Waked case draws US deputy AG to Panama

THE US DEPARTMENT of Justice Deputy Attorney General, Kenneth White, is visiting Panama, sources  in  the US embassy  have confirmed.

White has  exchanged information with Panama’s attorney general Kenia Porcell in the case of  Nidal Waked, who was included in the Clinton List and has been held in Bogotá, Colombia, pending extradition since. May 4. reports La Prensa

Waked faces charges for alleged offenses of conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud. He was named along with 68 other companies and individuals in the Waked family conglomerate headquartered in Colon and headed by Nidal’s uncle Abdul

In Panama, investigations into the Waked  case are in the hands of first drug prosecutor, Markel Mora, who has requested legal assistance from the US authorities.