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Guatemala arrests businessmen in tax corruption scheme

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Rudy Baldemar Villeda Venegas, who was the government tax chief from 2008 to 2012, walks through the courthouse basement with his hands handcuffed behind his back to his first hearing in Guatemala City, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Rudy Villeda is one of several Guatemalan businessmen and former government officials arrested on charges of corruption and tax evasion. (AP Photo/Luis Soto)

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan prosecutors have announced the arrest of several business executives and former government officials implicated in a tax-refund scheme.

The special prosecutor against corruption says those arrested include a former top official of the country’s tax collection agency.

Prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval alleged Thursday that the official charged commissions to provide tax refunds for seven businessmen who are also suspects.

The arrests are connected to a scheme that netted business executives about $10 million. Getting tax refunds in Guatemala is often a lengthy process and the officials and businessmen allegedly charged commissions to speed things up.

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