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Venezuela's former treasurer took the stand in her own defense Monday in Florida federal court, testifying in her trial that she never laundered bribes in return for running an illegal currency exchange scheme out of her office and never discussed her job outside of work, not even with her husband.
A forensic accountant testified Thursday in Florida federal court about her analysis of several transactions connected to Interglobal Yacht Sales, a Miami-based company whose owner sold multiple vessels to a wealthy Venezuelan businessman linked to a massive bribery and money-laundering scheme involving the country's ex-treasurer.
A former fashion company executive testified Wednesday in Florida federal court that she doesn't remember signing a promissory note that allegedly shows her signature and that of a wealthy businessman linked to an ex-Venezuelan treasurer accused of laundering millions through a global network of shell corporations and Swiss banks.
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday dismissed former President Donald Trump's bid for a special master to review documents the U.S. Department of Justice seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate, finding that the district court judge who had granted Trump's request lacked jurisdiction to do so.
Ex-Venezuelan official Alejandro Andrade testified Wednesday in Florida federal court that he was loyal to former president Hugo Chavez, but went against the leader's policy wishes when Andrade started doing highly lucrative currency swaps with wealthy businessmen after his treasurer appointment the same type of deals that continued when Claudia Diaz Guillen took his position less than a year later.