Church Asks for Investigation of the FIS - $1.4 million missing

(Panama-Guide) - Source La Prensa - While inspectors from the office of the Comptroller General of the Republic took control of the Social Investment Fund (FIS) offices yesterday, the Auxiliary Bishop of Panama, José Domingo Ulloa, called upon the authorities to investigate the whereabouts of $1,394,247 dollars that were paid in the name of the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary. Irregularities were found in this case not only by the independent external auditor contracted by the FIS, but so did the Comptroller in 2008. "It is unfortunate that a religious institution is in the middle of this situation. The case must be cleared by the authorities to identify those responsible," said Ulloa.