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Panama: Ex-president's sons got $50M in 'undue payments'
The Associated Press
NOVEMBER 09, 2017 10:23 PM
PANAMA CITY
Two sons of former President Ricardo Martinelli are suspected of receiving more than $50 million in "undue payments" from a Brazilian construction giant at the center of an international bribe scandal, Panamanian prosecutors said Thursday.
The Attorney General's Office alleged in a statement that there were several multimillion-dollar transfers to Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enriquez Martinelli through accounts in Panama and abroad in 2010-2014.
It said the allegations are based on information from a cooperating witness in the investigation: Andre Campos Rabello, the former Panama manager for Brazil's Odebrecht.
The family has denied involvement by the sons in the bribery scandal and alleges persecution by political foes. The former president, who also denies any wrongdoing, is currently detained in the United States facing possible extradition to Panama on charges of embezzlement and political espionage.
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