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Panama bank linked to Martinelli faces liquidation

Thursday, June 11, 2015


Banco Universal, whose principal shareholder is Felipe "Pipo" Virzi, one of the Inner circle of Panama’s ex-president, Ricardo Martinelli, could be facing liquidation.

The bank is under administration, in part, because it failed to freeze accounts linked to Virzi as requested by prosecutors in a corruption allegation. Firzi is currently in detention.





Source: Newsroom Panama