Overview

• Court orders detention of Luis Hermosilla and María Leonarda Villalobos pending trial.
• Scandal emerged from leaked audio recordings discussing bribes to market regulators.
• Investigation implicates judges, politicians, and businessmen, eroding public trust.
• Prosecutors allege Hermosilla and associates evaded $900,000 in taxes.
• Transparency International ranks Chile as one of the least corrupt countries in Latin America.