[1] The Corpesca case specifically investigates the payments made to manipulate the decision-making process when allocating quotas under the Longueira Law.
The presentation of these fraudulent invoices was carried out by individuals associated with Corpesca, including Carolina Zúñiga and members of her family, former policemen Alexis and Marcelo Ramírez Quiroz, Bárbara Molina Ellis, and Raúl Arrieta.
The fishing law allocated quotas to nine different industrial fishers while leaving smaller fishermen with only a small percentage of the total permitted harvest.
These fishermen frequently stage protests against regulations, such as the requirement for their boats to be equipped with GPS trackers to monitor compliance with the permitted fishing areas.
Deputy Hugo Gutiérrez from the PC party has also filed charges of bribery against Senator Antonio Horvath, an independent politician.