And just as Andrés Felipe Arias, a former agriculture minister, was heading to Italy last month as Colombia's new ambassador, the government's auditor accused him of diverting subsidies meant for small farmers to rich families.
The trio's conviction, which came after a retrial, was for embezzling millions of dollars in state funds over a decade, diverting money meant to pay for renovating and maintaining presidential palaces to upgrade their private residences.
They have drained the state's reserves of cash, diverting money meant for roads, delaying payments to pension funds and, in essence, forcing local agencies to make loans to the state government.
At the time, Moscow accused Kiev of diverting gas meant for E.U. nations and redirecting it to its own storage sites, thus avoiding paying for its own energy consumption.
As part of their complex life cycles, the worms "castrate" snails, commandeering the host's gonads and diverting energy meant for snail reproduction into trematode reproduction.
Senior Liberal Democrats have increased pressure on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, accusing him of diverting funds meant for local authority-run schools to free schools.
In February, the Mubaraks were accused of diverting $17.6m meant for maintenance of presidential palaces to renovate their own private residences in Cairo and on the Red Sea coast, as well as a family farm.
Anesthesiologists are particularly stigmatized for opioid addiction because stealing or diverting drugs meant for patients is considered unethical and unlawful.
Anesthesiologists are particularly stigmatised for opioid addiction because stealing or diverting drugs meant for patients is considered unethical and unlawful.
The Los Angeles school system is improperly diverting money meant for students who need it most, including those from low-income families, according to a coalition of local groups. .
