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category: "Organized Crime"
tags:
- Person
- OrganizedCrime
- Cartel
summary: "Three audio tapes of conversations between Rodriguez and Samper's campaign manager, Santiago Medina, were handed over to U.S."
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[[Ernesto Samper Pizano]] was the newly elected president of [[Colombia]]. He was accused of taking $3.7 million in campaign funds from [[Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela|Gilberto Rodriguez]], a leader of the [[Cali Drug Cartel]]. This accusation effectively aligned Samper with [[Colombia]]'s drug lords.[^1]
Three audio tapes of conversations between Rodriguez and Samper's campaign manager, Santiago Medina, were handed over to [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] officials before the election, but no action was taken. [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] officials were reportedly furious, stating that the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] allowed this "travesty to take place" and that "Everybody, including the U.S. government, is participating in this cover-up." The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] responded by saying, "We can't interfere with elections."[^1]
Three audio tapes of conversations between Rodriguez and Samper's campaign manager, Santiago Medina, were handed over to [[State Department|U.S. State Department]] officials before the election, but no action was taken. [[DEA|DEA]] officials were reportedly furious, stating that the [[State Department|State Department]] allowed this "travesty to take place" and that "Everybody, including the U.S. government, is participating in this cover-up." The [[State Department|State Department]] responded by saying, "We can't interfere with elections."[^1]
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