Overview

• Prosecutors presented an organizational chart identifying Walter Bento as the leader of a bribery network, with Diego Aliaga as liaison and others in supporting roles.
• The network allegedly operated from 2007 to 2021, targeting high-value contraband cases to solicit bribes in exchange for judicial favors.
• Evidence includes testimony from 15 witnesses, plea-bargain statements, audio recordings, and digital data mapping the network's activities.
• The prosecution seeks to link Bento’s leadership to unexplained increases in his family’s wealth, supporting charges of illicit enrichment and money laundering.
• The trial is now in its closing argument phase, with prosecutors focusing on proving the network’s structure, timeline, and financial gains.