Episode 3: There You Are, Carmelo

Podcast: White Collars, Dirty Hands
Investigation

A secret recording from a clandestine sting operation reveals the plans of financial experts enlisted to help former Venezuelan oil ministry official Carmelo Urdaneta move the illicit money and bypass international banking controls.

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February 11, 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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