Guillermo Pallomari
Guillermo Pallomari | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guillermo Alejandro Pallomari González October 1, 1949 (age 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Accountant, Systems Engineer |
| Spouse | Gladys Patricia Cárdona |
| Children | 2 |
Guillermo Alejandro Pallomari González (born October 1, 1949),[1] nicknamed Reagan,[2][3] is a Chilean accountant who worked for the Cali Cartel and participated in a scandal involving financial fraud during the 1994 Colombian presidential election that bestowed Ernesto Samper (now former president) as winner of the respective elections. Pallomari is currently under the Witness Protection Program of the United States.
Biography
Pallomari was born on October 1, 1949, in María Elena, Antofagasta Region, Chile, to Lilian González and Guillermo Pallomari Astudillo.[4]
Pallomari obtained a degree in accounting, although he never formally worked in that sector. He also obtained a degree in systems engineering a few years later.
In 1973, during the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), Pallomari moved with scarce economic resources, to Colombia. During those years, he obtained a work as bank supervisor and later on, in a textile company.
He married Gladys Patricia Cárdona, and along with her, founded a technological company called Universal Link. They had two children.[4]
In 1990, he began working for the Rodriguez-Orejuela brothers, as chief accountant to manage their illicit drug trade.
Pallomari was captured by the Search Bloc, on June 8, 1994,[3] while staying in his office, in Cali. After collaborating with information concerning Ernesto Samper's electoral fraud[5] (in which he received more than USD $6 million to finance his campaign expenses; equivalent to $10.5 million in 2020)[6] and Cali's illicit operations, he moved to the United States to testify and is under the Witness Protection Program.
In the popular culture
- In TV Series En la boca del lobo is portrayed by the colombian actor Cristobal Errázuriz as the character of Guillermo Palomino.
- Pallomari was featured in the third season of Narcos, where he was portrayed by Spanish actor Javier Cámara.
See also
References
- ^ Domínguez, Francisca (11 September 2017). "Guillermo Pallomari, la verdadera historia del contador chileno del Cartel de Cali retratado en la serie "Narcos"" (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: El Mercurio Sociedad Anónima Periodística. Emol. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ El Mercurio (8 November 2002). "Usaron el poder del dinero". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago: El Mercurio Sociedad Anónima Periodística. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b Semana (23 October 1995). "Los secretos de Pallomari". Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Guillermo Pallomari, la verdadera historia del contador chileno del Cartel de Cali retratado en la serie "Narcos" | Emol.com".
- ^ García, Maria Isabel (21 July 1998). "Samper admite por primera vez que el narcotráfico pagó su campaña electoral". El País.
- ^ "$6,000,000 in 1994 → 2022 | Inflation Calculator".