Como ya estoy viejo, nadie me para bolas. Eso es normal en Venezuela.
Hace más de 40 años un amigo que tenía unos 70 años, llamado Vicente
Arellano Moreno, me dijo mientras libábamos unas cervezas en un bar de
la esquina del Chorro, “Cuando uno llega a viejo ni los hijos lo
quieren”. En esa oportunidad contaba con 21 años y no le paré bolas a
esas palabras, porque era un carajito. Hoy veo que es verdad. Pero la
vida hay que vivirla, solo o acompañado".
Ahora mato mi tiempo entre Internet y la lectura, que es uno de los
pocos placeres que nos quedan, es quizás el único que perdura en el
tiempo a pesar de que tus capacidades estén deterioradas. Ustedes
dirán, ya éste está decrépito y va a empezar a hablar pendejadas. El
que quiera leer estas palabritas que lo haga y el que no quiera
también y le doy las GRACIAS.
Estuve leyendo dos libros mucho más viejos que yo, uno titulado El
Capitán Tricofero, de Pedro María Morantes, conocido bajo el seudónimo
de Pío Gil, y el otro llamado Memorias de un venezolano de la
decadencia, de José Rafael Pocaterra. El primero enemigo acérrimo de
Cipriano Castro y el otro de Juan Vicente Gómez, quienes gobernaron
entre los dos, treinta y cinco años. Eran compadres, así como
Chacumbele y Baduel o viceversa, como ustedes quieran.
En el de Pío Gil (1904) encontré un párrafo que decía: “El mérito en
Venezuela no vale nada, De nada sirve quemarse las pestañas estudiando
medicina, matemática o cualquier otra ciencia, lo importante es saber
adular”.
En el de Pocaterra encontré: “el pecado de Venezuela con Castro y
Gómez, excluyendo escasas actitudes individuales, es un pecado
colectivo, general, habitual. La tramoya de la farsa castrista sacó al
tablao la peor clase de pícaros…. Las cosas fueron perdiendo su
contorno… las palabras se barnizaron…. entre tufos de rebaño, el
pueblo navegó hacia lo desconocido, comenzó a embrutecerse y a
considerar normal lo anormal”. El pueblo, agregaba Pocaterra: “se
olvidaba de su condición. Hacía chistes, burlábase de su propia
miseria con ese triste cinismo de los que vienen a menos sin energías
vigilantes, ni protestas ni remordimientos”. Pocaterra hablaba con
desprecio por quienes preguntaban por el “que se me da a mí”, de la
misma manera que hoy despreciamos a quienes solo piensan en el “cuanto
hay pá eso”.
Desde que Pocaterra describió nuestra tragedia bajo Castro y Gómez han
pasado cien años, y casi nada ha cambiado en el país. Las actitudes
dignas siguen siendo eminentemente individuales, Estos ciudadanos
representan un grupo de venezolanos dignos, valientes, dispuestos a
todo para conservar su decencia. ¿Cuántos son? No lo sabemos, pero no
creo quelleguen a constituir el 10 por ciento de la población, es
decir, menos de tres millones de venezolanos. Un contingente
respetable pero insuficiente para darle un vuelco radical a la
situación de desesperanza en la cual se encuentra el país, sobre todo
porque no actúan de manera concertada.
Del otro lado de la talanquera se encuentran los venezolanos que han
decidido apoyar activamente al dictador, unos, la gran mayoría, por
interés material, para aprovechar su oportunidad de ”comer completo”
de los bienes nacionales, mientras que otros lo hacen porque anidan un
profundo resentimiento, ya sea por su fracaso político, profesional o
social o por haberse sentido excluidos en el pasado. Todos los
conocemos: Rangel, Cabello, Chacón, Maduro, Flores, Vivas, Nobrega,
Merentes, Aristóbulo, nombres que pasarán a nuestra historia como
cómplices y aprovechadores de una dictadura del siglo XIX en pleno
siglo XXI.
Este grupo está viviendo su momento de poder, venganza y total
impunidad. Tiene acceso a lujos que les parecían inconcebibles años
atrás. Lo que podría haber sido un sueño en el plano de la justicia
social, ese de un ex-chofer de autobús cenando en el Tour D’Argent o
de un ex-cantinero militar (Chacumbele) viajando en un Airbus privado,
apenas constituyen hoy indicaciones del nivel de ineptitud y
corrupción existente en el régimen. Este grupo de cómplices activos de
la dictadura pudiera representar otro 10 por cientode la población,
casi tres millones de venezolanos que tienen acceso a las arcas
nacionales y se han repartido muchos miles de millones de dólares.
Hay un tercer grupo de venezolanos que dicen ser servidores del estado
o de la nación, o profesionales u hombres y mujeres de negocios que
dicen ser políticamente asépticos pero quienes tienen agendas
eminentemente personales. Este es un grupo pequeño pero muy
influyente. Están bien con todos los gobiernos, democráticos o
dictatoriales, sirven para permanecer en la riqueza y en primera fila
de importancia social. No creo que lleguen a los 200.000. Son los
Chaderton, Alvarez, Gustavo Márquez o Toro Hardy. Los banqueros, los
contratistas, los empresarios, el alto mando militar, los
“ïntelectuales” del dictador.
Este grupo es quizás el más culpable de todos porque tienen la
educación y los recursos necesarios para no tener que venderse, pero
lo hacen porque quieren más dinero, más poder, “prestigio” social, una
vida más muelle. Pocaterra hablaba de esta calaña de gente como
“contemplativos”. Estaban en su “torre de marfil” hasta que llegaba la
hora de la piñata y, en ese momento, se lanzaban entre el estiércol
como camellos. Son el uno o el dos por ciento de la población, pero
chupan la sangre de la nación como millones de sanguijuelas.
Y luego tenemos el grueso de la población, el 88 por ciento restante,
dividida a su vez, entre (1), quienes no comulgan con la dictadura,
(2), quienes piensan que están agarrando los mangos bajitos mientras
esto dure y (3), quienes dicen que nos les gustan ni los unos ni los
otros sino todo lo contrario.
El primer grupo representa a la oposición. Este grupo se opone pero no
va a sacrificar su situación personal por oponerse. Puede votar en
contra y marchar pero no va a poner la carne en el asador. Siempre
podrá esperar a ver que pasa, siempre pensará que, mientras no le
toque a él, la cosa no está tan mala. Este grupo representa un tercio
del grueso de la población e incluye mucha clase media, una parte de
los pobres y una parte de los ricos.
El segundo grupo está con Chávez porque les ha dado cariño, los ha
exaltado mientras insultaba al grupo de arriba. Se sienten tomados en
cuenta y les gusta la comida barata o gratis, la asistencia médica en
los barrios y graduarse de bachilleres y de universidad en poco tiempo
y sin mayores exigencias. Bastante de este sentimiento es genuino y no
es reprochable.
Sin embargo, sus miembros no se dan cuenta de que su sentimiento de
bienestar es obtenido a expensas del desprecio del dictador por los
demás miembros de la sociedad venezolana. Y ya se empiezan a dar
cuenta de que recibir un pescado diario no es tan bueno como si lo
enseñaran a pescar. Este grupo representa otro 33 por ciento de la
población.
Luego tenemos a la otra tercera parte de la población, esa que dice
que no quiere volver al pasado pero que tampoco les gusta el presente.
El problema con ese grupo es que no van más allá de rechazar lo
existente o lo que ha existido, pero no proponen hacer algo nuevo. ¿Y
entonces? ¿Cómo puede tan nutrido grupo ser válido sin presentar una
alternativa? La Venezuela de hoy exige una definición. A la hora de la
verdad todo ser humano debe asumir su responsabilidad.
Frente a las dictaduras nuestro pueblo parece estar siempre disperso,
debilitado. Los ciudadanos pasivos no cuentan contra la dictadura. La
libertad parece importarles poco como concepto colectivo. Les interesa
más el concepto de libertad individual, su libertad. La entienden como
un privilegio de cada quien, pero no como una cualidad que debe ser de
toda la sociedad. Siempre parecen encontrar una buena razón para
minimizar la tragedia que representa la pérdida de libertad del
vecino. No se dan cuenta de que no hay diferencia entre los vecinos y
ellos mismos. La historia muestra que mañana vendrán por ellos.
Pocaterra no se hubiese sorprendido de estas actitudes. Hubiera visto
como los hombres de uniforme se encuentran hoy mayormente corrompidos.
No hay excusa posible para que esos venezolanos acepten pasivamente la
humillación a la cual son sometidos por un paracaidista inculto. Los
civiles asisten pasivamente a la sistemática destrucción del país.
Debemos saludar a quienes no aceptan este estado de cosas, a quienes
luchan por salir de esta pesadilla. Sobre estos venezolanos de
excepción también habló Pocaterra: “remueven rocas, cegan pantanos, de
su trabajo solo quedará el agotamiento final, para morir sin cruz de
palo marcando el sitio….
Es más dulce echar siestas, con manos cuidadas y espíritu acicalado,
firmar papeles sin importancia, embriagarse…. Y agregaba…. “quedamos
[estos venezolanos dignos] para pasear una tristeza orgullosa de
hidalgos pobres en las ciudades del viejo mundo, traduciendo de otras
lenguas para vivir….”. Mientras tanto, viven de lo mejor en Venezuela
“los cocodrilos con charreteras” (los “boliburgueses”).
Ha pasado un siglo y todo permanece igual. Encontraremos algún día el
camino de la grandeza? Recuerden que permanecer indiferentes o
neutrales ante una situación tan difícil como la que vivimos es más
que una cobardía, es UNA TRAICIÓN, a nuestros hijos, nietos, padres,
etc.
domingo, 12 de febrero de 2012
sábado, 11 de febrero de 2012
mas info sobre problema del derrame petrolero
tomado de la pluma candente de nelson hernandez, muy bueno el trabajo, aqui les va tambien, metanse el la pag web, la pluma candente de nelson hernandez para que vean mas fotos, saludos, nestor g ramirez
derrame petrolero en oriente amenaza rio san juan
> Asunto: Maturin
> Para:
> Fecha: viernes, 10 de febrero, 2012 21:26
> La magnitud del desastre ecologico sera incalculable...Lo reenvío tal como me llegó, muy
> grave la situación, observen la foto:
> Decretado Monagas en emergencia http://bit.ly/A44ETH :sES GRAVISIMO
> AUNQUE POCO SE DICE AL RESPECTO LES INFORMO QUE EL FATAL
> DERRAME DE PDVSA EN MONAGAS ES EL 2DO MAS TRÁGICO DEL MUNDO
> CON MAS DE 140 KM CUBRIENDO RIO GUARAPICHE, YA LLEGO AL RIO
> SAN JUAN ( CARIPITO) Y VA RUMBO AL OCEANO ATLANTICO..LOS
> DAÑOS SON CUANTIOSOS SIENDO AFECTADOS MAS DEL 60% DE LA
> POBLACION DEL EDO MONAGAS Y POR LO MENOS ESTARA TODO EL
> MUNICIPIO MATURIN MAS DE 2 MESES SIN AGUA..LOS DAÑOS AL
> MEDIO AMBIENTE SON UNA TRAGEDIA CON FLORA Y FAUNA MURIENDO
> APARTE DE CULTIVOS Y SISTEMAS DE RIEGO! MILITARIZARON AREAS
> ADYACENTES PARA IMPEDIR FOTOS Y VIDEOS Y HAY PERSECUCIÓN Y
> SECUESTRO A FUNCIONARIOS COMPETENTES PARA ACALLAR OPINION..!
> PDVSA EN RUINAS ES BOSQUEJO DEL PAIS DONDE SOLO GENERAN
> DAÑOS Y SUFRIMIENTOS SIN GENERAR SOLUCIONES..! HÁGANLO
> CIRCULAR Y QUE LA COMUNIDAD NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL SE
ENTERE, ADEMAS EL RIO SAN JUAN DESEMBOCA EN EL MAR FRENTE A TRINIDAD Y ES POSIBLE QUE TENGAMOS QUE ENFRENTAR DEMANDAS MULTIMILLONARIAS POR CONTAMINACION, NO HAY LA EXPERTICIA PARA MANEJAR ESTE DERRAME, TAMBIEN, LA PRODUCCION DE JUSEPIN ES DEL CAMPO FURRIAN UNO DE LOS MAS GRANDES CAMPOS PETROLEROS DE ORIENTE Y SEGURAMENTE TENDRA UN IMPACTO EN LA PRODUCCION PETROLERA, HAY FOTOS EN TWITTER SOBRE LA CONTAMINACION GIGANTESCA, NO SE EXPLICA COMO PUDO SUCEDER ESTO, Y PDVSA ESTA MUDA, DEBE EXPLICAR QUE SUCEDIO PARA QUE LA TUBERIA SE PARTIERA, DEFECTO DEL TUBO O MUCHA PRESION QUE LA REVENTO? QUIEN SABE, NUNCA SE SABRA, SALUDOS,
NESTOR G RAMIREZ (PARTE DEL ESCRITO NO ES DE MI AUTORIA)
> Para:
> Fecha: viernes, 10 de febrero, 2012 21:26
> La magnitud del desastre ecologico sera incalculable...Lo reenvío tal como me llegó, muy
> grave la situación, observen la foto:
> Decretado Monagas en emergencia http://bit.ly/A44ETH :sES GRAVISIMO
> AUNQUE POCO SE DICE AL RESPECTO LES INFORMO QUE EL FATAL
> DERRAME DE PDVSA EN MONAGAS ES EL 2DO MAS TRÁGICO DEL MUNDO
> CON MAS DE 140 KM CUBRIENDO RIO GUARAPICHE, YA LLEGO AL RIO
> SAN JUAN ( CARIPITO) Y VA RUMBO AL OCEANO ATLANTICO..LOS
> DAÑOS SON CUANTIOSOS SIENDO AFECTADOS MAS DEL 60% DE LA
> POBLACION DEL EDO MONAGAS Y POR LO MENOS ESTARA TODO EL
> MUNICIPIO MATURIN MAS DE 2 MESES SIN AGUA..LOS DAÑOS AL
> MEDIO AMBIENTE SON UNA TRAGEDIA CON FLORA Y FAUNA MURIENDO
> APARTE DE CULTIVOS Y SISTEMAS DE RIEGO! MILITARIZARON AREAS
> ADYACENTES PARA IMPEDIR FOTOS Y VIDEOS Y HAY PERSECUCIÓN Y
> SECUESTRO A FUNCIONARIOS COMPETENTES PARA ACALLAR OPINION..!
> PDVSA EN RUINAS ES BOSQUEJO DEL PAIS DONDE SOLO GENERAN
> DAÑOS Y SUFRIMIENTOS SIN GENERAR SOLUCIONES..! HÁGANLO
> CIRCULAR Y QUE LA COMUNIDAD NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL SE
ENTERE, ADEMAS EL RIO SAN JUAN DESEMBOCA EN EL MAR FRENTE A TRINIDAD Y ES POSIBLE QUE TENGAMOS QUE ENFRENTAR DEMANDAS MULTIMILLONARIAS POR CONTAMINACION, NO HAY LA EXPERTICIA PARA MANEJAR ESTE DERRAME, TAMBIEN, LA PRODUCCION DE JUSEPIN ES DEL CAMPO FURRIAN UNO DE LOS MAS GRANDES CAMPOS PETROLEROS DE ORIENTE Y SEGURAMENTE TENDRA UN IMPACTO EN LA PRODUCCION PETROLERA, HAY FOTOS EN TWITTER SOBRE LA CONTAMINACION GIGANTESCA, NO SE EXPLICA COMO PUDO SUCEDER ESTO, Y PDVSA ESTA MUDA, DEBE EXPLICAR QUE SUCEDIO PARA QUE LA TUBERIA SE PARTIERA, DEFECTO DEL TUBO O MUCHA PRESION QUE LA REVENTO? QUIEN SABE, NUNCA SE SABRA, SALUDOS,
NESTOR G RAMIREZ (PARTE DEL ESCRITO NO ES DE MI AUTORIA)
ROBO EN PDVSA
PDVSA Ponzi Scheme's US Receiver Sues to Recover $550 Million for Venezuela
The US court-appointed receiver responsible for unwinding the asset management companies at the center of a Ponzi scheme involving Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)'s pension funds in the US has filed 6 lawsuits in US Federal Court seeking $550 million dollars from a host of figures, including PDVSA investment manager Juan Montes for bribery; Venezuelan multi-millionaire Moris Beracha and a host of his companies; and Ponzi schemer Francisco Illarramendi and his partners.
MIAMI -- John J. Carney, the court-appointed receiver responsible for unwinding Francisco "Pancho" Illarramendi's Michael Kenwood and Highview Point hedge funds -- the asset management companies at the center of a $500 million ponzi scheme that was responsible for Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)'s pension funds in the US -- has filed 6 different lawsuits in US Federal Court in Connecticut seeking to recover almost $550 million dollars in bribes, kickbacks and ill-gotten gains from a host of individuals and companies, some of whom had not been identified as being involved until the lawsuits revealed the widening conspiracy. And the documents obtained by the Latin American Herald Tribune hint at more lawsuits and revelations to come.
In the first case, Francisco Illarramendi -- who pled guilty to the ponzi scheme last year -- and his family are being sued for over $300 million by the Receiver.
"Illarramendi owed the Receivership Entities a fiduciary duty to act in their best interest and in the best interest of the Funds that entrusted their money to him," argues Carney. "Illarramendi was, however, completely derelict in performing his duties and responsibilities. This failure makes Illarramendi liable for the full amount of the damages resulting from the Fraudulent Scheme, which must be returned to the Receiver for ultimate distribution to those who have been defrauded." The suit lists $22.8 million that directly went to Illarramendi and his wife Maria Josephina Gonzalez-Miranda, with $395,000 for his sister Adela Illarramendi.
Partners in the various asset managers that Illarramendi owned -- Highview Point and subsequently Michael Kenwood -- are also named in other suits. The lawsuit against Highview Point partners Francisco Lopez (and his sister Carolina Lopez Pelaez and her husband Carlos Manuel Barrantes Araya), partner Christopher Luth, and Chief Compliance and Financial Officer Victor Chong seeks $29,737,649.
In August 2004, Luth, Lopez and Illarramendi formed Highview Point Partners (HVP Partners) as a Delaware limited liability company, each holding a one-third ownership share. According to the LLC agreement signed by Luth, Lopez and Illarramendi, the stated purpose of HVP Partners was to act as the investment manager of an Offshore Fund.
Another suit for $7,594,093 against Odo Habeck, his wife Nancy Habeck and their joint company OGH Advisors. Habeck, who had worked with Illarramendi at Credit Suisse, became the President and CEO of Michael Kenwood Capital Management, which became another manager and shell to the funds.
Another smaller and more unusual suit is against a childhood friend of Illarramendi, Javier Marin, and his company, Hispanic News Press, Inc., and its former co-owner Luis Lugo and Merica Consulting, Inc. The relationship seems to puzzle Carney, who is suing for $1,686,000, and involves Illarramendi repeatedly bailing Marin -- who used to be an owner of cutting-edge, inside Venezuela gossip website Descifrado -- out of financial difficulties, from paying his rent to buying out his partners.
"Marin had aconstant need for money to support himself and his businesses, and repeatedly counted on his friend Illarramendi to bail him out of financial difficulties," argued Carney. "Time and again, Marin turned to Illarramendi for money. Often Marin would simply send Illarramendi emails with wire transfer instructions when he needed money, like a child to a parent. Other times, Marin would visit Illarramendi personally, at the offices of HVP Partners or the MK Group in Stamford, Connecticut to discuss the money he needed."
Away from the friends, family, partners and employees in the various Ponzi scheme ventures, Carney has filed suit against a host of co-conspirators outside of the company.
Carney has filed a suit against a former PDVSA investment manager, Juan S. Montes, that "seeks the return of bribes and other fraudulent transfers totaling $35,744,651." Montes -- who is often referred to by the codename "Black" in the exhibits -- was key to getting PDVSA investments, deals and money flowing into Illarramendi's scheme.
"It was a measure of Illarramendi’s desperation to maintain and conceal his fraud, and his fanciful belief that a financial windfall was right around the corner, that he was willing to pay exorbitant amounts in bribes and kickbacks to ensure that he was able to attract investments from and participate in transactions with PDVSA’s pension funds," Carney alleges in the complaint. "Illarramendi also made the bribe payments in order to hinder, delay or defraud his creditors as the transactions PDVSA participated in helped to keep the Ponzi scheme undetected."
According to the suit, until August 2010, Montes was the corporate manager of finance, investments, and property insurance at Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA) and its pension funds, as well as a member of PDVSA’s investment committee and was responsible for directing the investments of PDVSA's pension funds.
The suit alleges that Illarramendi bribed Montes to execute PDVSA trades with him, paying him atleast $35,744,651 for the 5 trades analyzed in the lawsuit (see below). In that suit, Carney is also suing Movilway, alleging that Movilway founder Moris Beracha, who had close ties to former Venezuelan Finance Ministers and PDVSA officials, helped broker the trades and received substantial funds as a result, including getting the bribery funds to Montes. Movilway is company owned by Beracha that provides prepaid mobile telephone services to an array of countries in Latin and South America, as well as phone-based banking services.
"Beracha had deep connections within the Venezuelan finance community as well to PDVSA officials, including Montes," the suit alleges. "By working with and through Beracha, Illarramendi secured various transactions with the Pension Funds."
Venezuelan financier Moris Beracha is a figure looming large in the widening conspiracy and the receiver is seeking $172 million from him and his companies in a second lawsuit against Beracha, and his companies 4A Star Corp, Bradleyville Ltd, Brave Spirit Ltd, Dobson Management Corp, Eastcoast Consultant Corp, Fractal Fund Management Ltd, Fractal Factoring Fund, Fractal Holding Ltd, Fractal P Holding Ltd, Fractal Factoring II, Hermitage Consultants Inc, La Signoria Asests Corp, NetValue Strategy SA, Northwestern International, Rowberrow Trading Corp and Sunny Services Corp.
According to his resume, Beracha serves as the head of Fractal Fund Management Group, an investment firm; and Celistics Holdings, a leading distributor of cellular devices in Latin America. Beracha also heads Movilway, a telephone-banking subsidiary of Celistics. "Celistics Holdings continues to expand and recently experienced $1.2 billion in growth over a two-year period, " his resume lists. Fractal is listed in the list of investors claiming against Illarramendi entities Michael Kenwood and Highview Point for a total $76 million. "Established in 2005, Moris Beracha's Fractal Fund Management Group thrives through a staff of former Merrill Lynch and UBS employees," his resume states. "Moris Beracha continuously fosters the growth of the company, and in 2009, the venture received the title of Fixed Income Emerging Manager of the Year by Opal Financial Group."
Carney identifies a different side to Beracha and explains why his Fractal group might have been so profitable.
"For nearly five years, Moris Beracha and his affiliated entities participated in numerous, suspect transactions with Francisco Illarramendi and the Receivership Entities. Beracha and these affiliates received exorbitant fees, excessive and outlandish rates of interest, kickbacks and other improper payments," says Carney. "Beracha and his entities received this money as Beracha knowingly served as Illarramendi’s source of liquidity to perpetuate Illarramendi’s Ponzi scheme and pay debts and redemptions as they came due. Beracha’s funding came in various forms, including the loaning of money for short periods of time at annual interest rates often exceeding 80%, and the introduction to Illarramendi of investors and important Venezuelan government officials, bankers and financiers who could engage in transactions with Illarramendi. Beracha provided the money or access to money that kept Illarramendi and his scheme afloat."
Further, Carney states that Beracha helped Illarramendi bribe officials.
"Beracha assisted Illarramendi with the payment of millions of dollars in bribes to at least one Venezuelan government official," argues Carney. The Venezuelan government official has not been named yet.
Carney points out that not only did Beracha loan money to Illarramendi, help him make connections and pay the bribes, he was also responsible for bringing other victims into the Ponzi.
"Beracha also solicited money from other investors to pour into Illarramendi’s various 'investment' vehicles in return for fees and kickbacks, thereby profiting from and helping Illarramendi victimize innocent investors," argues Carney. "It is these investors who suffered the consequences of Illarramendi’s acts and Beracha’s flow of capital to help sustain Illarramendi."
The Ponzi
Illarramendi's whole Ponzi scheme unravelled in January 2011, when the SEC charged him with engaging in a multi-year Ponzi scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars. On March 7, 2011, Illarramendi pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of investment advisor fraud, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, to obstruct an official proceeding and to defraud the SEC, for which he is still awaiting sentencing.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and our Connecticut Securities, Commodities and Investor Fraud Task Force are committed to the aggressive investigation and prosecution of individuals who attempt to obstruct the SEC and its critically important mission of protecting investors and the integrity of American capital markets,” said U.S. Attorney Fein, who brought the charges.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Francisco Illarramendi of New Canaan, Connecticut acted as an investment adviser to hedge funds he co-owned. In approximately 2005, one hedge fund he advised lost millions of dollars and rather than disclose to his investors the truth about the losses incurred, Illarramendi decided to hide the losses by engaging in a long-running scheme to defraud and mislead his investors, creditors and the SEC to prevent the truth about the losses from being discovered.
"Based upon my review of documents and the testimony and admissions of Illarramendi, it is apparent that Illarramendi began the Fraudulent Scheme at least as early as October 2005 when he caused losses from the purchase and sale of a Credit Lyonnais bond with a nominal value of $50 million," forensic accountant Matthew Greenblatt explained to the court.
"In approximately mid-October 2005, I was in Venezuela to enter into supposedly a transaction to purchase a credit linked note from a Venezuelan financial institution through the arbitrage that I have described in my testimony in answering to Mr.
Loewenson's questions," said Illarramendi during his guilty plea hearing. "And as a result of that, because of a number of issues, the bank that was purchasing the note from us backed out of the transaction, and because of market events that resulted in us, or me, having to sell the security at a much lower price than I had intended initially, and a loss being effectively incurred."
"Despite the fact that the Calyon Bond transaction resulted in a loss, HVP Partners transferred cash to each investor, other than HVP Offshore, in amounts greater than each investor’s initial investment," said Greenblatt. "For example, Lopez, and his sister Carolina Lopez, received approximately $2.55 million for their $2.5 million investment. Because Illarramendi distributed positive returns to the other investors, HVP Offshore only received approximately $14.1 million in cash and bonds for its original investment of approximately $18.8 million. Although only $14.1 million in value was received by HVP Offshore, its books and records were falsified to reflect the receipt of approximately $19.3 million of value from the investment. The difference between the $19.3 million falsely recorded and the $14.1 million in value actually received constituted a cash shortfall of approximately $5.2 million absorbed by HVP Offshore, which Illarramendi described to the Court as the beginning of the “hole” that his Fraudulent Scheme concealed."
Illarramendi then sought to make up the losses by engaging in options trading, but only made the situation worse. "By the end of August 2006, the hole stood at over $33 million, more than one third of the $95 million net asset value of the HVP Funds," says Greenblatt.
Under cross-examination in court when he entered his guilty plea last year, Illarramendi agreed that the loss could be over $300 million now.
"Q. You've referred to this as the hole in your plea allocution?
A. Yes, I believe so.
Q. And the hole could, in your estimation, be in excess of $300 million?
A. I believe so, yes."
But this month, the receiver filed a list of claimants (see below) totalling $2.2 billion, with a list of possible assets of only $729 million -- which includes the $550 million they are trying to recover in these 6 suits. The actual amount the receiver lists as "Potential Litigation Claims" is $658 million, meaning there may be atleast another $110 million in suits potentially unfiled so far.
To cover up the money gaps, Illarramendi engaged with others to create fraudulent documents, including a fictitious asset verification letter falsely representing that one of the hedge funds, the Short Term Liquidity Fund had at least $275 million in credits as a result of outstanding loans, when Illarramendi and others knew it had nothing.
A Venezuelan "fixer", Juan Carlos Horna Napolitano, was brought in for $3 million to find help paper over the gap and in late 2010, he persuaded Venezuelan accountant Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa to prepare an asset verification letter that would falsely prove that the funds had made outstanding loans to Venezuelan companies. Guillen, a resident and citizen of Venezuela, was the managing partner of the local Venezuela affiliate of BDO, the world’s fifth-largest accounting network. Horna "and others" then worked to create a fraudulent list of loans and to incorporate this list into the asset verification letter to be signed by Guillen.
In January 2011, Guillen executed the false asset verification letter and sent it by e-mail to Illarramendi.
Guillen and Horna then learned that the false asset verification letter had been given to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try and justify the missing money, and that the SEC saw through it, and initiated a civil action against Illarramendi and others (SEC v. Illarramendi, et al., 3:11-CV-00078).
Sticking to their story as the SEC closed in, Guillen, Illarramendi, Horna and others then had to create more fraudulent documentation to try to support the false information contained in the letter. Guillen even participated in a telephone call with representatives of the SEC in January 2011 in which he intentionally misrepresented that the assertions in the asset verification letter about the existence of the hedge funds’ assets were true.
Guillen expected to receive approximately $1 million for his willingness to sign the false asset verification letter. Horna maintained control of a Florida bank account in the name of Jeislo Real Estate Investments, LLC. Illarramendi had Beracha send two transfers of funds in the total amount of $1.25 million into this bank account. As partial payment for Guillen’s services in this conspiracy, Horna transferred $250,000 to a third party for the benefit of Guillen.
In a letter to the Court in accountant Guillen's trial, David E. Bergers, Regional Director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office stated, “...the Defendant’s conduct delayed the Commission staff’s detection of a very serious financial fraud. It also resulted in the Commission staff expending additional government resources to uncover the fraud via other methods. We consider this kind of misconduct, especially by industry professionals such as the Defendant, to be particularly damaging to investors, to our capital markets and to the Commission’s investigative mission.”
The charade didn't last long, especially after Illarramendi admitted the fraud, turned State's evidence and began working with the SEC, including recording his co-conspirators for the FBI. Guillen and Horna were arrested by FBI special agents on March 3, 2011, in Florida. On March 7, 2011, Illarramendi pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of investment advisor fraud, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, to obstruct an official proceeding and to defraud the SEC. On May 4, 2011, Guillen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Horna pleaded guilty to the same charge on May 19, 2011.
Venezuelan accountant Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment followed by two years supervised release for his role in the conspiracy to obstruct the Commission’s investigation by US District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport, Connecticut on December 14, 2011. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and to forfeit the $315,000 he received.
Florida resident Juan Carlos Horna Napolitano was also sentenced by Judge Underhill to 14 months imprisonment, followed by two years supervised release, for his role in conspiring to obstruct a Commission investigation relating to Illarramendi. Horna was also ordered to forfeit the $935,000 he received.
Illarramendi -- who could face 70 years -- awaits sentencing.
The US court-appointed receiver responsible for unwinding the asset management companies at the center of a Ponzi scheme involving Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)'s pension funds in the US has filed 6 lawsuits in US Federal Court seeking $550 million dollars from a host of figures, including PDVSA investment manager Juan Montes for bribery; Venezuelan multi-millionaire Moris Beracha and a host of his companies; and Ponzi schemer Francisco Illarramendi and his partners.
MIAMI -- John J. Carney, the court-appointed receiver responsible for unwinding Francisco "Pancho" Illarramendi's Michael Kenwood and Highview Point hedge funds -- the asset management companies at the center of a $500 million ponzi scheme that was responsible for Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)'s pension funds in the US -- has filed 6 different lawsuits in US Federal Court in Connecticut seeking to recover almost $550 million dollars in bribes, kickbacks and ill-gotten gains from a host of individuals and companies, some of whom had not been identified as being involved until the lawsuits revealed the widening conspiracy. And the documents obtained by the Latin American Herald Tribune hint at more lawsuits and revelations to come.
In the first case, Francisco Illarramendi -- who pled guilty to the ponzi scheme last year -- and his family are being sued for over $300 million by the Receiver.
"Illarramendi owed the Receivership Entities a fiduciary duty to act in their best interest and in the best interest of the Funds that entrusted their money to him," argues Carney. "Illarramendi was, however, completely derelict in performing his duties and responsibilities. This failure makes Illarramendi liable for the full amount of the damages resulting from the Fraudulent Scheme, which must be returned to the Receiver for ultimate distribution to those who have been defrauded." The suit lists $22.8 million that directly went to Illarramendi and his wife Maria Josephina Gonzalez-Miranda, with $395,000 for his sister Adela Illarramendi.
Partners in the various asset managers that Illarramendi owned -- Highview Point and subsequently Michael Kenwood -- are also named in other suits. The lawsuit against Highview Point partners Francisco Lopez (and his sister Carolina Lopez Pelaez and her husband Carlos Manuel Barrantes Araya), partner Christopher Luth, and Chief Compliance and Financial Officer Victor Chong seeks $29,737,649.
In August 2004, Luth, Lopez and Illarramendi formed Highview Point Partners (HVP Partners) as a Delaware limited liability company, each holding a one-third ownership share. According to the LLC agreement signed by Luth, Lopez and Illarramendi, the stated purpose of HVP Partners was to act as the investment manager of an Offshore Fund.
Another suit for $7,594,093 against Odo Habeck, his wife Nancy Habeck and their joint company OGH Advisors. Habeck, who had worked with Illarramendi at Credit Suisse, became the President and CEO of Michael Kenwood Capital Management, which became another manager and shell to the funds.
Another smaller and more unusual suit is against a childhood friend of Illarramendi, Javier Marin, and his company, Hispanic News Press, Inc., and its former co-owner Luis Lugo and Merica Consulting, Inc. The relationship seems to puzzle Carney, who is suing for $1,686,000, and involves Illarramendi repeatedly bailing Marin -- who used to be an owner of cutting-edge, inside Venezuela gossip website Descifrado -- out of financial difficulties, from paying his rent to buying out his partners.
"Marin had aconstant need for money to support himself and his businesses, and repeatedly counted on his friend Illarramendi to bail him out of financial difficulties," argued Carney. "Time and again, Marin turned to Illarramendi for money. Often Marin would simply send Illarramendi emails with wire transfer instructions when he needed money, like a child to a parent. Other times, Marin would visit Illarramendi personally, at the offices of HVP Partners or the MK Group in Stamford, Connecticut to discuss the money he needed."
Away from the friends, family, partners and employees in the various Ponzi scheme ventures, Carney has filed suit against a host of co-conspirators outside of the company.
Carney has filed a suit against a former PDVSA investment manager, Juan S. Montes, that "seeks the return of bribes and other fraudulent transfers totaling $35,744,651." Montes -- who is often referred to by the codename "Black" in the exhibits -- was key to getting PDVSA investments, deals and money flowing into Illarramendi's scheme.
"It was a measure of Illarramendi’s desperation to maintain and conceal his fraud, and his fanciful belief that a financial windfall was right around the corner, that he was willing to pay exorbitant amounts in bribes and kickbacks to ensure that he was able to attract investments from and participate in transactions with PDVSA’s pension funds," Carney alleges in the complaint. "Illarramendi also made the bribe payments in order to hinder, delay or defraud his creditors as the transactions PDVSA participated in helped to keep the Ponzi scheme undetected."
According to the suit, until August 2010, Montes was the corporate manager of finance, investments, and property insurance at Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA) and its pension funds, as well as a member of PDVSA’s investment committee and was responsible for directing the investments of PDVSA's pension funds.
The suit alleges that Illarramendi bribed Montes to execute PDVSA trades with him, paying him atleast $35,744,651 for the 5 trades analyzed in the lawsuit (see below). In that suit, Carney is also suing Movilway, alleging that Movilway founder Moris Beracha, who had close ties to former Venezuelan Finance Ministers and PDVSA officials, helped broker the trades and received substantial funds as a result, including getting the bribery funds to Montes. Movilway is company owned by Beracha that provides prepaid mobile telephone services to an array of countries in Latin and South America, as well as phone-based banking services.
"Beracha had deep connections within the Venezuelan finance community as well to PDVSA officials, including Montes," the suit alleges. "By working with and through Beracha, Illarramendi secured various transactions with the Pension Funds."
Venezuelan financier Moris Beracha is a figure looming large in the widening conspiracy and the receiver is seeking $172 million from him and his companies in a second lawsuit against Beracha, and his companies 4A Star Corp, Bradleyville Ltd, Brave Spirit Ltd, Dobson Management Corp, Eastcoast Consultant Corp, Fractal Fund Management Ltd, Fractal Factoring Fund, Fractal Holding Ltd, Fractal P Holding Ltd, Fractal Factoring II, Hermitage Consultants Inc, La Signoria Asests Corp, NetValue Strategy SA, Northwestern International, Rowberrow Trading Corp and Sunny Services Corp.
According to his resume, Beracha serves as the head of Fractal Fund Management Group, an investment firm; and Celistics Holdings, a leading distributor of cellular devices in Latin America. Beracha also heads Movilway, a telephone-banking subsidiary of Celistics. "Celistics Holdings continues to expand and recently experienced $1.2 billion in growth over a two-year period, " his resume lists. Fractal is listed in the list of investors claiming against Illarramendi entities Michael Kenwood and Highview Point for a total $76 million. "Established in 2005, Moris Beracha's Fractal Fund Management Group thrives through a staff of former Merrill Lynch and UBS employees," his resume states. "Moris Beracha continuously fosters the growth of the company, and in 2009, the venture received the title of Fixed Income Emerging Manager of the Year by Opal Financial Group."
Carney identifies a different side to Beracha and explains why his Fractal group might have been so profitable.
"For nearly five years, Moris Beracha and his affiliated entities participated in numerous, suspect transactions with Francisco Illarramendi and the Receivership Entities. Beracha and these affiliates received exorbitant fees, excessive and outlandish rates of interest, kickbacks and other improper payments," says Carney. "Beracha and his entities received this money as Beracha knowingly served as Illarramendi’s source of liquidity to perpetuate Illarramendi’s Ponzi scheme and pay debts and redemptions as they came due. Beracha’s funding came in various forms, including the loaning of money for short periods of time at annual interest rates often exceeding 80%, and the introduction to Illarramendi of investors and important Venezuelan government officials, bankers and financiers who could engage in transactions with Illarramendi. Beracha provided the money or access to money that kept Illarramendi and his scheme afloat."
Further, Carney states that Beracha helped Illarramendi bribe officials.
"Beracha assisted Illarramendi with the payment of millions of dollars in bribes to at least one Venezuelan government official," argues Carney. The Venezuelan government official has not been named yet.
Carney points out that not only did Beracha loan money to Illarramendi, help him make connections and pay the bribes, he was also responsible for bringing other victims into the Ponzi.
"Beracha also solicited money from other investors to pour into Illarramendi’s various 'investment' vehicles in return for fees and kickbacks, thereby profiting from and helping Illarramendi victimize innocent investors," argues Carney. "It is these investors who suffered the consequences of Illarramendi’s acts and Beracha’s flow of capital to help sustain Illarramendi."
The Ponzi
Illarramendi's whole Ponzi scheme unravelled in January 2011, when the SEC charged him with engaging in a multi-year Ponzi scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars. On March 7, 2011, Illarramendi pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of investment advisor fraud, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, to obstruct an official proceeding and to defraud the SEC, for which he is still awaiting sentencing.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and our Connecticut Securities, Commodities and Investor Fraud Task Force are committed to the aggressive investigation and prosecution of individuals who attempt to obstruct the SEC and its critically important mission of protecting investors and the integrity of American capital markets,” said U.S. Attorney Fein, who brought the charges.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Francisco Illarramendi of New Canaan, Connecticut acted as an investment adviser to hedge funds he co-owned. In approximately 2005, one hedge fund he advised lost millions of dollars and rather than disclose to his investors the truth about the losses incurred, Illarramendi decided to hide the losses by engaging in a long-running scheme to defraud and mislead his investors, creditors and the SEC to prevent the truth about the losses from being discovered.
"Based upon my review of documents and the testimony and admissions of Illarramendi, it is apparent that Illarramendi began the Fraudulent Scheme at least as early as October 2005 when he caused losses from the purchase and sale of a Credit Lyonnais bond with a nominal value of $50 million," forensic accountant Matthew Greenblatt explained to the court.
"In approximately mid-October 2005, I was in Venezuela to enter into supposedly a transaction to purchase a credit linked note from a Venezuelan financial institution through the arbitrage that I have described in my testimony in answering to Mr.
Loewenson's questions," said Illarramendi during his guilty plea hearing. "And as a result of that, because of a number of issues, the bank that was purchasing the note from us backed out of the transaction, and because of market events that resulted in us, or me, having to sell the security at a much lower price than I had intended initially, and a loss being effectively incurred."
"Despite the fact that the Calyon Bond transaction resulted in a loss, HVP Partners transferred cash to each investor, other than HVP Offshore, in amounts greater than each investor’s initial investment," said Greenblatt. "For example, Lopez, and his sister Carolina Lopez, received approximately $2.55 million for their $2.5 million investment. Because Illarramendi distributed positive returns to the other investors, HVP Offshore only received approximately $14.1 million in cash and bonds for its original investment of approximately $18.8 million. Although only $14.1 million in value was received by HVP Offshore, its books and records were falsified to reflect the receipt of approximately $19.3 million of value from the investment. The difference between the $19.3 million falsely recorded and the $14.1 million in value actually received constituted a cash shortfall of approximately $5.2 million absorbed by HVP Offshore, which Illarramendi described to the Court as the beginning of the “hole” that his Fraudulent Scheme concealed."
Illarramendi then sought to make up the losses by engaging in options trading, but only made the situation worse. "By the end of August 2006, the hole stood at over $33 million, more than one third of the $95 million net asset value of the HVP Funds," says Greenblatt.
Under cross-examination in court when he entered his guilty plea last year, Illarramendi agreed that the loss could be over $300 million now.
"Q. You've referred to this as the hole in your plea allocution?
A. Yes, I believe so.
Q. And the hole could, in your estimation, be in excess of $300 million?
A. I believe so, yes."
But this month, the receiver filed a list of claimants (see below) totalling $2.2 billion, with a list of possible assets of only $729 million -- which includes the $550 million they are trying to recover in these 6 suits. The actual amount the receiver lists as "Potential Litigation Claims" is $658 million, meaning there may be atleast another $110 million in suits potentially unfiled so far.
To cover up the money gaps, Illarramendi engaged with others to create fraudulent documents, including a fictitious asset verification letter falsely representing that one of the hedge funds, the Short Term Liquidity Fund had at least $275 million in credits as a result of outstanding loans, when Illarramendi and others knew it had nothing.
A Venezuelan "fixer", Juan Carlos Horna Napolitano, was brought in for $3 million to find help paper over the gap and in late 2010, he persuaded Venezuelan accountant Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa to prepare an asset verification letter that would falsely prove that the funds had made outstanding loans to Venezuelan companies. Guillen, a resident and citizen of Venezuela, was the managing partner of the local Venezuela affiliate of BDO, the world’s fifth-largest accounting network. Horna "and others" then worked to create a fraudulent list of loans and to incorporate this list into the asset verification letter to be signed by Guillen.
In January 2011, Guillen executed the false asset verification letter and sent it by e-mail to Illarramendi.
Guillen and Horna then learned that the false asset verification letter had been given to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try and justify the missing money, and that the SEC saw through it, and initiated a civil action against Illarramendi and others (SEC v. Illarramendi, et al., 3:11-CV-00078).
Sticking to their story as the SEC closed in, Guillen, Illarramendi, Horna and others then had to create more fraudulent documentation to try to support the false information contained in the letter. Guillen even participated in a telephone call with representatives of the SEC in January 2011 in which he intentionally misrepresented that the assertions in the asset verification letter about the existence of the hedge funds’ assets were true.
Guillen expected to receive approximately $1 million for his willingness to sign the false asset verification letter. Horna maintained control of a Florida bank account in the name of Jeislo Real Estate Investments, LLC. Illarramendi had Beracha send two transfers of funds in the total amount of $1.25 million into this bank account. As partial payment for Guillen’s services in this conspiracy, Horna transferred $250,000 to a third party for the benefit of Guillen.
In a letter to the Court in accountant Guillen's trial, David E. Bergers, Regional Director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office stated, “...the Defendant’s conduct delayed the Commission staff’s detection of a very serious financial fraud. It also resulted in the Commission staff expending additional government resources to uncover the fraud via other methods. We consider this kind of misconduct, especially by industry professionals such as the Defendant, to be particularly damaging to investors, to our capital markets and to the Commission’s investigative mission.”
The charade didn't last long, especially after Illarramendi admitted the fraud, turned State's evidence and began working with the SEC, including recording his co-conspirators for the FBI. Guillen and Horna were arrested by FBI special agents on March 3, 2011, in Florida. On March 7, 2011, Illarramendi pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of investment advisor fraud, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, to obstruct an official proceeding and to defraud the SEC. On May 4, 2011, Guillen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Horna pleaded guilty to the same charge on May 19, 2011.
Venezuelan accountant Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment followed by two years supervised release for his role in the conspiracy to obstruct the Commission’s investigation by US District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport, Connecticut on December 14, 2011. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and to forfeit the $315,000 he received.
Florida resident Juan Carlos Horna Napolitano was also sentenced by Judge Underhill to 14 months imprisonment, followed by two years supervised release, for his role in conspiring to obstruct a Commission investigation relating to Illarramendi. Horna was also ordered to forfeit the $935,000 he received.
Illarramendi -- who could face 70 years -- awaits sentencing.
martes, 10 de enero de 2012
BORRACHERA DE DOLARES Y BS. ALERTA!
una borrachera de dolares y bolívares, una voz de alerta roja!
lo que esta pasando en Venezuela es una locura de imprimir billetes a diestra y siniestra, para poder hacer una gigantesca campana presidencial en favor del presidente chavez, me parece que esto es un combustible muy peligroso para la inflación, que tiene que decir el dr giordani sobre estas emisiones de billetes? se hace mas difícil explicarle a la gente porque no se puede controlar la inflación, que es el daño mas grande que se la hace al venezolano, pues le encarece todo, y su salario no sube en forma proporcional, como me dice un amigo los precios suben por el ascensor y los sueldos por las escaleras, creando así problemas en los hogares falta de pagos, incumplimiento de obligaciones contraídas, pues el dinero ya no alcanza para nada, un mercado vale un monton de bs, entonces hacia donde vamos? que sucedería si el precio del petróleo bajara a 70 $/b, o peor aun, al monto usado por el congreso para el presupuesto que se supone es un mumero bien calculado, de 40$/b, entonces, tendriamos que llamar a Maria, pues no hundiríamos en una carencia de alimentos, de medicinas, de todo, caos. pues estamos importando de todo. nuestra supervivencia depende de las importaciones.
pues la producción nacional, pese a la cantidad de empresas que se fundan no aumenta, al contrario baja, y las empresas que se confiscan o roban, producen menos que antes, hasta el punto que estamos contratando con los iranies una planta de cemento cuando tenemos tres que eran HOLCIM, CEMEX, Y LAFARGE, que producian en abundancia pero ahora van en bajada su producción, tenemos que importar cemento por eso, recuerden que lo que mas mano de obra crea es la construccion, por eso es imperante la reconstrucción de nuestras carreteras, mejorarlas, hacer un paso alterno a la fajardo, a ccs para los que vengan de occidente no tengan que atravesar la ciudad por la fajardo, sino por una circunvalacion, y continuar a oriente, o vice versa, que cada dia sera mas dificil dado el auge de construcciones en las areas que han debido ser reservadas para su construccion; además del famoso efecto holandés, que la unica forma de mitigarlo es con obras civiles, viviendas, pues si ese dinero del petroleo va a gasto corriente arruina a las empresas nacionales que no pueden competir con las extranjeras.
no hay una política seria de finanzas en el país. yo le preguntaría al presidente si luego de agotar todas las reservas para su campana y ganara el gobierno las elecciones que haría para arreglar ese gingantesco déficit, seguir imprimiendo billetes? pero no habrá nada que comprar, pues este es el efecto que tendría que el gobierno quien maneja las mayores cantidades de dinero, se quede sin plata, o con poca plata que no pueda cumplir sus compromisos, ni hacer las importaciones que hace para suplir las fallas creadas por las confiscaciones de empresas venezolanas, que ya no son capaces, y a lo mejor ni quieren regresar a producir bajo tanta incertidumbre, pues si hay una palabra clave en las finanzas y las inversiones de un pais es CONFIANZA, una terrible situación.
no es extraño la volatilidad de los precios del petróleo, por lo que hay que estar preparados para cualquier evento de esta naturaleza. la situación política del medio oriente es muy inestable, por ejemplo que pasaría sin en Arabia Saudita surgiera la primavera árabe? a lo tiene al lado en Bahrain, y que ellos mismos corrieron a arreglar la situación que se estaba gestando alli, pues saben que les puede afectar, y el gobierno saudi quedaria en manos de gente como los iranies? caos. y esto hace que el precio del petróleo pueda estar hoy alto y mañana bajo, pues depende de los acontecimientos políticos en estos países, por ahora todo indica que precios del petroleo subirán pues hay tensión con irán, pero si esto cesa y se arregla el problema con irán pues perdió su gran aliado siria, que haría irán? capitularia?, y al hacerlo se caen de narices los precios del petróleo o se van al cielo, creando crisis aguda en occidente, y nosotros que estamos acostumbrándonos a vivir del día a día, nos hundiremos un una depresión fuerte, la plata se volvería escasa, todo el mundo vendiendo y nadie comprando, que significaría esto: caos. ademas recuerden que existe una crisis economica mundial, en unos lados mas fuerte que en otros, pero hay una tendencia de todos los gobiernos a endeudarse, y luego viene la caida, como en grecia, portugal, espana, etc, que entonces quien paga los platos rotos son los ciudadanos que sufren mas impuestos, menos trabajos disponibles, menos inversiones, etc.
por estas situaciones es que tenemos que ser precavidos a la hora de manejar las finanzas publicas, deben ser transparentes, que no lo son, debemos volver a la unidad del tesoro, que ayudaría mucho a que se aclaren las distintas situaciones que vivimos, pues hay una chequera que camina sin control de nadie, no se sabe quienen firman, donde estan esos reales,
para su informacion la intencion de esta nota no es para alarmar a nadie, es para poner los pies en la tierra, y mas bien va dirigida a la gente que maneja finanzas publicas, para que recapaciten si eso es posible en sus mentes sumisas. En el fondo nos interesa aguantar para que no tenga excusas de suspender las elecciones si ya esta seguro que perdera, veremos como reacciona la oposicion, de suceder esto.
nestor g ramirez
lo que esta pasando en Venezuela es una locura de imprimir billetes a diestra y siniestra, para poder hacer una gigantesca campana presidencial en favor del presidente chavez, me parece que esto es un combustible muy peligroso para la inflación, que tiene que decir el dr giordani sobre estas emisiones de billetes? se hace mas difícil explicarle a la gente porque no se puede controlar la inflación, que es el daño mas grande que se la hace al venezolano, pues le encarece todo, y su salario no sube en forma proporcional, como me dice un amigo los precios suben por el ascensor y los sueldos por las escaleras, creando así problemas en los hogares falta de pagos, incumplimiento de obligaciones contraídas, pues el dinero ya no alcanza para nada, un mercado vale un monton de bs, entonces hacia donde vamos? que sucedería si el precio del petróleo bajara a 70 $/b, o peor aun, al monto usado por el congreso para el presupuesto que se supone es un mumero bien calculado, de 40$/b, entonces, tendriamos que llamar a Maria, pues no hundiríamos en una carencia de alimentos, de medicinas, de todo, caos. pues estamos importando de todo. nuestra supervivencia depende de las importaciones.
pues la producción nacional, pese a la cantidad de empresas que se fundan no aumenta, al contrario baja, y las empresas que se confiscan o roban, producen menos que antes, hasta el punto que estamos contratando con los iranies una planta de cemento cuando tenemos tres que eran HOLCIM, CEMEX, Y LAFARGE, que producian en abundancia pero ahora van en bajada su producción, tenemos que importar cemento por eso, recuerden que lo que mas mano de obra crea es la construccion, por eso es imperante la reconstrucción de nuestras carreteras, mejorarlas, hacer un paso alterno a la fajardo, a ccs para los que vengan de occidente no tengan que atravesar la ciudad por la fajardo, sino por una circunvalacion, y continuar a oriente, o vice versa, que cada dia sera mas dificil dado el auge de construcciones en las areas que han debido ser reservadas para su construccion; además del famoso efecto holandés, que la unica forma de mitigarlo es con obras civiles, viviendas, pues si ese dinero del petroleo va a gasto corriente arruina a las empresas nacionales que no pueden competir con las extranjeras.
no hay una política seria de finanzas en el país. yo le preguntaría al presidente si luego de agotar todas las reservas para su campana y ganara el gobierno las elecciones que haría para arreglar ese gingantesco déficit, seguir imprimiendo billetes? pero no habrá nada que comprar, pues este es el efecto que tendría que el gobierno quien maneja las mayores cantidades de dinero, se quede sin plata, o con poca plata que no pueda cumplir sus compromisos, ni hacer las importaciones que hace para suplir las fallas creadas por las confiscaciones de empresas venezolanas, que ya no son capaces, y a lo mejor ni quieren regresar a producir bajo tanta incertidumbre, pues si hay una palabra clave en las finanzas y las inversiones de un pais es CONFIANZA, una terrible situación.
no es extraño la volatilidad de los precios del petróleo, por lo que hay que estar preparados para cualquier evento de esta naturaleza. la situación política del medio oriente es muy inestable, por ejemplo que pasaría sin en Arabia Saudita surgiera la primavera árabe? a lo tiene al lado en Bahrain, y que ellos mismos corrieron a arreglar la situación que se estaba gestando alli, pues saben que les puede afectar, y el gobierno saudi quedaria en manos de gente como los iranies? caos. y esto hace que el precio del petróleo pueda estar hoy alto y mañana bajo, pues depende de los acontecimientos políticos en estos países, por ahora todo indica que precios del petroleo subirán pues hay tensión con irán, pero si esto cesa y se arregla el problema con irán pues perdió su gran aliado siria, que haría irán? capitularia?, y al hacerlo se caen de narices los precios del petróleo o se van al cielo, creando crisis aguda en occidente, y nosotros que estamos acostumbrándonos a vivir del día a día, nos hundiremos un una depresión fuerte, la plata se volvería escasa, todo el mundo vendiendo y nadie comprando, que significaría esto: caos. ademas recuerden que existe una crisis economica mundial, en unos lados mas fuerte que en otros, pero hay una tendencia de todos los gobiernos a endeudarse, y luego viene la caida, como en grecia, portugal, espana, etc, que entonces quien paga los platos rotos son los ciudadanos que sufren mas impuestos, menos trabajos disponibles, menos inversiones, etc.
por estas situaciones es que tenemos que ser precavidos a la hora de manejar las finanzas publicas, deben ser transparentes, que no lo son, debemos volver a la unidad del tesoro, que ayudaría mucho a que se aclaren las distintas situaciones que vivimos, pues hay una chequera que camina sin control de nadie, no se sabe quienen firman, donde estan esos reales,
para su informacion la intencion de esta nota no es para alarmar a nadie, es para poner los pies en la tierra, y mas bien va dirigida a la gente que maneja finanzas publicas, para que recapaciten si eso es posible en sus mentes sumisas. En el fondo nos interesa aguantar para que no tenga excusas de suspender las elecciones si ya esta seguro que perdera, veremos como reacciona la oposicion, de suceder esto.
nestor g ramirez
domingo, 8 de enero de 2012
COMO ES ESO DE NUEVOS ACUERDOS CON IRAN
me parece que no se justifica una nueva planta de cemento cuando las nacionalizadas estan a media maquina y descuidadas, vamos a recuperar estas tres plantas primero, lo otro es la construccion de tractores de iran, si la de los carros donde esta? como que medio abandonada, o no produce, esperando repuestos, ahora somos esclavos de los repuestos de iran, bien lejos, habra que usar una empresa tipo dhl pero irani, para traer los repuestos, los chinos nos tienen invadidos por todos lados, estoy seguro que no los conocen, ellos no reaccionan como los gringos, espera que no les cumplan para que vean como reaccionan los chinos. los brasilenos son parecidos, con la refineria de pernambuco pdvsa trato de cambiar el trato y petrobras dijo, nada de eso, eso no es el acuerdo y tuvimos que saltar con la plata de los chinos, se parecen a mis cuentas pido a uno para pagarle al otro. tambien se firmo un acuerdo para connstruir una refineria gigantesca en china, pero parece olvidada o que pasara>? estos acuerdos parecen salir de una mente delirante, pues no tienen ninguna justificacion puro show, que lastima,ademas la venida del hombre fuerte de iran es una provocacion muy grande que nos puede traer problemas feos, el gobierno se siente fuerte con los equipos rusos de guerra pero eso no es nada para un portaviones gringo, eso lo acaban en dos dias, hasta desde curazao. la otra gran preocupacion es el deterioro de la educacion, hace falta una educacion de calidad, pues hoy dia pasan materia sino tienen profesores, que horror, mas adelante en sus grados lo pagan duro, a menos tampoco tenganp= profesor, hay que empezar por regenerar los institutos pedagogicos y mejorar la calidad de la educacion, sin abandono de la educacion, en un pais donde la mitad de los estudiantes abandonan los estudios y no tienen un ince para estudiar oficios practicos para ganarse la vida, por eso aumenta la inseguridad, ademas de soltar a 3500 presos, para mejorar la seguridad del venezolano, pareciera que las soluciones son contrarias a los deseos de las correcciones que se quieren hacer, sera a proposito o sera ignorancia>???? nestor g ramirez
viernes, 6 de enero de 2012
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