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LATAM: Ecuador Finance Ministry Raided in Probe

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  • Prosecutors in Ecuador have searched offices at the Finance Ministry and private residences of some officials overnight, according to a post on X from the Prosecutor General's office
  • Investigations are looking into “acts of corruption inside the Ministry of the Economy and Finance”.
  • While Finance Minister Vega was present at his office, it is unclear whether he is one of the individuals targeted in the investigation.
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  • Prosecutors in Ecuador have searched offices at the Finance Ministry and private residences of some officials overnight, according to a post on X from the Prosecutor General's office
  • Investigations are looking into “acts of corruption inside the Ministry of the Economy and Finance”.
  • While Finance Minister Vega was present at his office, it is unclear whether he is one of the individuals targeted in the investigation.