If you read the dozens of articles published, regarding the recently concluded money laundering trial against twenty seven professionals accused of massive and organized money laundering in the Republic of Panama, and exposed in the "Panama Papers" scandal, you will not find the names of the twenty-five attorneys and paralegal assistants at the M & F firm who constitute the defendants, other than the name partners. Why is that, we wonder?
Those defendants, some of whom have deleted their M & F work history from the resumes, and found suitable legal employment elsewhere, are considered extremely high-risk, and given that the presiding judge, who sits in one of the most corrupt courts in the Western Hemisphere, may choose to never hand down sentences. Nevertheless, as part of an effective risk-based anti-money laundering program that you are obligated to implement and maintain, you should learn their identities.Who knows when one of them may show up, representing the current version of Augusto Pinochet, and seek to open an account at your bank or NBFI.
Therefore, it is humbly suggested that you record those names, to insure that your frontline compliance staff, acting as gatekeepers, insures that they will not, under any circumstances, be permitted to bring their corrupt PEPs, narcotics traffickers, and sanctions evaders through your doors. You can find their names in a number of articles I have written on my blog. Use the search boxes, and type in "mossack" to access the many articles I have written about the laundrymen and -women who worked at that firm.
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