The former president of Panama was arrested Monday evening in Coral Gables, Florida, on an extradition warrant from his country, where he is accused of political espionage and corruption, U.S. Marshals confirmed.
Nationalist MEPs David Casa, Robert Metsola and Therese Comodini Cachia have said that members of the PANA committee investigating the application of money laundering rules in Malta, had confirmed the suspicion on minister Konrad Mizzi’s offshore set-up was “one of money laundering”.
The heads of the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal have been denied bail, following their arrests in Panama last week.
The fallout from a massive bribery scandal that helped to bring down a Brazilian president is spreading across Latin America, threatening to engulf leaders from Panama to Peru.
The Columbia University graduate found dead on a remote hiking trail in Panama was likely strangled, according to reports.
A 23-year-old tourist from Westchester County has been found dead in Panama, three days after she went missing there, authorities say.
Mossack Fonseca, the Panama-based law firm at the heart of the so-called “Panama Papers” scandal, is a discreet outfit with a roster of big-name clients and a quiet reputation for hiding money from the tax man.