MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan media tycoon-turned-fugitive was charged Wednesday in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in
MIAMI — A Venezuelan media tycoon-turned-fugitive was charged Wednesday in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from the oil company owned by the South American country’s government.
Gorrin, 56, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. He was previously charged in two other federal cases and is already considered a fugitive by the U.S.“Gorrin’s alleged conduct enriched corrupt government officials and exploited the U.S. financial system to facilitate these crimes,” said Principal Deputy Assistant General Nicole Argentieri.
Gorrin helped purchase Venezuela’s popular television network Globovision in 2013 and softened its anti-government coverage. The documents state that Gorrin and his co-conspirators paid millions of dollars in bribes to high-level Venezuelan officials to obtain foreign currency exchange loan contracts with PDVSA.
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