The family of the Chilean dictator forced to return money

The Supreme Court of Chile ruled that the family of the dictator Augusto Pinochet must return 5.1 million dollars ($ 19.6 million) that were in secret accounts related to him and that would come from corruption regimes put implemented during the period 1973 to 1990. There is no appeal against the decision.

In addition to the cash value, three vehicles and 24 properties belonging to the dictator, who died in 2006, will also be auctioned, according to the local newspaper El Mercurio, which can reach about 13 million US dollars. $ 50.2 million), but it is not yet known how much of this amount will have to be repaid.

The case of the dictator's money was spread over 125 accounts of the former Riggs bank, which was headquartered in Washington, and was discovered by chance in 2004.

Inquiry

The case began to attack the Twin Towers in New York. On September 11, 2001, US authorities investigated the bank because it was suspected of being used by terrorist groups to launder money, and investigators eventually found the secret accounts related to the former Chilean dictator, who were (19459007)

The revelation of the case, along with other complaints (19459007) Unpublished documents reveal the l '; Action dictatorships against the United States of financial crimes, led Riggs to be acquired in 2005 by another US bank, the PNC, so as not to run the risk of closing the doors.

In all, the dictator's secret accounts had the equivalent of 21 million US dollars, of which 17.8 million had no proven origin, according to a study by the United States. University of Chile.

Attempts

Since the discovery of stories, 14 years ago, the Chilean government tried in court to force the dictator's family to return money, but suffered losses in court.

In 2015, a lower court judge ruled that the descendants and Pinochet's wife were to return the money to the Chilean state, but the decision was overturned by a court of law. 39, appeal, which stated that the crime was family members can not be held liable for a crime committed by a third party.