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Los Angeles.- Two men in Miami (Florida) have been charged in connection with an alleged money laundering scheme linked to the sons of Nicolás Maduro, following an FBI investigation, FOX reported this Saturday.
Arick Komarczyk and his partner Irazmar Carbajal allegedly opened bank accounts in the United States for the children of the Venezuelan ruler and his associates, after receiving bank transfers from individuals and companies in Venezuela, according to FBI information cited by the television station.
Federal authorities targeted the accused since 2019. Three years later, an undercover operation revealed that Komarczyk and Carbajal agreed to transfer $100,000 believed to be sanctioned funds belonging to members of the Venezuelan government.
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The FBI stated that the men managed to bring in approximately $25,000 to the United States. It is believed that the operation involved a money laundering network from several countries. Kormarczyk was charged on September 25th in a Miami (Florida) court with money laundering and conspiracy to conduct unlicensed money transfers, while Carbajal faces charges of conspiracy to conduct unlicensed money transfers. Carbajal, of Uruguayan nationality, was arrested while traveling on a deportation flight from the Dominican Republic that made a stopover in the United States. Kormarczyk has not been arrested, the authorities believe he is in Venezuela. FBI Director Kash Patel told the television station that the money laundering schemes linked to Maduro were "criminal lifelines" for his regime. Patel shared this Saturday the FOX exclusive along with a message in which he assured that Maduro is a "corrupt and a "narcoterrorist dictator" and that the U.S. "will not be a safe haven" for his money. Last Thursday, Florida's two senators, Republicans Rick Scott and Ashley Moody, introduced a bill to double the reward to one hundred million dollars for the capture of Venezuela's president, and another measure that would prohibit business with companies linked to his government.
