Mauricio Pimiento Barrera (born March 17, 1961) is a
Colombian politician, former
Senator of Colombia
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.
Pimiento was arrested on February 16, 2007 after being involved in the
Para-political scandal
The Colombian parapolitics scandal or "parapolítica" in Spanish language, Spanish (a combination of the words ''Paramilitarism in Colombia, paramilitar'' and ''politics, política'') refers to the 2006–present Colombian Congress of Colombia, c ...
.
On May 16, 2008 Colombian justice condemned Pimiento to 7 years in prison for conspirating with a terrorist group and electoral fraud.
Early life
Pimiento studied
law
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and graduated from the
Free University of Colombia
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and has a master in Law from the
American University
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in the
United States
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.
Career
Pimiento has been Secretary General and Sub-Director of the
National Institute of Social Security
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and General Director of the
Co-Financing Fund for the Rural Sector.
With the political support of the Araujo family in
Valledupar
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he became
Governor of the Cesar Department between 1995 and 1997. he was later elected as
Senator of Colombia
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, participating in the first senate committee.
Pimiento was arrested February 16, 2007 after being involved in the
Para-political scandal
The Colombian parapolitics scandal or "parapolítica" in Spanish language, Spanish (a combination of the words ''Paramilitarism in Colombia, paramilitar'' and ''politics, política'') refers to the 2006–present Colombian Congress of Colombia, c ...
.
References
External links
Caracol.com.co - Capturados otros cinco congresistas por el escándalo de la "para política"elcolombiano.com Rostros - Mauricio Pimiento
1961 births
20th-century Colombian lawyers
Free University of Colombia alumni
Colombian prisoners and detainees
Governors of Cesar Department
Living people
Members of the Senate of Colombia
Social Party of National Unity politicians
Colombian parapolitics scandal
Colombian politicians convicted of crimes
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