The United States has included former President Horacio Manuel Cartes, a billionaire businessman investigated for money laundering, on a list of corrupt persons.
FILE - Paraguay's President Horacio Manuel Cartes addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Sept. 24, 2013. The United States on July 22, 2022 included former Cartes, a billionaire businessman investigated for money laundering, on a list of corrupt persons. MIAMI — A former president of Paraguay who has been investigated for his alleged participation in money laundering operations was included on Friday on a U.S. corruption list.
Cartes served as president of Paraguay between August 2013 and August 2018. He owns a conglomerate of some 25 companies, including media and tobacco companies, and a supermarket chain. The former president has been investigated about alleged irregularities in his multimillion-dollar assets and for his alleged links with the leader of a money laundering network.
He added that his actions “undermined the stability of Paraguay’s democratic institutions” and enabled the involvement of Cartes with “foreign terrorist organizations” and other U.S.-designated entities. The statement did not provide details on the investigations or alleged involvement in terrorist activities.
“I deny and reject the content of the allegations,” Cartes said on Twitter. He added that the is “committed to offering all the support and primary-source information that the authorities need to clarify" anything.
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