Double corruption whammy to Panama name and economy
THE ARREST of member of a prominent Panama family accused of a major role in one of the world’s biggest...
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Waked newspapers avoid US sanctions
PANAMA’S oldest newspaper La Estrella de Panama and its stablemate El Siglo, whose majority shareholder is businessman Abdul Waked, are...
Varela scrambles to protect jobs in laundering probe
PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela weighed into the US led seven year investigation ofPanama’s Grupo Waked and what has been seen...
Attempt to block further Panama Papers disclosures
MOSSACK FONSECA, the Panama law firm that has brought the eyes of the world on Panama, is fighting to stave...
Stock exchange moves on Waked operations
ONE DAY AFTER the Securities Superintenedency suspended operations of the Balboa Bank, the Panamas Stock Exchange ordered three suspensions related...
Laundering suspect to be extradited to US
FROM executive in a Panama business network ostensibly devoted to distributing luxury goods, but, according to the DEA a front...
Waked Money Laundering Organization names
A FULL LIST of individuals and companies linked to the Waked money laundering organization was issued by the Citizen Services...
7-year investigation uncovers Panama international drug network
THE U,S Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) investigation of one of Panama’s most economically powerful families began seven years ago and ...
Panama arrest linked to ruthless traffickers
COLOMBIAN media reporting the arrest of Panama businessman Nidal Waket at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Wednesday May 5...
68 firms, 9 executives named in massive laundering-drug swoop
PANAMA’S battered image took another hard hit on Thursday May 5 with the release of a a U.S. Department Treasury...
Pressure builds on Varela to veto procurement law
WHILE PRESIDENT Juan Carlos Varela has been in Washington DC spreading the word that Panama is dedicated to transparency in...
Foot dragging on Martinelli extradition
MONTH’S after the Supreme Court called for the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli for wire tapping political opponents,...
