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Scams & Frauds

Buy Now into the Global Escape Hatch and meet the IRS!

By Okke Ornstein | March 11, 2014

Bananama Republic goes embedded at offshore finance event full of horse-whispering, force-feeding and water-boarding, organized by the Escape Artist scam factory.

Scams & Frauds

Full Cyber Jacket – Or how attempts to disappear us from the web failed

By Okke Ornstein | April 5, 2013

News from the cyber war front: A concerted attempt by a group of criminals in Panama to have Bananama Republic disappeared from the web and Google search results has failed, and actually backfired. UPDATED

Bananamismo

So what does Omar Wong Wood want?

By Okke Ornstein | April 5, 2013

After years of silence, journo-mercenary Omar Wong Wood comes out of the woodwork to send your reporter weird and hallucinating messages about how much he wants to meet.

Scams & Frauds

Fraud artist with many names, Homer W. Forster, changes name again

By Okke Ornstein | February 8, 2013

For many of our readers this may be a bit too long ago to remember, but once upon a time, around 2003, out of the Tom McMurrain scandal and his San Cristobal noni scam came the next adventure, our investigation into fugitive fraud artist Homer W. Forster.

Corruption

Guillermo Cochez replaced at OAS with scam promoter Arturo Vallarino

By Okke Ornstein | February 3, 2013

In a move aimed at continuity after sacking narco Willy Cochez, Panama appoints Arturo Vallarino as its new ambassador to the OAS - a scam pimp who used to promote investment fraud and private militias.

Scams & Frauds

Tom McMurrain is back with the most bizarre scam ever

By Okke Ornstein | September 17, 2010

Our favorite noni hustler is out of jail and up to no good: He has taken over the infamous EscapeArtist website where he sells fake countries and empty franchises.

Scams & Frauds

San Cristobal associate Homer W. Forster arrested – again

By Okke Ornstein | July 11, 2006

Fugitive money launderer and fraud artist Homer W. Forster a/k/a "Dr. Len Adams" has been arrested in Estepona, Spain, together with his wife Donna Lynch. Forster was an associate of noni-swindlers Tom McMurrain, Barry Miller and Tom Rowley.

Scams & Frauds

McMurrain in mental hospital, sentencing hearing postponed

By Okke Ornstein | August 5, 2005

Sentencing hearing for San Cristobal's Tom McMurrain postponed as the convict finds himself in a madhouse.

Scams & Frauds

Who supported Tom McMurrain’s frauds in Panama?

By Okke Ornstein | September 17, 2004

A plethora of crooked officials, corrupt journalists and foreign shysters has been supporting, promoting and feeding off Tom McMurrain's San Cristobal scam in Panama.

Politics

Tomas Cabal’s cobweb: Dirty tricks for dirty business

By Okke Ornstein | April 12, 2004

An overview of the nefarious activities of Tomas Cabal, a Panamanian Merchant of Smear.

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