Venezuela's Corruption Exposed

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Fidel Ramirez and brother Rafael (right).

Venezuelan judiciary "after" Rafael Ramirez

2 years ago By Anonymous

Is the ask that has no reasonable explanation: how come Rafael Ramirez has not been indicted, charged, arrested, extradited, jailed? Anyone that has spent more than five minutes in Venezuela knows the answer. Justice is something reserved for political foes, a tool to be used selectively, when convenient and politically expedient. Ramirez seems to have become a target in some factions within chavismo, but it will be difficult to disentangle mess left behind. For one Nicolas Maduro was sitting across the table in PDVSA's board when Ramirez was looting the company with family and friends.

Tareck el Aissami during press conference accusing Rafael Ramirez of corruption.

Tareck el Aissami's corruption accusations against Rafael Ramirez: rank hypocrisy

2 years ago By Anonymous

Someone must have shared "UPDATED - Nervis Villlalobos & Rafael Ramirez' web of corruption exposed" with Tareck el Aissami, who, in developing news, denounced yesterday some (just some) of the participants in a scheme that misappropriated and laundered over $4 billion dollars in 2012. El Aissami mentioned Rafael Ramirez, Luis and Ignacio Oberto, architects behind the theft of course. Nervis Villalobos,

Julio Herrera Velutini's Bancredito shuts Puerto Rico operation

Herrera Velutini: banker to Treasury-sanctioned D'Agostino & DoJ-wanted Convit

2 years ago By Anonymous

Francisco D'Agostino and Francisco Convit can easily be described as elite members of Venezuela's top corruption echelons. Treasury sanctioned D'Agostino "...for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy and materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of PdVSA" (read assisting Alex Saab).

Emergio DMCC - Theon Ali

Venezuela's Treasury sanctions avoidance schemes: exhibit Theon Ali / Ensa Energia / Emergio

2 years ago By Anonymous

Alex Saab is in jail and is not coming out any time soon. That presented Nicolas Maduro & co with a problem: who could take his place in schemes to avoid U.S. Treasury sanctions, now that American justice had caught up? Enter Theon Ali* and Ensa Energia: a Trinidadian proxy with a shell registered in Labuan.

Alejandro Betancourt paid (at least) €500,000 to Martin Rodil
Dutch shell Erasmus Haven used by Martin Rodil to cash extortion funds.
Anonymous Thu, 06/30/2022 - 07:11

Fresh reports from Spain indicate that Alejandro Betancourt, CEO of Derwick Associates, paid Martin Rodil €500,000 for protection through a shell called Erasmus Haven. The news come in the context of arrest, in Switzerland, of Luis Fernando Vuteff one of the "bankers" involved in Money Flight, the $1.2 billion money laundering scheme set up by Rafael Ramirez and his friends.

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