Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders on corruption charges

Panama City

THE two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney-general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil.

Firm founders Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca were detained because of the risk they might try to flee the country.