“JB”-  How about over $280 Million over a 20 year span?????    Talk about “stepping over dollars to pick up dimes”,,,,,,,

    WAKE UP “REAL” Panama Press……#LAESTRELLA,#LAPRENSA….your “PULITZER” is being served up on a plate.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/12/police-arrest-6-people-in-chiriqui-and-bocas-del-toro-for-financial-crimes-exceeding-2-8-million-to-a-bank/

The National Police, in partnership with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, carried out Operation Apáti in the provinces of Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro, to dismantle a criminal group linked to investigations into financial crimes and money laundering, resulting in losses exceeding $2.8 million to a bank.  Operation Apáti involved eight raids, which led to the location and arrest of six of those wanted in these investigations, in addition to the seizure of evidence possibly related to the case.  According to investigations conducted by judicial authorities, this criminal group’s modus operandi consisted of recruiting people to apply for bank loans, presenting fictitious land appraisals and financial statements as collateral, in order to obtain the loan. Among those arrested are one woman and five men, all Panamanian. These and the evidence will be forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.