Colombia.- The Attorney General’s Office of Colombia reported the seizure of four properties linked to bolero singer Charlie Zaa, as part of an asset forfeiture investigation seeking to determine if the assets were acquired with funds related to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
The properties, valued at more than 45.467 billion Colombian pesos (about 14.1 million dollars), correspond to a shopping center, two nightclubs, and a hotel located in the departments of Cundinamarca and Tolima.
According to the authorities, the investigation indicates that assets related to the artist may have been used to conceal resources originating from the Tolima Bloc of the AUC, a paramilitary organization that operated in Colombia between 1998 and 2005.
The process originated from statements offered by former members of the armed group during Justice and Peace Law proceedings, who mentioned the performer as allegedly linked to properties related to the former paramilitary leader Diego José Martínez Goyeneche, known by the alias “Daniel”.
The Prosecutor’s Office had ordered precautionary measures on these assets since July 2025, while investigations were underway to establish their origin.
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Charlie Zaa, whose real name is Carlos Alberto Sánchez Ramírez, previously denied the allegations and stated that his assets are the result of more than three decades of artistic work. Furthermore, he expressed his willingness to cooperate with the authorities to clarify the situation and defend his presumption of innocence.
