Public Ministry Charges 43 Individuals in the Odebrecht Case

Officials at the Public Ministry have been under terrific pressure from civic groups and the press to move ahead with justice in this case.  It must have taken thousands of work hours by prosecutors and forensic accountants to put these charges together.

The Brazilian mega constructor is still working for Panama on projects including the Tocumen Airport expansion and the massive Colon redevelopment scheme.

Odebrecht has worked in a dozen or more countries and paid bribes to government officials in almost every one of them. They even had a separate division set up exclusively to organize and effect laundered payments to whomever, wherever. 

Organized crime is an understatement in this case.