My beef with #DerwickRamosAllup
Some folks are calling it a triumph of politics. Others are singing the praises of a politico whose greatest achievement, to date, is to have outmaneuvered a bunch of green, hapless politicians that are totally…
Steal over a billion > Bloomberg’ll call it ‘family feud’
The message from the Bloomberg reporter read: «Hi, I’m a reporter doing something on Derwick. Can I give you a call to ask a couple of questions?» By this time, it’s evident emails and calls…
Pacific Rubiales wakes up to O’Hara / Derwick Associates money laundering scam
O’Hara Administration Co., S.A. («O’Hara») calls upon its fellow minority shareholders of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. («Pacific Rubiales») to VOTE AGAINST the special resolution (the «Arrangement Resolution») to approve an arrangement whereby ALFA S.A.B. de…
Derwick CEO Alejandro Betancourt acquires 10.29% of Pacific Rubiales
Background from Reuters. Holy smokes, does Derwick Associates top dog now own 10% of $PRE.to? @alekboyd says yes. pic.twitter.com/fNKPYDN4HD — Steven Bodzin (@guacamayan) April 29, 2015 Update: Bloomberg sort of confirms what I exposed, but…
Escotet takes a page out of Derwick’s book
Welcome @ecb readers!!! Second thoughts on Mr @jescotet ? pic.twitter.com/t1jWE6aIR1 — Alek Boyd (@alekboyd) April 24, 2015 A visit last week by European Central Bank (ECB) readers to the profile I did on Juan Carlos…
Open Letter to Judge J. Paul Oetken re Derwick Associates
Dear Judge Oetken, Thanks to my fellow blogger Steven Bodzin, I found out about the latest in the lawsuit brought against Derwick Associates that you are currently dealing with. I have read most of the…
Tambalea el chavismo
Todo evento histórico cuenta con un momento decisivo. Propondré que la carrera política de Hugo Chavez no comenzó con el golpe de estado, sino con aquella entrevista en la cual se dirigió a la nación…
Derwick Associates paid bribes to get contracts in Venezuela
[UPDATED*] On Monday this week, one of Spain’s newspapers of record (El Mundo), published the details of six Venezuelans being investigated, by Spain’s Anti Money Laundering squad (SEPBLAC), for having taken part in money laundering.…
The world is shrinking for Derwick Associates
One of Spain’s newspapers of record, El Mundo, published in its front page today about corrupt officials from Venezuela using the subsidiary of a little bank in Andorra to launder billions of dollars. The news…
On U.S. sanctions to chavistas: A note of gratitude to Obama, and a tip
Dear President Obama, Thank you. Thank you for having the courage to sanction a bunch of thugs, when all other democratic nations turn their backs on us. Thank you for showing that Liberals do not…