Supreme Court convicts Congressman Wilmer Carrillo for irregularities in a contract
The Supreme Court of Justice has convicted Wilmer Ramiro Carrillo Mendoza, current Representative to the Chamber and former Secretary of Infrastructure of Norte de Santander, for the crime of contracting without meeting legal requirements. The decision was made by the Special First Instance Chamber on May 4, 2026.
TL;DR
- Wilmer Ramiro Carrillo Mendoza, Representative to the Chamber and ex-Secretary of Infrastructure of Norte de Santander, was convicted by the Supreme Court of Justice.
- The conviction is for the crime of contracting without fulfilling legal requirements.
- He received a sentence of 99 months and one day in prison, a fine equivalent to 129 minimum legal monthly wages, and a 104-month disqualification from public office.
- The conviction relates to the 2011 "Convenio de Asociación 00177" for bridge reconstruction, valued at $1.465.416.134.
- Irregularities included studies and designs being done by the same firm that became the contractor, and the use of an association agreement for a project not permitted by Law 80 of 1993.
- The court stated Carrillo Mendoza was aware of the illegalities and consciously proceeded with the contract.
- He was acquitted of aggravated misappropriation charges.