Karelim López

Karelim Lisbeth López Arredondo (born 18 April 1980) is a Peruvian businesswoman and lobbyist known for controversial interactions with the governments of Presidents of Peru Martín Vizcarra and Pedro Castillo.

Early life López was born in the Jesús María District, Lima on 18 April 1980.

Career

Congress and Ministry of Transport and Communications López began her career as a lobbyist for the Congress of the Republic of Peru in 2003, often working with Aprista politicians. While lobbying in Congress, she would meet her husband Jonny Milla Cornejo, who was a security agent for legislators. In 2014, she contributed 14,160 soles towards Cornejo's mayoral campaign through her Threejots S.A.C. company. López worked as a lobbyist for Terminex and the company would later win the Tarata III Bridge Consortium contract worth 255.9 million soles under the Castillo administration. It was reported that López planned the audio controversy after being unhappy that she did not receive a construction contract for the 2019 Pan American Games. Four months into Castillo's term, his former presidential challenger Keiko Fujimori announced on 19 November 2021 that her party was pushing forward impeachment proceedings, arguing that Castillo was "morally unfit for office" and investigators raided the Government Palace during an influence peddling investigation and found that Pacheco had US$20,000 present in his office's bathroom.

In December 2021, López was ordered by the Prosecutor's Office of Peru to remain in the country due to allegations of influence peddling.

Personal life López lives with her husband Jonny Milla Cornejo, with the two having one daughter named Yadira Milla López. She owns one home in the Pueblo Libre District that she purchased for $170,000 in cash and two other homes in Breña, with one purchased directly $120,000. She also reportedly owns several vehicles, including a Dodge Durango, Ford Expedition and a BMW X6.

According to a criminal prosecutor's documents, López reported that "for more than 14 years" she was "addicted" to Tarot card readings. IDL-Reporteros reported that between 2017 and 2020, she spent over $10,000 and made 300 deposits for medium consultations that ranged between $50 and $125 per session. In late 2020, López accused her closest medium of stealing a package containing $50,000 from her, though the medium said that López intentionally left the package at her house for safeguard and that police later arrived asking for the package.