All news on the topic: Panama

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Hungarian businessman faces money laundering charge in €6 million ministry corruption case
In mid-April, significant events took place in the criminal trial—which has been ongoing for years at the Székesfehérvár Regional Court—regarding the alleged embezzlement case at the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Italian prosecutors trace $230m mafia fortune hidden through global financial network
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.
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Former Moroccan intelligence officer details Pegasus surveillance operation
Morocco’s government has long denied using the Israeli spyware Pegasus to surveil its citizens. Now, a former Moroccan intelligence officer provides new evidence that the government did employ the software, and explains how it was used.
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Pegasus founder travelled on Israeli diplomatic passport, investigation finds
Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.
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Thomas Partey denied Canada entry for Ghana’s World Cup opener amid rape charges
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will not be able to play in Ghana’s World Cup opener after being denied entry to Canada for the game. The Black Stars are due to face Panama at Toronto’s BMO Field on Wednesday night, but will have to do so without Partey.
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UK authorities foil massive cocaine smuggling attempt — enough drugs to supply all of Europe
Border Force officers have confiscated an astounding 2.4 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of nearly £100 million, in one of the largest drug busts witnessed in years.
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FavBet boss Andriy Matyuha uses shell companies linked to international money laundering network
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the gambling market in our country has changed significantly.
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Panama to deregister 128 vessels linked to Russia and Iran’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers
Panama will revoke the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag after they were targeted by sanctions from the United States, its allies, or the United Nations.
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Indicted Lebanese banker transfers UK real estate holdings to brother
As French prosecutors investigated him for money laundering, Lebanese banker Marwan Kheireddine discreetly transferred ownership of his $200 million UK real estate empire to his brother...
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US threatens Panama after Trump vows to reclaim the canal
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told Panama’s president the country must stop the alleged Chinese influence over the canal - or face the consequences.
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Four months under water: the German set a world record
To celebrate, Rudiger Koch toasted with champagne and smoked a cigar before leaping into the Caribbean Sea
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The overlooked human smuggling route through the Darien
After a long flight over a sea of trees, the ocean begins to emerge through the window of the twin-propeller plane. The vast Pacific meets the Darién jungle in the remote Colombian town of Juradó, in the northwestern Chocó department.
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Panama Canal faces worst drought on record which may affect UK Christmas sales
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Before problems began, 38 ships passed through the canal each day - but now only 24 are allowed to pass through daily
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Driver shoots dead two eco-protestors blocking road after they refuse to move
Disturbing footage showed a man with grey hair and glasses casually approaching the blockade on the Pan-American Highway in Chame, Panama yesterday before he kills two people