The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States opened a file on six Venezuelans accused of committing fraud against banking institutions in that nation.
The sextet is called Los Parte Cuentas, they are natives of the state of Zulia and are identified as: Orlando Samuel Mora, Luis Nava, Nelson Reverol, Robert Paloscia, Omar Bermúdez and Mario Brock. The latter is classified as a member of the Los Meleán criminal gang, dedicated to collecting vaccines in Zulia, among other crimes. While Luis Navas is a relative of Yeferson José Navas Jiménez (Yet Nava), leader of a criminal group based in Maracaibo and which possesses long and short weapons, according to reports from the National Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Command (Conas).
These subjects entered illegally through the southern border of the United States. The Parte Accounts operate mainly in the state of Florida, from where they carry out bank fraud and money laundering, according to reports.
The money obtained fraudulently from US banking entities is invested in high-end vehicles that are exported to Venezuela where they are in turn sold by the cells of that criminal gang, which are mostly made up of family members. These vehicles are sold in Caracas and Maracaibo.
The FBI detected that Mora, Nava, Reverol Poloscia, Bermúdez and Brock use false identity documents to open bank accounts, in which they deposit large sums of money of unclarified origin.
The movement they give to these accounts makes banks place them in a reliable range. And taking advantage of this circumstance, the subjects issue checks for amounts greater than what they have deposited. But before the bearer of the check makes the withdrawal effective, the subjects withdraw the money from the accounts, leaving the bank with the commitment to honor said payment, thus causing million-dollar losses to financial entities.
Under this scheme, the Zulian sextet has swindled a sum of approximately 10 million dollars, according to estimates. The Zulians lead a life of luxury, but when it comes to carrying out their misdeeds, they rent vehicles that then change the license plates with stolen numbers to evade the authorities.
