IS WASHINGTON’S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN AGAINST VENEZUELANS POLITICALLY DRIVEN?
The evidence appears to be overwhelming that it is. While the Obama and
Trump governments have issued targeted sanctions against scores of Venezuelan
officials accused of corrupt dealings, there are numerous cases of ex-government
officials accused of corrupt dealings living high on the hog in Miami. One of
the most notorious is the Isaías brothers who fled Ecuador rather than face
accusations of fraud to the tune of $600 million, after which they were convicted
in abstentia. They took with them $100 million in bail-out money that a
previous government assigned to the bank they bankrupted. Once in Miami, they
donated $90,000 to Obama’s re-election campaign and generously supported congressional
candidates, as reported by the New York Times. The president of Ecuador Rafael Correa insisted on their extradition, but to no avail.
The evidence appears to be overwhelming that it is. While the Obama and
Trump governments have issued targeted sanctions against scores of Venezuelan
officials accused of corrupt dealings, there are numerous cases of ex-government
officials accused of corrupt dealings living high on the hog in Miami. One of
the most notorious is the Isaías brothers who fled Ecuador rather than face
accusations of fraud to the tune of $600 million, after which they were convicted
in abstentia. They took with them $100 million in bail-out money that a
previous government assigned to the bank they bankrupted. Once in Miami, they
donated $90,000 to Obama’s re-election campaign and generously supported congressional
candidates, as reported by the New York Times. The president of Ecuador Rafael Correa insisted on their extradition, but to no avail.
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