He Federal Bureau of Research (FBI) announced the formal accusation of two individuals related to an alleged international money laundering network associated with the children of the Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro.
The investigation, initiated in 2019 from the Miami Field Office, identified Arick Komarczyk as a key piece in the opening of bank accounts in the United States for the children of Maduro and other relatives.
The suspicious activity reports linked transfers from individuals and companies in Venezuela to their accounts, he said Infobae.
In 2022, an undercover operation allowed to verify that Komarczyk and his partner, Irazmar Carbajalthey agreed to mobilize $ 100,000 of funds under sanction and belonging to officials of Chavismo. At least $ 25,000 They entered the US financial system.
Far from being worried, Komarczyk described the situation as a “Sexy Business”in accordance with the minutes collected by the FBI.
The director of the FBI, Kash Patelhe described the washing plots as “Criminal life lines“From the Maduro government.” Nicolás Maduro is not just another corrupt leader, he is a accused narcoterrorist dictator, with a reward of 50 million dollars offered by the Department of Justice, “Patel said on his social networks.
Historical reward
On September 25, Komarczyk was accused of money laundering and conspiracy to make monetary transmissions without licensewhile Carbajal faced conspiracy charges for these operations. Carbajal, who traveled from Uruguay to the Dominican Republic, was deported to the US on October 2, where he was arrested during a scale. The authorities suspect that Komarczyk remains in Venezuela.
The special agent in Miami, Brett Skilessaid that attempts on the evading regime “They will not be unpunished“And added:” Neither the United States nor its financial institutions will serve as a refuge for corruption and international washing, especially countries that represent a significant risk for our national interests. “
In August, Washington raised to 50 million dollars The reward for information that leads to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, doubling the previous figure and marking a historical maximum in the program “Rewards for Justice”.
The US attorney general, Pam Bondithen said that the Venezuelan government collaborates with organizations such as the Aragua train and the Sinaloa cartel to introduce drugs and violence in US territory.
In parallel, several local political actors supported the actions of the FBI. The Republican congressman Mario Díaz-Balart He celebrated the accusation and described the Chavista regime as “A foreign terrorist organization“That threatens both the US and the region.
The United States government does not recognize Maduro as a legitimate president and keeps the accusation for Narcoterrorismwhich has motivated military deployments in the Caribbean to stop drug trafficking.
With this new judicial process, Washington reinforces the pressure against the Caracas regime and sends a direct message to those who, inside or outside Venezuela, try to move funds linked to Chavista hierarchs.
