The benefits of fugitive life

LIFE ON THE RUN  for the two sons of former Panama  president Ricardo Martinelli, is  eased by  an Aladdin’s cave of luxury  trinkets allegedly  the product of funds of dubious origin according to statements from a family lawyer.

Among  the items are a helicopter bought through the company Silver Wing, according to information provided to Panama prosecutors by Martinelli lawyer Evelyn Vargas Reynaga.

It was reported that  the helicopter was maintained at in Guatemalan hangars and on Thursday, Mar.30  it was learned that they were trying to move it to Miami via Mexico

The purchase of the aircraft would have been made with funds from alleged money laundering, according to investigators.

Vargas Reynaga also told the prosecution of other companies used by the Martinelli family to acquire property and property. These include Black Tip Inc., High Water and Yellow Wing.

Through these partnerships, the Martinelli family would have acquired a luxury yacht, an apartment in Madrid, Spain, and two lots of land in Buenaventura, in Coclé Province.

The lawyer revealed to the prosecution that the companies are in the name of the Martinelli business conglomerate, whose beneficiaries are the mother of the former president his wife, Marta Linares de Martinelli; His brother Mario Martinelli Berrocal; And their children, Carolina, Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares.

Th testimony of Vargas Reynaga  is considered a  vital piece of the puzzle in the search to unraveling a network of alleged illicit payments

Swiss authorities have  frozen $22 million of accounts reacted to  the sons  of the ex-president,

Luis Enrique and Ricardo Alberto.

They have an outstanding  preventive detention order issued by the prosecution.

On February 14, Interpol accepted an application for a red alert for their arrest.