son-of-colombian-president-arrested-on-money-laundering-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-colombian-president-arrested-on-money-laundering-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian president&#8217;s son arrested for money laundering."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fson-of-colombian-president-arrested-on-money-laundering-allegations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Colombian\u2063 President&#8217;s Son Arrested for Money \u2062Laundering<\/h2>\n<p>Colombian police made a significant\u200d arrest on Saturday,\u200d apprehending Nicol\u00e1s Petro, the son of President Gustavo Petro. The arrest came after Petro&#8217;s \u2064ex-wife accused him of engaging in\u2063 money laundering \u2064activities. According to her allegations, Petro received funds from a convicted individual to support his\u200b father&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-to-appear-with-ron-desantis-at-turning-point-action-rally-in-ohio\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance to Appear With Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action Rally in Ohio\">successful presidential campaign<\/a> last year. The ex-wife, Vasquez, claimed to have witnessed a\u200c $150,000 donation from a politician \u2064involved in drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<h3>President Petro&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>In a heartfelt \u200bmessage shared on X, the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter, President Petro expressed his personal anguish over the situation. He stated, &#8220;As an individual and father, it pains me to see so much self-destruction and one of my sons going to jail.&#8221; However, he assured the public that\u2062 as the president, he has\u2064 ensured that the chief prosecutor&#8217;s office will have\u2063 all the necessary resources to proceed with the investigation in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Denial and Allegations<\/p>\n<p>Petro \u200dhas vehemently denied the accusations made by \u200chis former wife. Interestingly, she herself was also taken into police custody. She further claimed \u200dthat her father-in-law, President\u200b Petro, was unaware of\u2064 his\u2063 son&#8217;s illicit \u2063activities, despite alleged promises of campaign support to donors.<\/p>\n<h3>Anti-Corruption Campaigner<\/h3>\n<p>President Petro \u2064campaigned on a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-colombian-president-arrested-on-money-laundering-allegations\/\" title=\"Colombian president's son arrested for money laundering.\">strong anti-corruption \u200bplatform<\/a>. As the country&#8217;s first \u200bleftist president and\u2064 a former M-19 guerrilla fighter, he represented\u2064 the Historic\u2063 Pact for Colombia, a \u2062coalition comprising the Colombian Communist Party and\u200b other far-left political parties.<\/p>\n<p>President Petro&#8217;s Stance<\/p>\n<p>Despite his son&#8217;s involvement in the \u200dcampaign, President Petro \u2064made it clear in his X post that he would not interfere with the ongoing investigation. \u200dInstead, he expressed hope that this ordeal\u200d would serve as an opportunity for his son to reflect on his \u200dmistakes and develop his character.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s Relationship\u2064 with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u2063that\u200b under\u2064 the \u200bprevious \u2062presidency, President Joe Biden designated Colombia as a non-NATO ally to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read\u2064 more from\u200d The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombian police detained President Gustavo Petro&#8217;s son, Nicol\u00e1s, on Saturday. His ex-wife accused him of money laundering, claiming he received funds from a convict for his father&#8217;s successful presidential campaign. 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