Son of ex-Panama president extradited to U.S. from Guatemala

REUTERS

Guatemala on Monday extradited a son of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to the United States, where he and his brother face bribery and money laundering charges linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. read more »

Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors

AP

After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic. read more »

Advising both Chinese state companies and the Pentagon, McKinsey & Co. comes under scrutiny

NBC

Global consulting giant McKinsey & Co.’s work with both the Pentagon and powerful Chinese state-owned enterprises poses a potential risk to national security that federal agencies can no longer ignore, lawmakers and critics say. read more »