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Judicial agents raided Scotiabank, linked to the case of former Peruvian president |
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 By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Prosecutor's Office against Money Laundering confirmed that its agents raided the headquarters of Scotiabank in Sabana Norte* as part of an investigation related to the former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo. Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a Peruvian economist and politician. He held the Presidency of the Republic of Peru between July 28, 2001 and July 28, 2006. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the raid operation was for the confiscation of information related to the procedure for established certificates of deposit known as "Scotiaflex." The raid also seized information related to approval of those "Scotiaflex" certificates. This documentation is relevant for the development of the investigation. The Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the information seized yesterday was requested from the bank four times during 2018, in the months of May, June, July and December. The documents were again requested this January but the bank sent back information that did not corresponded to what was requested. According to Prosecutor's Office four persons are also linked to this case and are under investigation. They are: - Eva Rosa Fernenbug, mother-in-law of former President Toledo. - Avraham Dan On, in charge of security during the Toledo’s government. - Shai Dan On, brother of Avraham Dan On. - Josef Arieh Maiman, businessman related to the case. The case file reveals that the former General Prosecutor dismissed this case three years ago. However, on November 14, 2017, the new General Prosecutor, Emilia Navas Aparicio, ordered the reopening of the case and required further analysis and investigation that had previously been omitted. The file alleges that former President Toledo, who is now a resident in the U.S., was accused of receiving a $20 million bribe from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange granting them a contract to build a highway in the Amazon, from Peru to Brazil. A document revealed by the Supreme Court of Peru in March 2018, confirmed that $17.5 million of that bribe entered 3 accounts located in Costa Rica that are linked to companies related to Mr. Toledo. |
 Scotiabank courtesy photo The
Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the
information seized yesterday was requested
four times during 2018 and one more time in
January.
These accounts were apparently registered on the Scotiabank. The prosecutor's office said the case is in the stage of analyzing the new evidence that will complete File 13-000051-0618-PE. According to the Unit of International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions of Peru, on January 31, the Department of Justice of the United States was in the process of reviewing its request for the extradition of former President Toledo as requested by the First Court of Peru. The First Court of Peru reported that the request for extradition was presented by the Peruvian Embassy in Washington to the U.S. Department of State in May 2018. The government of Peru has been requesting an international arrest warrant for Toledo since 2017 for the alleged crimes of money laundering and influence peddling to the detriment of the Peruvian Government. ---- Should the government of the United States expedite the extradition of Mr. Toledo? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com *Link to reach the place on map. |
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