PANAMA FABRICATES FACTS ABOUT CUBA

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

 

PANAMA SAYS CUBA LIED ABOUT ARMS SHIPMENTS TO NORTH KOREA  

Statements made by officials in the foreign ministry in the Republic of Panama have indicated that the original Cuban claims about the quality of the cargo carried in the North Korean freighter captured by Panama were untrue.

 

The Government of Cuba claimed that the military cargo seized by Panama, when the ship attempted to transit the Panama Canal consisted of antiquated aircraft and parts, to be reconditioned by North Korea, and returned to Cuba.

 

After careful examination, Panamanian government sources now say that operational MiG aircraft, and additional engines, whose records showed recent operation, were on board the vessel.

 

Panama has already levied a $1m fine on North Korea, for attempting to travel through the Canal with undisclosed military cargo, and the crew is in custody at a Panamanian military installation.

 

It is doubtful that any charges will be levied upon Cuba, though, due to the central role played by the Colon Free Zone, which ships goods to Cuba,  allowing it to evade American sanctions.

 

 

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NESSIN ABADI OF PANAMA UNDER ARREST

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

WHY HAS PROMINENT PANAMANIAN BUSINESSMAN BEEN DETAINED IN CUBA FOR ONE YEAR ?

Nessin Abadi, a Panamanian businessman, of Middle Eastern extraction, and who is associated the ownership of several Panama City companies that trade with Cuba, including AudioFoto, has been under house arrest in Havana for the past year, according to family sources who released the information, in an effort to secure his release.

 

Abadi, who has reportedly been charged with corruption, operated some of his businesses from the Colon Free Zone. He had allegedly traveled to Havana to collect a large debt owed by the Government of Cuba, and was taken into custody after his arrival.

 

Notwithstanding the widespread American sanctions against Cuba, many Panamanian companies are  engaged in exporting a wide variety of goods there, including the transshipment of US-made goods, which are barred by law from resale to Cuban purchasers.

 

Abadi's alleged criminal misconduct, which purportedly involved bribes and kickbacks, most likely occurred over a period of several years, and if so, why detain and charge him now ? There's much more to this story than appears on the surface;  has Abadi fallen out of favor with the Castro government, and why ? We shall seek to get some answers, and report back shortly.

 

 

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CUBAN GOVERNMENT ACCOMPLICE IN ART FORGERY.

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock 

CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DEFRAUD UNSUSPECTING ART PURCHASERS

I first saw this happen three decades ago; a client, obscenely wealthy, due to narcotics trafficking, spends an inordinate amount of money on fine art, strictly as an investment.

The art, which ostensibly smuggled out of Cuba in a diplomatic pouch, was held out to be an original work by a (deceased) prominent Cuban artist, Wilfredo Lam.

When the client, a fugitive for more than twenty years, and now in custody and pleading guilty, offers the Wilfredo Lam as part of the plea agreement, and learned that the picture is an artfully-crafted fake, she must have been upset.

The Government of Cuba is known to employ a team of experienced art forgers, who turn out not only counterfeit works, passed off as originals, but bogus "unknown" works by such painters as Pablo Picasso, which have been "discovered" in Cuba, and art being offered for sale.

Many of the victims are not traditional investors, but affluent career criminals, anxious to launder their illicit proceeds, through cash purchases of items that were represented to them to be investments which will only increase in value.

The fraudsters take advantage of the criminals' arrogance, and generally convince them that no due diligence examination, or professional guidance by art professionals, is necessary.

Since the criminal does not want to appear ignorant to anyone, he or she dispenses with any opinion on the bona fide nature of the artwork, so as to appear knowledgeable to all.

Unfortunately, most of the art objects removed from Cuba are not  rare finds, but merely counterfeit junk. Bankers, please do not accept it as collateral for any purpose.

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