The Third Criminal Court Liquidator of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama , through Supervision Order n . 28 of Wednesday, June 15, issued a provisional dismissal in favor of 39 people, and a definitive dismissal for another, investigated within the criminal case for the alleged commission of a crime against the economic order, in the form of money laundering.
“The investigation does not reveal which accounts were created in Panama, with the purpose of hiding money of illicit origin, nor the amounts of money entered from offshore companies. The typology used to cover up and justify funds will not be shown. Neither is evidence of the traceability of the money that, supposedly, comes from the Federative Republic of Brazil”, emphasizes the judge of the case, Baloisa Marquínez Morán, when basing her decision.
In addition, it indicates that it was not proven that the investigated law firm managed any funds or bank accounts from Brazil.
“For the considerations set forth above, the Third Liquidator Court destroys the lifting of all personal precautionary measures and release bonds applied to the accused gentlemen who benefited from provisional and definitive dismissal,” the resolution underlines.
This case, which culminated in a total of 293 volumes, was related to an investigation that began in 2016, as a result of news events originating in the framework of the “Lava Jato” operation in Brazil, which linked a law office in Panama. with the creation of corporations that supposedly have the objective of mobilizing illegal funds.
