12.30.16: Man of the Year

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a press consortium that investigates, tracks and reports on corruption and organized crime Continue reading →

11.17.16: Honest Men

Former PDVSA head and current ambassador to the United Nations Rafael Ramirez called opposition deputies at the National Assembly “garbage” in Continue reading →

08.29.16: Yon Goicoechea

Yon Goicoechea, a political figure with the Voluntad Popular opposition party, was kidnapped by armed men at approximately 9:30 AM this Continue reading →

06.16.16: The One Billion Dollar Man

I will not have reliable internet service from June 18 to June 25. As a result, I may not be Continue reading →

04.19.16: The Cookie Jar

Documents surfaced today linking former Minister of Nutrition Carlos Osorio to suspicious payments worth $5.85 million dollars to a shell company Continue reading →

04.13.16: Decadent and Immoral

Today is the Dia Nacional de la Milicia Bolivariana [National Bolivarian Militia Day] in Caracas, and Maduro oversaw festivities at the Continue reading →

03.24.16: Death Corridors

Bloomberg reports today that at least 18 Swiss banks have agreed to hand over information to U.S. authorities involving PDVSA, the state-owned Continue reading →

02.15.16: 16 Years

Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma appeared before a judge today nearly a year to the day he was arrested over his alleged Continue reading →