eyesonsuriname For over a decade, Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal was one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela’s intelligence apparatus. Once a loyal ally of Hugo Chávez, Carvajal is now a convicted drug trafficker and whistleblower. His revelations to U.S. authorities have exposed a sprawling network of state-sponsored money laundering and narcotrafficking, allegedly used to…
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Latin American, Caribbean Corruption and Hope eyesonsuriname Amsterdam April 1st 2025–In the shadow of lush rainforests and along the banks of murky rivers, another kind of darkness lurks – one created not by nature, but by human hands. Corruption, like a slow-flowing undercurrent, has embedded itself in the foundation of Suriname and its Caribbean sister islands, where…
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Panama eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, April 1st 2025–The Government of Panama has extended a safe-conduct for former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), currently sheltering in the Nicaraguan Embassy since Feb. 2024 after being sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined US$ 19.2 million for money laundering. Initially, Martinelli was granted a safe-conduct on March 27, valid until midnight…
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Fights money laundering eyesonproject Amsterdam, October 12th 2024–Paraguayan authorities announced this week that adjustments were being implemented to comply with the Latin American Financial Action Task Force (Gafilat) recommendations regarding the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The measures are consistent with indicators and objectives gauged by…
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For a safer, more reliable country eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, March 9, 2023– Suriname has signed a letter of intent with the American research and risk consultancy firm, Kroll Risk and Financial Advisory Solutions. The country is represented by the ministers of Justice and Police and Finance and Planning.The agency will assist Suriname in closing gaps so…
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Brasilia agencia Brasil / eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 4 december 2022– Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday said that whoever is appointed economy minister under him will have the necessary autonomy so long as he or she does not forget who was the one elected for the people to rule the country, which meant that…
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The Real Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort discusses his plan to repay victims of his investment scam and why Wall Street CEOs haven’t been prosecuted for crimes related to the financial crisis. He speaks on “Taking Stock.” Catching the Wolf of Wallstreet In the go-go nineties, Jordan Belfort proved that you didn’t need to…
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Opinion FD Amsterdam, March 15th 2022– In their fight against black money, banks are increasingly focusing on the use of cash. Entrepreneurs are allowed to withdraw and deposit less and less money or are told that the use of cash will be banned altogether. In sectors such as the metal trade and border regions where…
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Lessons from London Part VIII Oliver Bullough / The Guardian Amsterdam, March 8th — Their salvation came from an unlikely quarter: the Soviet Union, which didn’t want to keep its dollar reserves in US banks. Instead, it kept them in London, where British banks began lending them to each other in an entirely unregulated market…
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High Tech Future Part VII Oliver Bullough Amsterdam, March 7th 2022 — Take Andrey Borodin, the owner of that £140m house in Henley-on-Thames. He arrived in Britain in 2011, pursued by Russian charges of having defrauded his own bank. Borodin insisted the charges were politically motivated, and gained asylum here. Had prosecutors brought charges in the…
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