José Roberto Rincón Bravo, linked to corruption in the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and another still unidentified businessman were arrested in Spain in an operation against money laundering.
The two detainees will be brought to justice, legal sources informed EFE. He is the son of Venezuelan magnate Roberto Rincón, who was investigated in the United States for deriving and laundering more than a billion from the same oil company.
The police operation, carried out by agents from the Unit against Economic and Fiscal Crime (UDEF), is directed by the judge of the Spanish National Court Joaquín Gadea, in cooperation with the authorities of Portugal and the United States.
In this case, crimes of money laundering, international bribery and criminal organization are investigated.
Venezuela requests the extradition of four people
The Public Ministry (MP/Prosecutor’s Office) of Venezuela reported the search for four people, against whom extradition requests were issued, for being allegedly linked to the diversion of Pvdsa funds and the laundering of these resources.
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Against these people “there is an arrest warrant, a red alert and a request for extradition,” continued the prosecutor, who explained that those indicated diverted funds from PDVSA “that were deposited through (the Swiss financial company) Credit Suisse.”
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2024-10-01 06:35:34
