Experts point out that half of consumers worldwide face at least one fraud attempt every week. That's tough! According to the FATF, no one is immune, especially with the use of new technologies that expand criminals' access to potential victims. This includes romance scams on dating platforms or social media, extortion, and fake investments. For Josefa, there is another epidemic, perhaps more devastating than fraud, and that is the global epidemic of corruption. That's how Panamanians are… The fraud epidemic The FATF says that in just a couple of years, the "fraud epidemic" has become the main global threat. No government in the world is safe from it, as it seems to be in the same DNA of politicians and business executives always willing to bleed the treasury. The path to annihilation Criminal lawyers argue that given so many irregularities and the dirty tricks of the prosecution in the Odebrecht hearing, plus the "phantom" expert that no one can locate now, what remains is to demand absolute annulment. The poisoned tree The lawyers say that with the Odebrecht case hearing, the "poisoned tree" theory becomes valid. They recommend reading the book from the Truth Commission to learn about how torture was used in Panama to extract confessions.
