Argentina scandal linked to Mossack Fonseca

AS THE THUNDER of the Canal expansion opening moves off stage it is again replaced by investigative  tentacles linking the country to financial scandals around the world.

The Public Ministry is considering asking for information from Argentina on the investigation of the the so-called Dinero K case, which involves the movement of millions of dollars through offshore companies created by the Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca.

The investigation is focused on the governments of Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007) and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (2007-2015).

A judicial source told La Prensa  that the Public Ministry does not have information about the research in Argentina, although any possible link of MF in the creation of such companies should be investigated.

The Uruguayan firm Damiani & Associates is thought to be the connection between MF and the companies involved.

According to media reports about the case, the companies were used to hide the proceeds of corruption between officials and businessmen from Argentina.

One of the people involved in the matter is Uruguayan Juan Pedro Damiani Sobrero, a partner of Damiani & Associates.

Damiani is a high-profile public figure who is also the president of Club Atlético Peñarol, the principal soccer team in Uruguay.

Damiani has been ordered to appear before Argentine courts in the case. He has been linked to fugitive Argentine Marcelo Ramos. Ramos, the president of Helvetic Services Group, S.A., has had an international warrant issued for his arrest.

Meanwhile Swiss investigators are seeking help from Panama’s slow moving justice system in their  investigation of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli and his sons Luis Enrique Ricardo Martinelli Linares and Alberto Martinelli Linares.