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Acusan A Venezolano en Florida Por Lavado de Dinero de PDVSA
Acusan A Venezolano en Florida Por Lavado de Dinero de PDVSA
Acusan A Venezolano en Florida Por Lavado de Dinero de PDVSA
V S.
NA TALIN O D 'A M A T O ,
D efendant.
IND IC TM EN T
G EN ER AL A LLEG A TIO N S
PetröleosdeVenezuela,S.A.(ûLPDVSA-),wasthestate-ownedandstate-controlled
oil com pany of V enezuela. PDV SA and its subsidiaries and atliliates w ere responsible for the
PDVSA entered into joint ventures with foreign oileompanies in the oil-rich
Orinocobeltin Venezuelatoleveragetheexpertiseoftheforeignoi1companies(collectively,the
ûLPDVSA Subsidiaries''). PDVSA maintained amajority stake in,and controlled,the PDVSA
Subsidiaries,and that control extended to the procurem ent process. The PDV SA Subsidiaries
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a. Petrocedeio S.A.(Cûpetrocedefio'')wasajointventurebetweentwoEuropean
oi1com panies and PD V SA .
PetropiarS.A.(Cçpetropiar'')wasajointventurebetweenan oilcompanyinthe
U nited Statesand PD V SA .
PdromonagasS.A.(ûspetromonagas'')wasajointventurebetween aRussian
oilcom pany and PD V SA .
d. PetroleraSinovensaS.A.(ûosinovensa'')wasajointventurebetween aChinese
oi1com pany and PD V SA .
PetromirandaS.A.(stpetromiranda'')wasajointventurebetweenfiveRussian
oilcom paniesthatm ake up a consortium and PD V SA .
NATALINO D 'AM ATO resided in Venezuela and traveled to the United States
often from 2014 to 2017.D 'Aznato m aintained personaland investm entbank accountsatm ultiple
sold goods and services to the PDV SA Subsidiaries. Those com panies w ere the follow ing:
KzonosEnterprisesCorp.(çûloronos'').D'AmatomaintainedaccountsforKronosatM ercantiland
W ells Fargo Bank in the Southel'n D istrictofFlorida.
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Co-conspirator 1 w as involved in the business of the D 'Am ato Com panies and a
COUNT 1
C onspiracy to C om m itM oney L aundering
(18U.S.C.j 1956(h))
Paragraphs l through 11 of the G eneral A llegations Section are re-alleged and
From in or around January 2013,untilat least Decem ber 2017,in the Southern
N A TALIN O D 'AM AT O ,
didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttottlrthertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederate and agree w ith persons know n and unknow n to the G rand Jury to com m it
and transfer a m onetary instrum entand funds from a place in the U nited States to and thzough a
place outside the United States,and to aplace in the U nited Statesfrom and through a place outside
the U nited States,w ith the intent to prom ote the carrying on of specified unlaw ful activity,in
the proceeds of specitied unlaw ful activity,know ing that the property involved in the financial
transaction represented the proceeds of som e form of unlaw ful activity,and w ith the intent to
prom ote the can-ying on ofspecitied unlawfulactivity,in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,
Section 1956(a)(1)(A);and
to know ingly engage in a m onetary transaction by, through, or to a financial
$10,000 thatis derived from specified unlawfulactivity,in violation ofTitle 18,United States
Code,Section 1957.
It is fkrther alleged that the specified unlaw ful activity is an oftknse against a tbreign
PUR PO SE O F TH E CO N SPIR A CY
lt w as the purpose of the conspiracy for N A TA LINO D 'A M A TO and his co-
4
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or otherwise facilitate the aw ard or paym ent of procurem ent contracts from the PD V SA
to accom plish the purpose ofthe conspiracy included,am ong otherthings,the follow ing conduct
ofticials w orking atthe PDV SA Subsidiaries,including V enezuelan O fficials 1,2,3,4 and 5,in
exchange for the officials'assistance in awarding lucrative and inflated procurem ents contracts
contractbidsby the D 'A m ato Com paniesw ereaccepted by Petrocedefio,and ensured thatpaym ent
award and paym entofPetrocedeho contracts to the D 'Am ato Com panies.
award and paym entof Petropiarcontracts to the D 'Am ato Com panies.
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10. Venezuelan Official5 provided NATALINO D 'AM ATO with assistance in the
aw ard and paym entofPetrocedeio contractsto the D 'A m ato Com panies.
Betw een in or around 2013 and in or around 2017,NA TA LIN O D 'A M A TO and
D istrictofFlorida,including'
.
officials at the PDV SA Subsidiaries, using personal e-m ail accounts, w ith w ire transfer
in aw arding Petrocedeho contracts to the D 'Am ato Com panies and affording D 'AM A TO other
businessadvantages.
D'AM ATO caused over $2 m illion dollars in bribes to be wire transferred for the benet'
it of
V enezuelan O fficial 1 from accounts of the D 'A m ato Com panies at M ercantil Bank in the
Southel'
n D istrict of Florida to a corporate account in Panam a in the nam e of a relative of
Venezuelan Ofticial1.
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constituting a bribe in the amount of approximately $30,000 to be m ade for the benetit of
l6. From in or around N ovem ber 2014 through in or around D ecem ber 2017,
Official3.
D'AM ATO caused wire transtkrsofmore than $l60,000 constituting bribesto be m ade forthe
benefitofV enezuelan O fficial4 from accotlnts ofthe D 'Am ato Com panies atM ercantilBank in
V enezuelan O fticial4.
18. From in oraround August2017 through in or around O ctober 2017,N ATA LIN O
D'AM ATO caused wire transfersconstituting bribesofmore than $170,000 to be m ade forthe
benefitofV enezuelan O fficial5 from accounts ofthe D 'Am ato Com panies atM ercantilBank in
C O UN TS 2-5
lnternationalLaundering ofM onetary Instrum ents
(18U.S.C.j1956(a)(2)(A))
Paragraphs 1 through l1 of the G eneral A llegations Section and paragraphs 4
throtlgh l8 ofCountl are re-alleged and incorporated by reference asthough fully setforth herein.
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On or about the dates set forth in each Countbelow ,in the Southel'
n District of
NA TA LINO D 'A M A TO ,
knowingly transported, transm itted, and transt-erred, and aided and abettedn and caused, the
transport, transm ission, and transfer of, and attempted to transport, transm it, and transfer, a
m onetary instrum entand funds from a place in the United States to and through a place outside
the United Statesand to a place in the United States from and through a place outside the U nited
States,with the intentto prom ote the carrying on ofspecified unlaw fulactivity,thatis,an offense
m isappropriation, theft, and em bezzlem ent of public funds by and for the benefit of a public
lnviolationofTitle 18,UnitedStatesCode-Sections1956(a)(2)(A)and2.
8
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C O U N TS 6-8
M oney Laundering
(18U.S.C.j1956(a)(1)(A))
Paragraphs l through 11 of the General A llegations Section and paragraphs 4
through 18 t)fCount1are re-alleged and incorporated by reference asthough fully setforth herein.
O n or about the dates set forth in each Count below ,in the Southel'
n D istrict of
N A TALIN O D 'A M AT O ,
knowing thatthe property involved represented the proceeds of som e form ofunlaw fulactivity,
conducted, and aided and abetted, and caused to be conducted, and attem pted to conduct, a
financial transaction involving the proceeds of specified unlaw ful activity, w ith the intent to
prom ote the carrying on ofspecified unlaw fulactivity,thatisan offense againsta foreign nation,
em bezzlem entof public funds by and for the benefst of a public official,pursuant to Title l8,
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CO U NT S 9-11
Engaging in T ransactionsin C rim inally D erived Property
(18U.S.C.j1957)
Paragraphs 1 through of the G eneral A llegations Section and paragraphs 4
On or about the dates setfol'th in each Count below ,in the Southem District of
N AT ALIN O D 'AM A TO ,
did knowingly engage in,and aid,abet,and cause others to engage in,and attem ptto engage in, a
criminally derived property ofa value greaterthan $10,000,such proper'ty having been derived
from a specitied unlaw ful activity, and knowing that the property involved in the financial
foreign nation, specifically Venezuela, involving bribery of a public official, and the
m isappropriation,thefl, and em bezzlem ent of public funds by and for the benefit of a public
ofticial,pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1956(c)(7)(B)(iv):
FO RFE IT UR E
(18 U.S.C.j982(a)(1))
The allegations of this lndictm ent are re-alleged and by this reference fully
incorporated herein forthe purpose ofalleging forfeitureto the United States ofA m erica ofcertain
1957,as alleged this lndictm ent,the defendant,NA TA LIN O D 'A M A TO ,shall forfeit to the
approxim ately $746,950.98 seized from Bank of Am erica account num ber
898095788895 in the nam e ofI..J.D .;and
hasbeenplaeedbeyondthejurisdictionoftheCourt;
d. hasbeen substantially dim inished in value;or
difticulty;
AllpursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Seetion982(a)(1),andtheproeeduressetfol'th
in Title 2l,U nited States Code,Section 853,as incorporated by Title 18,U nited States Code,
982(b)(1).
A TR U E B ILL
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M ichaelN .Berger > x'A lexanderK ram er
A ssistantU nited StatesA ttolmey 'l'1'ialAttorney
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRIG OF FLO RIDA
UNI
TED STATES O FAM ERICA CASE NO.
VS.
CERTIFICATE O F TRIAL AU O RN EY*
NATALINO D'AM ATO
Defendant.
Superseding Case Inform ation:
CourtDivision:(sel
ectOne) New Defendantts)
Num berofNew Defendants
X M iam i Key W est Totalnumberofcounts
FTL W PB
Ido hereby certify that:
Ihave carefully considered the allegations of the indictm ent, the num ber of defendants,the num ber of
probablewitnessesand thelegalcomplexitiesofthe Indictment/lnformationattached hereto.
Iam aware thatthe information supplied on thisstatementw illbe relied upon bytheJudgesofthisCourtin
settingtheircalendarsandschedulingcrim inaltrial
sunderthem andateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,Title 28 U.S.C.
Section 3161.
Interpreter: (YesorNo) Yes
ListIanguageand/ordialect Spanish
Thiscase willtake 6-7 daysforthe partiesto try.
Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense Iisted below :
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)
l O to 5 days Petty
II 6 to 10 days X M inor
II 11 to 20 days M isdem .
IV 21 to 60 days Felony X
V' 61 daysand over
6. Hasthiscasebeen previouslyfiled inthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
lfyes:
Judge: case No.
(Attach copyofdisposi
tiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiled inthismatter? (YesorNo) Yes
Ifyes:
M agistrate Case No.
Related M iscellaneous num bers:
Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
Rule 20 from the Districto
lsthisapotentialdeathpenalty case?(YesorNo) No
Does this case originate from a m atter pending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOffice priorto
October14,2003? Yes X No
Does this case originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office priorto
September1,2007? Yes X No
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M ICHAELN.BERGER
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
CourtID No.5501557
*penaltySheetls)attached REV4/8/08
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Case N o:
Count#:1
*M ax.penalty:Twenty(20)Years'lmprisonment
Counts#:2-5
*M ax.penalty:Twenty (20)Years'lmprisonment
Counts#:6-8
*M ax.penalty:Twenty (20)Years'Imprisonment
Counts#:9-11
*M ax.penalty:Ten(10)Years'lmprisonment