Episode 2: Carmelo, Where Are You?

Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Investigation

With reporting from Miami to Madrid, Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer unpacks the mechanics of the corrupt loan schemes that allowed elites to siphon off $1.2 billion from Venezuela’s state oil company.

Banner: James O'Brien/OCCRP

January 30, 2026

Editors' Note: This podcast was originally produced in Spanish. But in light of recent events, we wanted to share it with a wider audience, and have reproduced the series in English using AI translation. You can find these translated episodes below, or listen to the original version in Spanish here.

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