Whistleblower News: Panamanian Pleads Guilty to International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme, Harvard professor’s trial a test of DOJ’s China prosecutions, Bitcoin could become ‘worthless’ Bank of England warns
Panamanian Intermediary Extradited to the United States Pleads Guilty to International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
DOJ
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (Ricardo Martinelli Linares), 42, a citizen of Panama and Italy, pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York before U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie for laundering $28 million in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate. read more »
Harvard professor’s trial a test of DOJ’s China prosecutions
AP
A Harvard University professor was charged Tuesday with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he received from the Chinese government for research. read more »
Bitcoin could become ‘worthless’, Bank of England warns
THE GUARDIAN
The Bank of England has said that bitcoin could be “worthless” and people investing in the digital currency should be prepared to lose everything. read more »
