Update: Costa Rican Politician May Have Received Donations from Suspicious Sources

Otto Guevara claims he is not involved in anything illegal After the enforcement agency actions aimed at a company related to Absolute Poker, Innovative Data Solutions from Costa Rica, a political party Partido Movimento Libertario saw its offices also raided this week. It is believed that the leader of the PML, Otto Guevara, who was a candidate for the premiership in 2010, accepted donations from IDS, knowing that the funds were from illegal gambling. He told Ministerio Publico's investigators that he received political donations from Olman Rimola, IDS chief, but refused to admit that he knew that the funds were from illegal gambling sources. He added that "This is a political stunt", and that he had no problems showing his bank accounts. Olman Rimola was arrested last week following raids on Innovative Data Solutions, but according to Ministerio Publico, he turned himself in a few days after the raid when he was ordered to stay in the country and sign in at the court office every 15 days. According to the reports, "Involved in the investigation is also the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) - the elections tribunal - and the Unidad contra el Lavado de Dinero del OIJ (OIJ money laundering unit)." In addition, the MInisterio Publico actions were also aimed at the ML San Pedro offices, the offices of the former ML campaign manager Cristian Arguedas in Lindora, and the home of a local financier Carla Gomez. Guevara claims that all the donations were handled through current accounts managed by Arguedas, and that people who made donations will have to answer all the questions about the source of the funds. He said, "We in the party have no problem. We do not have a dog in this fight," adding that he received loans from Gomez for his expenses in 2009. On the raid he commented, "They were probably looking for receipts of such contributions".