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1 Dec, 6 tweets, 3 min read
NEW: OCCRP and partners have uncovered shell companies in Luxembourg and Panama that may have allowed Venezuelans accused of corruption to acquire luxury Caribbean real estate. #OpenLux 1/ occrp.org/en/openlux/tra…
2) Prosecutors in Andorra charged dozens with receiving money plundered from Venezuela’s state oil company in 2018, including:
➡️ Ex-deputy Venezuelan electricity minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa (below)
➡️ His romantic partner Cecirée Casanova
➡️ José Luis Zabala, a middleman Image
3) Using corporate records from the #OpenLux project, reporters found ties between this trio and luxury real estate in Latin America, including this Cartagena hotel where rooms go for $272 a night. Image
4) Through several Panamanian companies, Casanova is also linked to three villas in Casa de Campo, a gated resort community in the Dominican Republic.

One of the properties is advertised to tourists to rent for $2500 a day. Image
5) So far, Alvardo, Casanova, and Zabala have managed to avoid arrest for their alleged involvement in the Venezuelan corruption scheme.

They face charges in Andorra and Spain as well as extradition requests from the U.S. and Venezuela.
6) This #OpenLux investigation was a collaborative effort between OCCRP, @ArmandoInfo 🇻🇪, and @ConcolonPanama 🇵🇦

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