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Milicogate is a corruption scandal that implicates Chilean Army officers and funds. This scheme involves fraud and the misappropriation of public funds designated by the Secret Copper Law. The scandal was brought to light in 2015 through a story published by journalist Mauricio Weibel in The Clinic . [1] As of March 2019, investigations conducted by prosecutors revealed that a minimum of 6.1 billion Chilean pesos pesos had been embezzled. [2]

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References

  1. "Milicogate: El gran robo del fondo reservado del cobre". The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. "Otro lunar en las platas del Ejército: el turno de los millonarios fondos para la vivienda". Ciper (in Spanish). March 8, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.