![]() ![]() ![]() And though the Argentinian government initially attacked the Escobars with unfounded charges, they now live pretty quiet lives. Because of this, they most likely lived on what was left of the Type B and Type C money that they had access to.Īccording to XPAT Nation, they lived a middle-class life type in Bueno Aires. As part of their agreement with the Medellin’s rival factions, the Escobars moved from country to country. Unfortunately, however, she reported that there was hardly any money left when she returned.Īfter the funeral processions were over, the Cali cartel and Los PEPES shook down the Escobar family for what they were worth. Since the family was low on funds, Sebastián asked his aunt, Alba Marina Escobar, to go to a secret hiding place that held six million dollars. However, this became too expensive, especially after the guards charged their own purchases to the family. Then the government filled the hotel with guards to protect them from Pablo’s enemies. Without Pablo and the Medellin cartel to keep them safe, they bought out an entire hotel floor so no one could sneak up on them. In Sebastián’s book, he tells the anecdote of how hard it was to live after Pablo died. Photo by via Twitter What His Family Received They probably felt like they were owed a severance payment from their late boss. People who worked for Pablo but didn’t move over to Cali might have also taken a large chunk of category two assets. Ex-members of the Medellin cartel who turned to Cali after Pablo’s death told them where to find a lot of the money. He also explains in the CNN article that both groups then stole most of the category two assets for themselves. In his book titled, “Pablo Escobar: My Father,” Sebastián also revealed that whatever the government didn’t take in liquid assets, the Cali cartel and Los PEPES forced the family to sign over to them. Then, of course, the Cali cartel and Los PEPES demanded their own payments for their involvement in taking down the kingpin. It includes Type C money that the government could trace to Pablo or people who were in Pablo’s main team. In CNN’s exclusive interview with Pablo’s son, now named Sebastián Marroquín, Sebastián explains that the assets in category one mostly went to the Colombian government. The Reallocation of Pablo Escobar’s Money After He Died Pablo didn’t set aside an inheritance for his son or daughter, that’s why they don’t have their own category. He kept all the information in his head and relayed the location of the funds to whoever needed to know.Īlso, there was no huge lump sum that Pablo Escobar saved for his family. So, many people think there’s some comprehensive treasure map that could lead them to hordes of his cash. Pablo hid a lot of his cash in jungles or secret compartments. Category Four: Lost assets that happened to get lost in the transition of gaining the money and spending or hiding it. Category Three: Remotely Hidden assets in places that are harder to access in banks from other countries, laundered through foreign businesses, etc.Ĥ. Category Two: Immediate Hidden assets in places that are easily accessible like caves, the jungle, secret compartments of the house, etc.ģ. Category One: Liquid assets like cash, cars, houses, clothes, etc.Ģ. What happened after Pablo Escobar died?įollowing the outline of this Quora contributor, we’re going to divide the assets into categories to make the information easier to understand:ġ. This is the same man who could easily burn $2 million without blinking to keep his daughter warm, bury tons of cash in the jungle and casually write off 10 percent of all funds due to “spoilage” (aka rats ate it). Wonderful.īut we guess that’s nothing to a man like Pablo Escobar. Pablo spent the equivalent amount for a two-story 4 bed, 3 1/2 bath home. Apparently, the Medellin cartel would spend $2,500 on rubber bands alone to hold his money together. He built houses, stadiums, schools, hospitals and even paid people’s medical bills.Ī surprising cartel expenditure also comes from their rubber band bill. In his book, Roberto also explains that millions of dollars would go toward Pablo Escobar’s Robin Hood image. And as a quid pro quo for his services, Pablo funneled millions of dollars to his campaign. Apparently, the president would meet with traffickers to shorten their sentences. The New York Times reports that one controversial campaign Pablo supported belonged to Colombian President, Ernesto Samper. It either went to bribes or campaign funding out of like interests. In “The Accountant’s Story,” Roberto explains that, unsurprisingly, a lot of Pablo’s money went to public officials. Roberto Escobar actually wrote a book, titled “The Accountant’s Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellin Cartel,” which outlined all the places Pablo’s money went during his reign. ![]()
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