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Investigation into bank accounts of Antonini's acquaintances 
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found Antonini Wilson in his mansion located in a luxurious, exclusive neighborhood in Miami (File photo)

The Banks Superintendence has sent to financial entities a notices requesting for information about the bank accounts of businesspersons related to Guido Antonini, the man who tried to enter Argentina with a suitcase filled with USD 800,000.

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Venezuelan position
Interior Minister keeps distance from Antonini

"The revolutionary government has nothing to do with an individual action or crime," said Minister of the Interior and Justice Pedro Carreño apropos of the cash-filled suitcase scandal.


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"The revolutionary government has nothing to do with an individual action or crime. (...) There is nothing more private and personal than a suitcase."
Minister of the Interior and Justice Pedro Carreño 
 


US authorities apprise Antonini of bench warrant 

Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, the Venezuelan businessman who tried to enter Argentina with a suitcase containing almost USD 800,000 was found in the United States, and now he is at the disposal of US authorities.

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Presumed link between sale of Pdvsa bonds and the suitcase scandal 

Former Venezuelan Vice-President José Vicente Rangel claimed during his Sunday TV show that public servants buy bonds issued by state-oil run holding Petróleos de Venezuela, exchange them for US dollars and send the proceeds to an Argentinean bank.

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"Attorney General Office intends to ignore the suitcase scandal" 

Opposition leader Oscar Pérez appeared at the Attorney General Office to learn about the status of an investigation into the portfolio scandal.

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 Background 

Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information denied reports that link Antonini with president Chávez, according to which both had lunch together before confiscation.

Argentinean position
Argentinean judge speeds up Antonini's bench warrant

Judge María Marta Novatti is working on an order for preventive detention she will forward to the United States against Venezuelan businessman Guido Antonini, charged with alleged smuggling of about USD 800,000, as a preliminary step in advance of an application for extradition.







Interview
"The issue of the suitcase containing USD 800,000 is just the tip of the iceberg"

Argentinean journalist Pepe Eliaschev says that president Chávez has been financing picket groups in Argentina for many years.

  Databank  

Guido Antonini Wilson is a US-Venezuelan businessman, alleged linked to the oil drill business. He tried to take the undeclared sum of money to Argentina, on the eve of the visit of the Venezuelan President to Buenos Aires. Antonini arrived in a plane chartered by Argentinean state company Enasar, along with Argentinean senior government officers and officials  with Venezuelan state-run oil holding.

Highlights
- Argentinean bank thinks that Rangel's claim is due to confusion
- Miami FBI denies arrest of Antonini Wilson
- Venoco acknowledges ties with Antonini Wilson; waives responsibility
- Argentina asked not to return seized money
- Attorney General's Office begins enquiry on portfolio case
- Minister of the Interior promises to investigate the portfolio issue
- Venezuelan Congress not to investigate suitcase scandal
- Public prosecutor applies for international arrest of Antonini Wilson
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