{"id":31455,"date":"2021-06-01T10:42:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=31455"},"modified":"2021-06-01T10:42:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:42:56","slug":"two-panama-ex-presidents-accused-odebrecht-corruption-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/two-panama-ex-presidents-accused-odebrecht-corruption-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Panama Ex-Presidents Accused in the Odebrecht Corruption Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/varella-and-martinelli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31456\" src=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/varella-and-martinelli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/varella-and-martinelli.jpg 698w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/varella-and-martinelli-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Panama\u2019s anti-corruption prosecutor said on Wednesday she wants to see 50 people, including two former presidents, stand trial for their role in a bribing scheme involving the Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"wf_caption\"><em>Panama&#8217;s former president, Ricardo Martinelli. (Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ricardo_Martinelli_Presidente_de_Panam%C3%A1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikimedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/span>Lead Prosecutor Tania Sterling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvn-2.com\/videos\/noticias\/Fiscal-Tania-Sterling-detalles-Odebrecht_2_5861433814.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a>\u00a0local media that former Panamanian presidents Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) were among the 50 people listed in a 800-pages-long report her office submitted to the court.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In it, prosecutors have accused 14 former public servants of corruption and money laundering, while the other suspects, including a company, are believed to have facilitated illicit money transactions, Sterling said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She estimated it will take between five and seven months for a court to hold the preliminary hearing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt is a robust investigation with enough elements to achieve the conviction of the people whom the Prosecution Office has listed,\u201d Sterling said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c(Odebrecht) used national and foreign banks and transferred illicit money to public servants and their families for an amount greater than US$100 million,\u201d Panama\u2019s Prosecution Office said last April in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ministeriopublico.gob.pa\/ministerio-publico-remite-al-organo-judicial-vista-fiscal-de-investigaciones-del-caso-odebrecht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The suspects reportedly used Panamanian and foreign corporations as well as multiple intermediaries, fraudulent contracts and political campaigns to launder the illicit funds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Martinelli and Varela have not commented on the recent events but have previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/es\/20171110-el-presidente-de-panama-juan-carlos-varela-admite-que-recibio-dinero-de-odebrecht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a>\u00a0accepting bribes from Odebrecht.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A year ago, Guatemalan authorities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.occrp.org\/en\/daily\/12712-guatemala-arrests-sons-of-former-panamanian-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrested<\/a>\u00a0Martinelli\u2019s sons, Ricardo Alberto Martinelli and Luis Enrique Martinelli, following a request from the United States. American authorities charged both brothers in July for allegedly accepting bribes from Odebrecht.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The scheme involved the payment of $700 million to government officials, public servants and others in Panama and abroad in exchange for lucrative contracts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">U.S. prosecutors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/two-defendants-charged-their-role-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme-involving-former-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>\u00a0the Martinelli brothers served as intermediaries in the payment of $28 million in bribes made by Odebrecht to one of their close relatives, who held a high-ranked position in the Panamanian government at the time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guatemala authorized the extradition of Luis Enrique Martinelli on Tuesday while his brother\u2019s case is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Get Vaccinated and stay safe!!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f16536-o1\" lang=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" 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