Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas and Alex Nain Saab Morán are both accused of exploiting two of Venezuela’s public programmes which were set up to supply poor Venezuelans with affordable foodstuffs and housing. They are alleged to have benefitted from improperly awarded contracts, where promised goods were delivered at highly inflated prices. Pulido Vargas is wanted in the US on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering. [1] [2]
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10.12.1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogota, Colombia |
| NATIONALITY | Venezuela |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Venezuela |
| FULL NAME | Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Alvaro Enrique |
| ALIASES | (1) German Enrique Rubio Salas (2) “Cuchi” |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Unknown |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Asasi Food FZE, Mulberry Proje Yatirim Anonim Sirketi (Mulberry), and the Group Grand Limited. [1] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO BANK ACCOUNTS | Linked to bank accounts in Antigua, United Arab Emirates, United States. [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 22.07.2021 [1] |