Now, U.S. authorities have launched a
series of wide-ranging investigations into whether Venezuela’s leaders used
PdVSA to loot billions of dollars from the country through kickbacks and other
schemes, say people familiar with the matter. The probes, carried out by
federal law enforcement in multiple jurisdictions around the U.S., are also
attempting to determine whether PdVSA and its foreign bank accounts were used
for other illegal purposes, including black-market currency schemes and
laundering drug money, these people say. Mr. Ramírez, who is now Venezuela’s
ambassador to the United Nations, didn’t respond to four detailed letters
seeking comment or to phone calls. PdVSA, the Ministry of Communications, the
Venezuelan attorney general’s office and the office of President Nicolás Maduro
didn’t respond to phone calls and emails. More…
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