FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica makes a statement to the news media before meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rican officials awarded kickbacks to a top government ally using funds from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), prosecutors alleged on Monday, filing charges against the president and a top minister.
The attorney general's office said that a former presidential adviser, Federico Cruz, was paid $32,000 to buy a house through funds awarded by the CABEI.
