U.S. scientists infected the mentally ill, prostitutes, prisoners and soldiers with veneral diseases in the Central American nation between 1946 and 1948 .
A former insurance executive was ordered to pay $160,000 in damages and sentenced to 21 months in prison in England after pleading guilty to bribing Costa Rican officials.
Pre-Columbian pieces from Costa Rica, which were awaiting shipment home, have been misplaced during a renovation of the country’s diplomatic headquarters in Spain.
