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Cases / Fishing ban · Chile · 2012–2020

Chilean senator and Corpesca convicted over bribery tied to fisheries law

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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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A Chilean court convicted Senator Jaime Orpis and Corpesca of bribery over payments made while the fisheries law was debated. The law remains in force, with free fleet quotas for industrial vessels, and artisanal fishers lost out.

What?
A Chilean court convicted Senator Jaime Orpis and Corpesca of bribery over payments made while the fisheries law was being debated. El Mostrador
Where?
Chile, national fisheries law
When?
Case file covers 2012 to 2020; the conviction was reported on 2 December 2020. El Mostrador
Who?
Gained
  • Corpesca and the industrial fleet — Free fleet quotas under the fisheries law, per the case file
Lost
  • Artisanal fishers — Lost out under the law, per the case file
  • Public — Listed in the case file as losing out on the free quotas
Harmed
None on record
Why?
The payments are described as made while the law was debated; the motive is not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Payments of more than 230 million pesos went to a senator during the law's debate; the company was convicted as a legal entity. El Mostrador
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What happened

The record, in order.

El Mostrador reported on 2 December 2020 that a Chilean court had convicted Senator Jaime Orpis and Corpesca of bribery.

The payments exceeded 230 million Chilean pesos and were made while the fisheries law was being debated.

The conviction was reported as the first in the country linked to the passage of a law.

The law kept free quotas for industrial vessels, and Corpesca paid a fine of about 517 million pesos and continued operating.

    In court and with insurers

    Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.

    Lawsuits and rulings

    1. 2020-12Claimant won
      Corpesca bribery case
      Chilean criminal court · Criminal · Not stated in the sources reviewed → Senator Jaime Orpis and Corpesca

      A Chilean court convicted the senator and Corpesca of bribery linked to the fisheries law; the conviction was reported as the first in the country tied to a law's passage. El Mostrador

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources do not state the sentences given to the senator or the company.
    • None on record The sources do not say whether the convictions were appealed.
    • None on record The sources do not give the value of the free fleet quotas.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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