Bernardo Meneses

Bernardo Meneses

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Bernardo Meneses is a former administrator of the Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (Ifarhu) who is currently under investigation for alleged misconduct related to the management of scholarships and financial aid during his tenure.

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Bernardo Meneses is under investigation for alleged corruption and misappropriation of public funds during his tenure as director of Ifarhu.

Declaran como compleja una segunda investigación a Bernardo Meneses
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-06-20
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Bernardo Meneses is another former director of Ifarhu currently under investigation for financial mismanagement.

Ocho años de cárcel: ratifican condena contra exmiembro de la cúpula del PRD por peculado en el Ifarhu
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-03-07
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of the Institute for the Training and Utilization of Human Resources (Ifarhu) who is currently detained due to allegations of unjustified enrichment.

Bernardo Meneses seguirá detenido: Tribunal de Apelaciones niega cambio de medida cautelar
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-01-16
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who remains in prison after a judge denied his request for a change in precautionary measures.

Bernardo Meneses seguirá en prisión; juez le niega el cambio de medida cautelar
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-24
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of the Ifarhu who is facing charges of unjust enrichment and corruption.

Exdirector del Ifarhu, Bernardo Meneses, pide audiencia de revisión de medidas cautelares
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-22
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Marisol Ortiz

Bernardo Meneses is a former director of the Institute for the Training and Utilization of Human Resources who is being prosecuted for alleged unjust enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering.

La grieta del patrimonio: cómo se investiga el enriquecimiento injustificado
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-15
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Bernardo Meneses is also detained while being processed for alleged unjust enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering.

Del poder a los tribunales: los casos que cercan a altos funcionarios del gobierno de Cortizo
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-12
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is also implicated in the investigations.

Caso Héctor Brands: PRD alerta ‘justicia selectiva’ y juicio mediático
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-10
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Bernardo Meneses is referenced as the administrator during whose term the economic aid was granted.

Auxilios económicos: Contraloría señala perjuicio de 52 millones de dólares; remitirá los nuevos casos al Ministerio Público
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-04
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Bernardo Meneses is implicated in a corruption case involving the Ifarhu.

Caso Ifarhu: fiscalía detecta pagos a Bernardo Meneses y aumenta a 22 el número de imputados
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-28
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Bernardo Meneses, the former director of Ifarhu, is detained while an investigation progresses regarding economic aid scandals.

El exalcalde José Luis Fábrega pide ‘debido proceso’ para los miembros del PRD investigados por el Ministerio Público
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-24
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Bernardo Meneses, former director of the Institute for the Training and Utilization of Human Resources, was transferred to La Nueva Joya prison amid allegations of money laundering and unjust enrichment.

Bernardo Meneses es trasladado a La Nueva Joya, confirman familiares
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-14
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Hussein Pitty
Hussein Pitty

Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is facing charges for money laundering and corruption.

Fiscalía pide que investigación de auxilios económicos se declare causa compleja
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-26
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is facing charges for money laundering and unjust enrichment.

Acumulan procesos por blanqueo de capitales y enriquecimiento injustificado al exdirector del Ifarhu, Bernardo Meneses
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-16
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Bernardo Meneses is involved in legal proceedings for alleged embezzlement and unjust enrichment while serving as the director of Ifarhu.

Tribunal mantiene medida de reporte a Bernardo Meneses por caso de peculado; pero sigue detenido por otro cargo
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-14
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Charges have been filed against former Ifarhu director Bernardo Meneses.

Suspenden la audiencia del caso de beneficiarios de auxilios económicos del Ifarhu
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-10
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is detained for a different charge.

Fiscalía imputará cargos a 28 beneficiarios de auxilios económicos del Ifarhu
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-07
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is currently facing legal proceedings for alleged embezzlement.

Juez niega solicitud a Bernardo Meneses y mantiene querella del Ifarhu en caso de peculado
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-06
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Bernardo Meneses, exdirector del Ifarhu y actualmente detenido en la cárcel de Tinajitas, presentó su candidatura a la primera vicepresidencia del partido.

Balbina Herrera vuelve al ruedo y Bernardo Meneses se postula al CEN del PRD desde la cárcel de Tinajitas
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-03
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu who is facing legal proceedings for alleged embezzlement.

Fiscalía anticorrupción fracasa en intento de agravar medidas cautelares al exdirector de Ifarhu
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-30
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Bernardo Meneses was detained for alleged unjust enrichment and money laundering related to irregularities in scholarship allocation.

Becas y auxilios económicos: la Comisión de Educación avanza en reformas al Ifarhu para eliminar privilegios
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-24
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Bernardo Meneses, exdirector of Ifarhu, is also implicated in the economic aid scandal.

Imputan cargos a exfuncionarios del Ifarhu; otorgaban auxilios económicos a personas con altos ingresos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-21
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Bernardo Meneses, the former director of Ifarhu, was detained for alleged unjust enrichment and money laundering.

Becas y auxilios económicos del Ifarhu: proponen publicar nombres de beneficiarios y tutores
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-02
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of Ifarhu, under whose administration the controversy regarding economic aid peaked.

Carlos Godoy se refiere a becas del Ifarhu tras la huelga docente: ‘Si recuperan contenido y les ponen nota, se hace el pago’
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-27
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Meneses, the former director of IFARHU, is currently detained in connection with the case.

$45 millones bajo la lupa: auditorías revelan daño al Estado que podría ser mayor
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-21
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Bernardo Meneses is the former director of IFARHU accused of mismanagement of the economic aid program.

Director del Ifarhu habría renunciado al resto de su auxilio económico
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-21
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Carlos Godoy
Carlos Godoy

Bernardo Meneses was the former director of Ifarhu and distributed over 22,260 scholarships in less than four years.

Becas del Ifarhu en los feudos políticos de Meneses y uno de sus subordinados
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-21
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The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor attributes to Bernardo Meneses the mismanagement of the economic aid program.

Caso Ifarhu: director se constituye como querellante en investigación por auxilios económicos en la gestión de Meneses
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-07-19
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Carlos Godoy
Carlos Godoy