May 20, 2024

SOUTH FLORIDA Feds step up efforts to target Venezuelans accused of money laundering in Miami

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The latest target: Natalino D’Amato, a contractor accused of selling $160 million worth of equipment to subsidiaries of the Venezuelan oil monopoly, transferring that money to Miami bank accounts and then paying bribes to government officials to secure the PDVSA deals, according to an indictment. Of that total, U.S. authorities have moved to take $45 million that D’Amato is holding in seven accounts at Wells Fargo, Bank of America and an investment company. By Jay Weaver. Full Text -> MiamiHerald

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