Everyhistorical event has a defining moment. I propose that Hugo Chavez’spolitical career didn’t start with the coup d’état,but rather with that interview in which he addressed the nationand uttered the famous “for now.” That brief…
[UPDATED*] Earlier this week,El Mundo, a prominent Spanish newspaper, disclosed that six Venezuelans are under investigation by Spain’s Anti Money Laundering squad (SEPBLAC) for money laundering activities. This revelation follows a notice from the U.S.…
Do readers remember Adam Kaufmann? The former prosecutor from the New York District Attorney’s Office and lawyer for Derwick Associates, who officially stated in the Wall Street Journal, “We are a transparent company and have…
“We are a transparent company and have nothing to hide,” said Adam Kaufmann, former chief investigator for the New York District Attorney, to the Wall Street Journal regarding investigations initiated by his former office and…
Since 2013, Spain has been engulfed in a public scandal involving a group of Venezuelans and the censorship of a journalism professional. Why? Because Miguel Palomo-Danko (son of the famous bullfighter Palomo Linares) and his…
At the end of 2012, when I wrote my first post about Derwick Associates and became interested in their activities, I remember conducting a WHOIS search on their domain name derwickassociates.com. The site appeared to…
Last week, I posted about the latest developments in the RICO lawsuit filed by Otto Reich against Derwick Associates. It presents a rather unexpected and interesting twist to the corruption saga: he supposedly offered information…
The good people at Reporters Without Borders published a post titled “Corruption Beyond Limits in Venezuelan Internet,” highlighting the censorship of their site in Venezuela. Honestly, I was expecting a reaction from those mentioned, namely…
Life seems to be getting increasingly difficult for Derwick Associates. A Venezuelan news site reported two days ago that Thor Halvorssen (whom I worked with at The Human Rights Foundation in 2008-2009) has filed a…
Descifrado.com reports that Thor Halvorssen (my former boss at The Human Rights Foundation) has filed a lawsuit against Derwick Associates (Alejandro Betancourt, Pedro Trebbau, and 25 others) in the 11th Circuit of Miami-Dade, Florida. Allegedly,…
Damaging information about corruption continues to reach infodioLeaks. Check the document below. Search on Google for “Rolls Royce Trent 60” and you’ll see many different results, but my favorite is this one: it’s from Mark…
After weeks of intense work with a group of volunteer informants, infodio.com is excited to launch infodioLeaks, a secure platform accessible via the Tor Browser Bundle aimed at encouraging our readers to provide us with…
As the Fifth Republic undergoes significant deterioration, it’s essential to reflect on the damage inflicted by the accomplice society of the Fourth Republic, to avoid repeating history when chavismo becomes a distant memory. Let’s take…
For Halloween, I was torn between dressing up as a bolichico to scare my neighbors in Eastern Caracas or as Otto Reich to frighten the bolichicos who also happen to be my neighbors. The lawsuit…
The Bolichicos continue with threats, intimidation, and harassment. Now, the issue isn’t legal; it’s downright sinister and criminal. In every major political conspiracy, it’s not the crime itself that matters but the cover-up where the…