They formally accuse Álex Saab and one of his accountants



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The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation accused before a Barranquilla judge the Colombian businessman Álex Saab, indicated as an alleged front man of the Nicolás Maduro regime, of money laundering and false exports, so you must go to court.

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In the diligence, carried out electronically, The Prosecutor’s Office also charged Devis José Mendoza, an accountant for the firm Shatex SA, for the same crimes. one of Saab’s front companies.

“The two defendants will go to trial for the crimes of money laundering, illicit enrichment of individuals, conspiracy to commit a crime, aggravated fraud, and fictitious export or import,” the Prosecutor’s Office detailed in a statement.

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In the investigation carried out in Barranquilla, a prosecutor from the specialized Money Laundering Directorate pointed out that Saab “He would have resorted to multiple maneuvers to evade tax and customs responsibilities, and give the appearance of legality to an irregular scheme of exports and imports.”

Among the multiple irregularities it was found that the company registered an economic growth of 923% in 2007 “unusual rise if one takes into account that between 2004 and 2006 they went to losses and income fell by 33%”, details the information from the Prosecutor’s Office .

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