To Venetia: The trial, popularly know as the CCSS-Fischel trial, is one, if not, the biggest political trial ever to be in the history of Costa Rica. The CCSS or Caja, is the entity in charge of providing free social security and healthcare. Fischel is a pharmaceutical company. The CCSS asked the Finish government for a loan to buy equipment for Medko Medical Company (a finish company of medical supplies) through Fischel. Rumors started out saying the equipment sucked. An investigation lead to the appearance of bonuses in the people who bought the equipment, including the former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier. The court ruled out there was no funny business, the equipment was great, the loan was fantastic, etc. However, giving out money to people, while being legal in Finland, isn't in Costa Rica. Thankfully, the trial wasn't directed towards this specific point. In fact, the trial was completely political. In short, nobody is going to jail, but the ex president's image was damaged. My dad was an executive at the CCSS at the time when all of this happened and got dragged into it. He's also coming out clean and free. I couldn't be happier.
EDIT: Also, I smoked my last cigarette today. I'm quiting cold turkey.