Judicial honesty

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Judge Franny Gonzalez has withdrawn from hearing the trial of Financiera Nacional de Credito (CONACRE) executives because, according to her, a man who identified himself as Marcos Perez approached the judge and on two occasions, on 3 and 9 December, and offered her "a millionaire" bribe to rule in favor of the defendants. The judge is quoted in Hoy as saying that the event gravely affects her impartiality and her independence within and outside the Judicial Branch. In November the Central Bank brought charges against Narciso Chaljub Rizik, Roberto Torres Lara, Miguel Calzada Hernandez and C & P Servicios, S.A., as well as Ingeniero Narciso Chaljub y Asoc. for crimes including money laundering and violating Finance Law.

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