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United States of America v. Luis Alberto Chacin Haddad and Jesus Ramon Veroes · Multiple Parties' Involvement with Corpoelec in Venezuela

Case Information

United States of America v. Luis Alberto Chacin Haddad and Jesus Ramon Veroes

Related FCPA Matter:   Multiple Parties' Involvement with Corpoelec in Venezuela Information

Case Information

Initiation Date:    03/14/2019  Information

Prosecuting Agency:    U.S. Department of Justice

Type of Action:    DOJ Criminal Proceeding

Docket or Case Number:    19-cr-20351

Court:    S.D. Florida

Name of Prosecuting Attorneys:   

  • Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney
  • Michael B. Nadler, Assistant United States Attorney
  • Robert A. Zink, Acting Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division
  • John-Alex Romano, Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, Criminal Division
  • Deborah L. Connor, Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division
  • Joseph Palazzo, Trial Attorney, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division

US Assisting Agencies:   

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Internal Revenue Service

Foreign Enforcement Action/Investigation:    Unknown

Foreign Assistance:    Unknown

Origin of the Proceeding:    Unknown

Whistleblower:    Unknown

Case Status:    Resolved


Summary  Information

Luis Alberto Chacin Haddad was a Venezuelan citizen who was a U.S. permanent resident residing in Florida.

Jesus Ramon Veroes was a citizen of Venezuela.

According to the documents in the case, Veroes and Chacin conspired with each other and others to bribe foreign officials at the Venezuela state-owned electric company, Corporacion Electrica Nacional SA "Corpoelec," in exchange for procurement contracts to Florida-based companies. Though not identified in the documents, the DOJ later identified the foreign officials as Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez ("Motta"), the minister of electrical energy in Venezuela and the head of Corpoelec, and Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez ("Lugo"), the procurement director at Corpoelec.

On March 14, 2019, the DOJ filed a complaint in the Southern District of Florida against Haddad and Veroes alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering. On June 11, 2019, the DOJ filed an Information in the same court against Haddad and Veroes alleging that the two defendants had conspired to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. On June 24, 2019, both Haddad and Veroes entered into plea agreements with the government.

On September 26, 2019, the court sentenced Haddad to 51 months in prison to be followed by 2 years of supervised release. The court imposed no monetary penalty but ordered him to pay a mandatory assessment of $100.

On October 29, 2019, the court sentenced Veroes to 51 months in prison to be followed by 2 years of supervised release. The court imposed no monetary penalty but ordered him to pay a mandatory assessment of $100.

Motta and Lugo were indicted on June 27 in a separate proceeding in the Southern District of Florida and appear to remain fugitives.

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