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As a result of both investigations, several high-profile individuals were fined and imprisoned and
Alcatel was forced to pay $ 137 million in criminal fines in the U.S. and an added $ 10 million to the Costa Rican government as part settlement. Instrumentarium Medko Medical has since been acquired by
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and to remove the links to the four articles in which
Przedborski was mentioned by name. Herrera’s name was added to the Judiciary’s Record of Convicted Felons and he and La Nación were ordered to pay the plaintiff’s legal fees and US$ 200,000.00 in civil monetary damages to Przedborski. In 2001, the
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Przedborski's alleged involvement in political corruption schemes and other criminal activities. In response to the articles, Przedborski filed two criminal complaints and a civil lawsuit for defamation of a public official against Herrera and
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Herrera graduated with a bachelor's degree in collective communications from the
University of Costa Rica in 1992 and a Master's degree in Political Sciences at the same university in 2006. He also earned a Master's degree in Journalism from the
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7. The State must pay Mr. Mauricio
Herrera Ulloa the sum of US$ 10,000.00, to defray the expenses of his legal defense in litigating his case before the inter-American system for the protection of human rights
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reinstated the criminal defamation charges and ordered a re-trial; Herrera was later found guilty on four counts of criminal defamation. He was ordered to publish a section of the Court’s opinion in
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1. That the State violated the right to freedom of thought and expression protected under
Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights (...) to the detriment of Mr. Mauricio Herrera Ulloa
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365:. After the government of Costa Rica failed to comply with the measures within the given time-frame, the Commission submitted the case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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Article 8(2)(h) of the American Convention on Human Rights
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1236:"BEST INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM REPORT ON CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN AWARD GOES TO COSTA RICAN JOURNALIST"
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1260:"MAURICIO HERRERA RECIBE LOS PREMIOS MOORS CABOT (UNIVERSIDAD DE COLUMBIA) Y ORTEGA Y GASSET (EL PAÍS)"
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613:(Press release) (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica. 2015-04-30
566:(Press release) (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica. 2015-04-30
545:(Press release) (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica. 2018-10-23
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935:"Alcatel-Lucent pays $ 10 million to Costa Rica's ICE over old bribery scandal"
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960:"Alcatel-Lucent Pays Out $ 137 Million to Settle Costa Rica Bribes Case"
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656:(Press release) (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica
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835:"Informe ubica a firma Medko Medical en origen de Proyecto Finlandés"
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Herrera being designated as the new Minister of Communication, 2015
1309:"Semanario Universidad recibió premio a la libertad de expresión"
611:"Mauricio Herrera designado como nuevo Ministro de Comunicación"
586:"Mauricio Herrera asumirá las riendas del Semanario Universidad"
564:"Mauricio Herrera designado como nuevo Ministro de Comunicación"
1159:"Tres periodistas de 'La Nación' ganan Premio Ortega y Gasset"
885:"Condenan ex presidente de Costa Rica por casos de corrupción"
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1210:"En esta investigación no hay mitos, sólo datos comprobados"
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1082:"Nomina de ganadores - Premios Henry Dunant - 1999-2000"
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Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the applicants.
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1134:"Corrupción en Costa Rica, del rumor a la realidad"
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1285:"Past Maria Moors Cabot Prizes Winners"
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501:(Project Finland and The Alcatel Case)
1165:(in Spanish). Grupo Nación. 2005-04-23
1063:(in Spanish). Grupo Nación. 1995-12-24
1038:(in Spanish). Grupo Nación. 1995-07-06
1371:Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Honduras
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417:Project Finland and the Alcatel case
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1208:Morán Breña, Carmen (2005-04-23).
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933:Chirgwin, Richard (2015-08-06).
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306:Nieman Foundation for Journalism
129:April 2015 – March 2018
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1184:"Premios Ortega y Gasset 2005"
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328:. Originally published by the
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1009:"Instrumentarium Corporation"
958:Laughlin, Kirk (2010-02-19).
742:"Herrera Ulloa v. Costa Rica"
718:"Herrera-Ulloa v. Costa Rica"
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1114:(in Spanish). Grupo Nación
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864:OFFSHORE LEAKS DATABASE
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