Costa Rica requests account information from US banks for corruption investigation into former president

Article based on an application to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged corruption by former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria and others – pursuant to requests for judicial assistance from Costa Rica – that was filed at federal court in the USA on June 19, 2008. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, Jose Antonio Lobo Solera, Edgar Valverde Acosta, Rodrigo Alberto Mendez Soto, Joaquin Alberto Fernandez Alfaro, Luis Adrin Quiroscarmona, Guido Sibaja Fonseca, Eduardo Fonseca Garcia, Leonel Barrios Arce, Hernan Bravo Trejos, Alfonso Guardia Mora, Eliseo Vargas Garcia, Christian Sapcizian, Tauro Comer SA, NCR Holding, Teleinvest, Holding de Valores y Capitales SA, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, Wachovia Bank, Citibank NA, First Union Bank International, Banco Cuscatlan, Cuscatlan International Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Macro Investment Ltd., Servicios Notariales Q.C., Bank Atlantic, Ocean Bank, Banco Aleman Platina SA, International Bank of China, George Huang, Rafael Sequeira Garza, Donald Murrilo Pizarro, Grupo Ganadero, Inversiones Denisse SA, The Friendship Company Ltd., Costa Rica Electricity Institute, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Alcatel, Alcatel de Costa Rica, and Pieles Costarricense.