Global Political Corruption, Kleptocracy and Criminal-State Penetration

Bolivian attorney general Roger Mariaca was reportedly detained with 13 others over alleged money laundering, drug trafficking, illicit enrichment and a prosecutor-linked protection network; he denies wrongdoing and the evidence remains under judicial assessment. Alex Saab’s guilty plea and $195 million forfeiture, Georgia’s reported conviction of Grigol Liluashvili, the Chilean transnational assassination conviction and Rachida Dati’s unresolved case remain part of the broader accountability picture.