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Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican newspaper: Chavez's family has USD 137 million in US accounts
2010-12-10
[El Universal] The family of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has USD 137 million in several US bank accounts, according to an investigation made by Mexican newspaper La Razón.

La Razón reported that "under the umbrella of power, the Venezuelan president's family has a life style that includes jewelry, cars, travels and even weapons, in contrast to Chavez's anti-capitalist discourse."

According to La Razón, reports issued by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 2008 show that DEA found five bank accounts in US banks amounting to nearly USD 140 million and belonging to the brothers and mother of the Venezuelan president.

The report claims that Adelis Chavez Frías, a brother of the Venezuela president, tops the lists with USD 90 million, followed by Adan Chavez, with USD 18 million. Elena Frías de Chavez, Hugo Chavez's mother, allegedly has a USD 16 million account.
If we had a CIA worth anything at all those accounts would be emptied, Mexican drug lords would be blamed, and the money would be used to fund the opposition in Venezuela ...
Posted by:Fred

#3  Goes to show that the biblical saying "For the love of money is the root of all evil." . That is why the Dems are such huge tax and spend aholics. They have gotten drunk on the wealth of America and now want more if not all of it.
Posted by: Alistaire Ulunter8599   2010-12-10 20:50  

#2  "They're supposed to deplore it, so they are fascinated by it. This is why communists are hypnotized by money, the same way that Jesuits are hypnotized by sex."
Posted by: Anonymoose   2010-12-10 06:15  

#1  "If we had a CIA worth anything ..."

Information such as this and more would be printed out daily (or at least weekly) on simple printer paper and distributed by "wind" throughout Chavez's more supportive districts. He is most popular with the poor, who would also be most sensitive to him enriching his family through his position.
Posted by: crosspatch   2010-12-10 00:43  

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