Penta case

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The Penta case (or Penta-SQM, since the two cases are related) is a criminal case brought against Grupo Penta (or Empresas Penta), a Chilean holding company, and employees of the Chilean National Tax System (SII). Key employees of the firm have been convicted of committing tax fraud by creating fake invoices in the National Tax System (SII). These funds were then directed to the political campaigns of mainly UDI (far right wing) politicians as campaign contributions. Several Penta employees, as some of their family members, have been convicted [1] of tax evasion, bribery, and money laundering. Both directors of Penta Bank, Carlos Alberto Délano and Carlos Eugenio Lavín, were penalized with paying a fine, spending a few days in a special prison for economic crimes, and attending mandatory ethics classes. [2]

Update 2 December 2015: The former president of the UDI political party Jovino Novoa is sentenced to 3 years parole (pena remitida) for tax crimes.

Here are the defendants from Penta:

Namepositionsentence
Hugo Bravogeneral managerwas charged in March[ year needed ] [3] for money laundering, bribery, and tax fraud. He is currently[ when? ] under house arrest
Carlos Alberto Délanodirectorcharged 7 March 2015 with tax fraud and bribery. Was held and then released.
Carlos Eugenio Lavín directorSpent his 73rd birthday in prison. [4]
Oscar Buzetabusiness development managercharged with tax crimes [5]

Here are the defendants from the SII:

Namepositionsentence
Ivan AlvarezauditorOn March 25, 2015, the court found Ivan guilty and in the holding sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment; fine in the amount of 1,900 million pesos; and confiscation of an apartment and a car
Sergio Diazaccountant4 years imprisonment; 700 million fine; forfeiture of two houses and an apartment.
Juan Carlos Prietoaccountant5 years of probation, 290 million fine
Mitzi Carrascoaccountant5 years of probation, 246 million fine [6]
Hernan Diazaccountantreleased
Francisco Sivicaccountantreleased [7]
Horacio Mayquelaccountantreleased
Orlando Carvajalaccountant5 years of probation, $30 million fine

Here are some of the politicians to whom Penta funneled funds.

Namepartystatus
Pablo Zalaquett UDI, former mayor of Santiagoreleased from house arrest [8]
Iván Morerirasenator (UDI)no charges [9]

Others charged:

Namerolestatus
Pablo Wagnerminining subsecretary under President Piñera under house arrest [10]

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  2. ↑ "The Chilean Spring (Part Three): How the Elite Tricked Us All". Alborada. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Caso Penta: Este miércoles se revisan cautelares de Hugo Bravo y Manuel Antonio Tocornal". The Clinic. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "En prisión: Carlos Eugenio Lavín celebró su cumpleaños número 73 en Capitán Yáber". The Clinic.
  5. ↑ Chaparro, Andrea; Carvajal, Cinthya. "Penta-SQM: masiva formalización include a ex gerente de Bancard y ex diputado radical". El Mercurio. El Mercurio. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Radic, Sandra. "Otro coletazo del Caso Penta: SII quiere sacar a la Dirección Santiago Oriente del estado de riesgo vital y apunta a descongestionarla". El Mostrador. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Batarce, Catalina. "Fraude al FUT: este viernes se conocerá la sentencia de tres imputados". La Tercera. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Caso Penta: Corte de Apelaciones revoca arresto domiciliario nocturno a Pablo Zalaquett". Diario Uchile. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Toro, P.; Matus, J. "Fiscalía pide formalizar a 19 personas por casos Penta y SQM". La Tercera. La Tercera.
  10. ↑ Baeza Palavecino, Angélica. "Caso Penta: Corte de Apelaciones mantiene arresto domiciliario de Pablo Wagner". La Tercera. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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