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Venezuelan forex scheme leads to US criminal charges against Swiss, Argentinian nationals

By Samuel Rubenfeld
  • 23 Jun 2022 04:06
  • 23 Jun 2022 04:06
Two men purportedly hired to launder a pool of money embezzled from the Venezuelan state oil company have been charged for their roles in the alleged scheme, according to court documents unsealed today.
Ralph Steinmann, a Swiss national who operated a European financial institution, and Luis Vuteff, his Argentinian employee,

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Samuel Rubenfeld

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Samuel Rubenfeld is a reporter covering cases of bribery and corruption and some international trade issues. Prior to joining MLex, he was editor of the Kharon Brief, a news and data analysis platform focused on global security issues, including sanctions and export controls. Earlier in his career, Rubenfeld spent about a decade at The Wall Street Journal, including nearly nine years as a reporter covering corporate risk and compliance concerns such as bribery, money laundering, sanctions, terrorist financing and whistleblowers.

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