Claudia Díaz and Adrián Velásquez, former national treasurer and former aide-de-camp to Hugo Chávez, were found guilty of alleged money laundering. His lawyer indicated that they will appeal the ruling of the US court
The former treasurer of the Nation Claudia Díaz and her husband, Adrián Figueroa, who was head of security for former President Hugo Chávez, will appeal the ruling that found them guilty of the crime of money laundering, according to lawyer Marssel Descalzo, since the couple wants to continue the litigation and prove your innocence.
Descalzo, who visited his clients in prison, told the EFE agency that he found them “strong” and said that since December 13 he has 14 days to notify the appeal. However, he announced that it is early to say what the argument for which the court ruling will be appealed.
Likewise, it confirmed that Díaz was found guilty of two charges and acquitted of one, while Figueroa was found guilty of the three charges against him.
The former national treasurer Claudia Díaz Guillén was declared on Tuesday December 12th guilty of charges related to the crime of money laundering by a court in South Florida, United States.
Díaz Guillén, extradited to the United States in May of this year from Spain, was found guilty after the jury at the Southern District Court of Florida, in Fort Lauderdale, deliberated for a few hours, according to The Associated Press news agency.
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The case related to bribes paid by businessman Raúl Gorrín, a billionaire Venezuelan media mogul, to greenlight lucrative monetary transactions when Díaz was serving as the country’s national treasurer.
Her husband, former presidential deputy Adrián Velásquez, was also found guilty of five of the six charges detailed in a 2020 indictment, alleging that they accepted at least $4.2 million in bribes.
The sentence against Díaz and Figueroa is expected to be handed down on February 21, 2023.
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan businessman Raúl Gorrín continues to be wanted by the US justice system due to his close relationship with the case. He is accused of having paid millions of dollars in bribes to Alejandro Andrade and Claudia Díaz in order to have benefits and benefit from the official exchange rate that was frozen.
In addition to making money transfers to the officials, Gorrín allegedly paid them expenses related to private jets, yachts, residences, championship horses, luxury watches, and a fashion line.
With information from Swiss Info
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