The Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced the issuance of arrest warrants for four women allegedly involved in the corruption network uncovered at Pdvsa. The individuals named by the Public Ministry are Olvany Gaspari, Railin Elizabeth Yépez, Ximena Cagide Parada, and Yuravic Ravello Machado.
During the press conference held on Saturday, March 25, Saab explained that in addition to these women, the case also involves seven other individuals who are suspected of participating in money laundering. Among them are the brothers Juan Manuel Afonso and Manuel Ramón Afonso, along with William Rivas, Eduardo Noriega, José Luis Ferrandiz, Alessandro Bazzoni, Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, Rodolfo Moleiro and Hannelly Quintero.
Women Linked to the Case
Railin Elizabeth Yépez Jaimes
28 years old and born in Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar state, she is a model who goes by the stage name Ely Jeims. She used to showcase luxury travels on her social media. Various references indicate she graduated as a lawyer from the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Private University (Anzoátegui), and she is also a singer of Llanera music—having won an International Mara de Oro—and participated in contests like Miss Venezuela Petite 2013. Her modeling career has taken her to fashion shows in Paris and New York. She’s linked to a luxury yacht and car rental company called Yacht Ladies Int, with locations in Miami, Ibiza, and Lechería. In 2022, she was the face of Lamborghini Latinoamérica.
By 2011, at just 17 years of age, she was already part of the political scene after a secret romance with then-presidential candidate, Antonio Ledezma.
Railin Elizabeth Yépez Jaimes
Railin Elizabeth Yépez Jaimes «Ely Jeims»
Olvany Gaspari Bracho
From Portuguesa state, not much is known about this individual. She showcased a life of comforts on her social platforms; recently, she deactivated her Instagram account while keeping her TikTok active. Her parents and three siblings used to share photos of family celebrations and trips. She appeared in intimate gatherings with Hugbel Roa.
Olvany Marián Gaspari Bracho y Hugbel Roa
Olvany Gasparí
Olvany Gaspari
Yuravic Ravello Machado
Born in Sucre state and currently residing in Lechería (Anzoátegui), she worked as a model and presenter, being named Chica Líder in 2013. Like the others, she frequently posted about her luxurious lifestyle on social media, though her Instagram account is now closed.
Yuravic Ravello, lover of Hugbel Roa
Yuravic Ravello Machado
Ximena Cagide Parada
At 36 years old and from Miranda state, she claims to be a public accountant graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB). She has held positions related to accounting supervision and claims to be the operations manager of Inversiones Perla Bella, known as Ikin Hotel and Spa, in Margarita Island, since 2019. This company allegedly has ties to Venetur through a commercial contract for the renovation of Venetur Alba Caracas and Venetur Veneco Suites. She also started a business called Mik Jewerly, which sells bracelets and accessories, but recently, she closed her personal social media along with that of her business.
Katherine Gálvez and Ximena Cagide Parada
Hannelly Zulami Quintero Ledezma
Miss Intercontinental 2009 and representative for Venezuela in Miss World 2008, she is the wife of Bernardo Arosio Hobaica. After a relationship with Omar Gerardo Camero, president of Televen, she began working as a presenter at that channel. Later, a close relationship with Rudy Amer de El Aissami, the wife of Tareck El Aissami, purportedly helped her husband, Bernardo Arosio, secure a concession for dollarized gas stations under the PitStop brand. She leads a public life on social media, constantly sharing about her family.
Hannelly Quintero Ledezma
Hannelly Quintero y Bernardo Arosio
Siri Evjemo-Nysveen
Another woman free and far from the country is Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, wife of Alessandro Bazzoni, who stole $2 billion worth of oil shipments that were never paid for by PDVSA.
From her position as vice president of the Mbaer Merchant Bank (Swiss), Evjemo-Nysveen was the banker for high-ranking PDVSA officials, such as Colonel Antonio José Pérez Suárez, the oil company’s vice president of Commerce and Supply.
Siri and her husband live comfortably in Europe, posing as polo horse breeders through the Monterosso Polo Team.
Other Individuals Named by Saab
Attorney Saab reiterated that Public Ministry investigations have identified public officials and businesspeople as part of this scheme. So far, ten officials have been arrested, including Antonio José Pérez Suárez, Vice President of Commerce and Supply at Pdvsa and identified as the leader of the corrupt structure, and Joselito de La Trinidad Ramírez Camacho, National Superintendent of Cryptoassets and the financial operator of the scheme.
Other arrestees include former deputy Hugbel Roa Carucci; officials from the Vice Presidency of Commerce and Supply at Pdvsa José Agustín Ramos, Yamil Alejandro Martínez, Odoardo José Bordones, Heinrich Chapellín Biundo, and Jesús Enrique Salazar; as well as Rajiv Alberto Mosqueda and Renny Gerardo Barrientos, both attached to the Intendancy of Digital Mining and Associated Processes.
Among the detained businessmen are Manuel Meneses, financial operator and advisor to the scheme’s leader; and Roger Martínez, coordinator of financial operations and liaison between officials and businessmen. Also mentioned are the brothers Rafael and Roger Perdomo, identified as national operators for money laundering, and Daniel Prieto, responsible for financial operations both domestically and internationally.
Saab also cited Cristhonfer Barrios, Johanna Torres, Alejandro Arroyo, Bernardo Arosio, Fernando Bermúdez, and Leonardo Torres as part of the group under investigation.
Tarek William Saab: Also wanted are William Rivas, Ximena Cagide Parada, Eduardo Noriega, José Luis Ferrandiz, Olvany Gaspari, Railin Elizabeth Yépez, Rodolfo Moleiro and Yuravic Ravelo
— Venezuelan Public Ministry (@MinpublicoVEN) March 25, 2023
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