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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2015, 03:30 PM Apr 2015

Maduro orders probe of suspected graft among Panama-based Venezuelans

http://news.yahoo.com/maduro-orders-probe-suspected-graft-among-panama-based-043238728.html

Caracas (AFP) - President Nicolas Maduro said he had launched a probe into reports of Panama-based Venezuelans who may have illegally obtained wealth.

Maduro, whose socialist government is in economic crisis amid historically low oil prices, said on Tuesday, on his television show "In Touch with Maduro" that he suspects many may have settled in Panama with laundered money or breaking his rules aimed at stemming currency flight.

"I have formed a special committee to investigate money laundering and currency flight (of US dollars), given the Panama situation," said Maduro, who attended a regional summit in Panama City over the weekend.

He said many people approached him during his visit to the nearby Central American nation and said Panama was full of Venezuelan expats living the high life.

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Ummm...Panama uses the dollar.
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Maduro orders probe of suspected graft among Panama-based Venezuelans (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 Apr 2015 OP
Something Obama should get serious about himself. forest444 Apr 2015 #1
Amazing! Who knew? Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #2
Lots of US expats in Panama, Boquete is a big destination these days nt Bacchus4.0 Apr 2015 #3
Wonder why he doesn't mention the ones with accounts in HSBC or the Bank of Andorra Marksman_91 Apr 2015 #4
yep. ps checked dolartoday.com Bs 280 to the dollar https://dolartoday.com/ nt Bacchus4.0 Apr 2015 #5
 

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)
4. Wonder why he doesn't mention the ones with accounts in HSBC or the Bank of Andorra
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 10:24 AM
Apr 2015

Literally billions of dollars hidden in those accounts from prominent Chavista figures. Oh, wait, I just answered my own question...

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