The new @ICIJorg investigation - #FinCENFiles - is making waves across Latinamerica.
From Mexico to Argentina, our partners have revealed the shady payments that flowed through banks in the region.
Here is a thread of #FinCENFiles stories in Latinamerica.
In Colombia, iconic artist Fernando Botero received $500k from a shell company linked to Odebrecht and its bribery division.
Botero isn't under suspicion... but what did Odebrecht want with his art?
@ConnectasOrg has the story:
connectas.org/arte-sin-rastr…
In Peru, the US gold dealer Kaloti Metals & Logistics bought tons of gold from Peruvian companies investigated for money laundering & illegal mining, setting off alarms in 3 big banks
@M_GutierrezR @ConvocaPe has the report:
convoca.pe/investigacion/…
In Argentina, a US citizen who laundered money for the private secretary of ex-president Kirchner was reported to US authorities a year and a half before the scandal broke out in Argentina
@Emiliadelfino @perfildiario with the details:
perfil.com/noticias/polit…
Also in Argentina, soccer star Javier Mascherano was flagged by banks for transactions of more than $1 million by his offshore company, Alenda Investments Ltd
@marielfitz @spcrucianelli @infobae have the story:
infobae.com/politica/2020/…
Another big soccer reveal in Paraguay:
Maria Clemencia Leoz, the wife of the late, scandal-plagued Conmebol commissioner Nicolas Leoz, raised alarms with transactions involving Paraguay, the US & Switzerland
@MRehnfeldt @ABCDigital has the scoop:
abc.com.py/nacionales/202…
The FIFAgate scandal also came up in Mexico.
Its national soccer federation Femexfut sent payments to individuals who were charged in the US for their role in the alleged bribery scheme
@Samadamcas @demf27 @MXvsCORRUPCION with the details:
contralacorrupcion.mx/deutsche-bank-…
.@MXvsCORRUPCION also revealed how a businessman of Chinese origin, who was sanctioned by the US for alleged aid to Iran's ballistic missile program, lived in Leon and made suspicious payments from Mexico
@RaulOlmos_mx has the story:
contralacorrupcion.mx/los-misiles-ir…
So many stories in Mexico!
Emilio Lozoya, the scandal-plagued former director of state oil company Pemex, made suspect payments to art galleries in New York & Mexico City
@Andre_CardeNovo @quintoelab with the details:
quintoelab.org/project/tochos…
In Venezuela, the recently arrested Maduro crony Alex Saab was reported by banks to US authorities starting in 2016, for transactions from the Global Bank of Commerce en Antigua
@robertodeniz @ArmandoInfo tells the story:
armando.info/Reportajes/Det…
In the Dominican Republic, transactions between a construction firm and an offshore company linked to the Odebrecht bribery case were flagged by banks to US authorities
@AliciaOrtegah @InformeOfficial with the report:
elinformeconaliciaortega.com/transacciones-…
In Ecuador, the company Fairgate Trading Corp got more than $10 million in suspect oil industry payments. Fairgate was registered by Mossack Fonseca & was closed down by MF after #PanamaPapers
Monica Almeida @eluniversocom has the story:
eluniverso.com/noticias/2020/…
In Brazil, the company Eucatex, owned by Paulo Maluf, was reported by a bank for $264 million in transactions that raised suspicions of money laundering
Mario Cesar Carvalho @Poder360 with the details:
poder360.com.br/fincen-files/b…
And this is just a summary! There are many more stories that have come out, and others that are still coming (keep an eye on Brazil and Venezuela 👀).
Our coverage will continue at @ICIJorg and at all our #FinCENFiles partners!
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