A judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuelans with
corruption - among them two former deputy ministers. Prosecutors allege that
they were part of a network of corrupt officials who received US$ 2.3bn in
bribes from companies in return for lucrative contracts with Venezuela's
state-run oil company, PDVSA. They allegedly hid the money in the Banca Privada
d'Andorra (BPA) bank. BPA is defunct after it was named as a “primary
money-laundering concern”. Judge Canòlic Mingorance in Andorra, a tiny
financial haven located between France and Spain, charged the Venezuelans with
taking kickbacks of up to 15% to facilitate contracts with PDVSA, Spanish daily
El Pais reports in Spanish. More… 
Friday, September 14, 2018
A Judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuela chavista officials with corruption
A judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuelans with
corruption - among them two former deputy ministers. Prosecutors allege that
they were part of a network of corrupt officials who received US$ 2.3bn in
bribes from companies in return for lucrative contracts with Venezuela's
state-run oil company, PDVSA. They allegedly hid the money in the Banca Privada
d'Andorra (BPA) bank. BPA is defunct after it was named as a “primary
money-laundering concern”. Judge Canòlic Mingorance in Andorra, a tiny
financial haven located between France and Spain, charged the Venezuelans with
taking kickbacks of up to 15% to facilitate contracts with PDVSA, Spanish daily
El Pais reports in Spanish. More… 
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