VOICED : Expresidente guatemalteco Colom detenido por caso de corrupcion

VOICED : Expresidente guatemalteco Colom detenido por caso de corrupcion

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History, Social Studies, Business

9th - 10th Grade

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Álvaro Colón, former president of Guatemala, was arrested for fraud and embezzlement related to a 2009 public transport project. The purchase of buses was allegedly overpriced, and companies were pre-selected before the bidding process. Nine former ministers were also detained. Colón is the second Guatemalan ex-president arrested for corruption, following Otto Pérez in 2015.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What charges led to the arrest of Álvaro Colón?

Tax evasion

Bribery

Fraud and embezzlement

Money laundering

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did Álvaro Colón propose a law to exempt taxes on new vehicle purchases?

2011

2008

2010

2009

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many companies were pre-selected before the bidding process for the bus service?

Four

Three

Five

Two

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many ex-ministers were arrested along with Álvaro Colón?

Seven

Thirteen

Nine

Eleven

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Guatemalan president arrested in 2015 for customs fraud?

Álvaro Colón

Otto Pérez

Jimmy Morales

Vinicio Cerezo