Doldan is an associate of Khalil Ahmad Hijazi and his cousin, Kassem Mohamad Hijazi. She worked as a part of Kassem’s money-laundering organization. Kassem used her company based in Paraguay, Mobile Zone International Import-Export S.R.L., to purchase goods from a company based in Miami, which would subsequently send these goods to several shell companies in Paraguay. As the goods would enter the country destined for these shell companies, Paraguayan Customs would identify the cell phones as cheaper goods, such as printers and printer toner, to simulate the importation of lower-cost items, a practice that would allow Mobile Zone to pay less tax on the imports. According to press reporting, this scheme generated at least $675 million.
In 2008–09, the then-General Director of Paraguayan Customs increased and formalized a system of bribes, wherein intermediaries had to pay Paraguayan customs officials, a system which ensured that every customs official was paid. In July 2019, as a part of “Operation Phone Call,” Doldan and her network were the targets of the Paraguayan Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s office. This office, in coordination with the Economic Crimes Special Unit, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat, and the Smuggling Prevention Unit, conducted 15 raids simultaneously in Ciudad del Este and Asuncion, Paraguay. [1] [2] [3]
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Import export associate of Kassem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 07.09.1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paraguay |
| NATIONALITY | Paraguay |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Paraguay |
| FULL NAME | Liz Paola Doldán González |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Liz Paola |
| ALIASES | (1) Liz Paola Florinda (2) Doldan Paola (3) Doldán González |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Unknown |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | Registered to her: Mobile Zone International Import-Export S.R.L. (Mobile Zone). Associated: Espana Informatica S.A. (Espana), Emprendimientos Inmobiliarios Misiones S.A., Apolo Informatica S.A., and Mundo Informatico as being owned or controlled by Khalil [1] |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETS | By using her Mobile Zone scheme to pay less tax on the imports she generated at least $675 million. [1] |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS REGIMES | US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 24.08.2021 [1] |