Yesterday, Department of Prevention of Corruption (DEPRECO) director and special prosecutor for banking fraud, Octavio Lister, said his department could begin their investigations into the Banco del Progreso case. According to Listin Diario, he stated that he does not know why the former bank President, Pedro Castillo, left the country, although according to statements made by Central Bank attorney Ramon Pina Acevedo, Castillo had gone abroad to solve pending matters with US authorities. Lister said that although they had not yet launched any investigation, he knew that Castillo had been fired by the Board of Directors but that there is still information to be received about what happened there. The Justice Department has not requested exit restrictions against Castillo. Earlier this month Castillo was removed from his post as President of Banco del Progreso, and several days after his departure, the new President, Roberto Bonetti said that the executive had engaged in decision-making without the Board’s consent. Castillo returned to the country on Sunday. As reported in Hoy newspaper, he denied his departure had to do with the audit into his term as president of Banco del Progreso.