The Objective brings you an exclusive today: PDVSA has retained Baltasar Garzón to act on several corruption cases in the Spanish jurisdiction. The cases involve acquisitions at BARIVEN and appear to focus particularly on Roberto…
An email from [email protected] yesterday brought to light the lawsuit by Harvest Natural Resources against Rafael Ramírez. Ramírez emailed his followers an update, claiming that “the U.S. court ruling against Rafael Ramírez was overturned,” which…
In the realm of independent investigative journalism, very few can match the track record of this website. It may sound boastful, but how many can claim that the investigations published over the years have resulted…
Pedro Trebbau’s friendship during school with the son of the future president of Electricidad de Caracas led him to become an entrepreneur alongside Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt and others in Derwick Associates. This firm was allegedly…
A series of accusations, allegations, and legal actions against Alejandro Betancourt—dubbed one of the “bolichicos” by journalist Juan Carlos Zapata—links him to the worsening electric crisis in Venezuela, described today as catastrophic. It is said…
By: Alek Boyd Source: INFODIO Alek Boyd Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate as an expert in a conference on corruption in Venezuela at the OAS. Such topics are rarely discussed in institutions…
Last night, the Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Raúl Gorrín with money laundering. Readers of this site were already aware that this was coming. Alejandro Andrade, Claudia Díaz Guillén, and Adrián Velásquez (both awaiting extradition…
Estadao de Brasil reported yesterday that the Swiss Prosecutor’s Office will send the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) banking information related to the payment of $160 million in bribes to five PDVSA officials. The report…
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Rafael Ramírez, the former Minister of Concurrent Energy and General Director of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), virtually controlled Venezuela’s revenues from 2004 to 2014. During his time…
By Fiorella Perfetto In a scenario reminiscent of the renowned “Theory of Everything” in physics, the recent accusations formalized by the U.S. Department of Justice against at least five former officials of the Chávez regime…
Mr. Grinda, you may not know me, but I take the liberty to introduce myself through this medium. I am a journalist by profession, Venezuelan, of Basque descent, and I have focused for the past…
Brazil’s Estadao reports that Gazprombank has established a money laundering scheme in Switzerland with Derwick Oil & Gas. These explosive revelations come after an investigation by Switzerland’s financial regulatory body into the Panama Papers ended…
Yesterday, I had the chance to participate as an expert in a conference on corruption in Venezuela at the OAS. It’s not every day that such topics are discussed in institutions like this. Despite my…
The U.S. Department of Justice revealed yesterday some charges related to a money laundering and bribery scheme involving several familiar suspects highlighted on this website: “Five former Venezuelan government officials charged in money laundering scheme…
New information continues to emerge regarding Banca Privada D’Andorra (BPA), labeled a “primary money laundering concern” by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The latest report reveals how…