USA TO ROVOKE VENEZUELAN CITIZEN VISAS

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

AMERICANS PETITION TO REVOKE US VISAS FOR VENEZUELAN PEPS

A petition is being circulated in Washington, requesting that the US State Department revoke the US Visas for several prominent PEPs it accuses of crimes that affect National Security. The offences alleged include:

(1) Providing material support to Hezbollah and the FARC.

(2) The use of American financial institutions to launder criminal proceeds.

(3) Conspiring with Cuba and Syria to issue Venezuelan diplomatic passports to known terrorists, such as Hezbollah Venezuela commander Ghazi Nasr Al-Din, who is sanctioned by OFAC.

The PEPs listed in the Petition are:

(A) President Nicolas Maduro

(B) Diosdado Cabello

(C) Jorge Arreaza

(D) Diego Molero

(E) Elias Jaua

(F) Rafael Ramirez

(G) Tibisay Lucena

(H) Sandra Oblitas

(I) Calixto Ortega

(J) Jesse Chacon

(K) The entire Chavez family

Any US bank that has an ongoing relationship with any of the above names should terminate both its compliance officer, and its bank president, for malpractice, for the risk levels with these individuals is so high that it is off the scale.

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IRAN IS TRANSPORTING MISSILES AND WEAPONS THROUGH IRAQUI AIRSPACE

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

RAISE COUNTRY RISK ON IRAQ (AGAIN)

The attack, by Israel, on a warehouse full of advanced Iranian missiles, at Damascus International Airport, means only one thing: These arms were transported from Iran, through Iraqi airspace, with the express consent and approval of the Government of Iraq. In plain English, Iraq doesn't give a tinker's damn what the West thinks about its complicity regarding Iranian support of the regime side in the Syrian civil war.

The Syrian conflict is in danger of expanding; two Israeli attacks, within Syrian territory in the same week, underscores the clear and present danger. When one adds the rampant corruption, the ever-increasing bombings of both Sunnis and Shiites by their perceived enemies and opponents, the overt Kurdish facilitation of Iranian sanctions evasion, and the general feeling that Iraqi society is careening out of control lately, compliance officers candidly have no other choice but to raise Country Risk on Iraq forthwith.

Any bank client, or bank, that is planning on participating in the Iraqi financial structure or economy should be prepared to lose its entire investment; Any other conclusion, for risk management purposes, ignores the reality on the ground. 

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LEBANON DRAGGED INTO SYRIA CIVIL WAR

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

WILL ISRAELI ATTACK ON SYRIAN MISSILES BOUND FOR HEZBOLLAH AFFECT COUNTRY FOR FOR LEBANON ?

The Israeli Air Force has reportedly attacked a convoy traveling to Lebanon, inside Syria, believe to be transporting either surface-to-air missiles, or long-range missiles, destined for Hezbollah. This is not the first such attack, conducted by Israel, and within Syrian territory, to prevent Hezbollah from acquiring missiles that present a clear and danger to Israel, or its armed forces. It is undetermined whether the attack was launched from Lebanese airspace, but there was a huge amount of Israeli Air Force traffic in the region at the time, according to Lebanese sources. 

The question is whether this incident will further destabilise Lebanese internal politics, by provoking a domestic Lebanese reaction against Hezbollah, and its pro-regime role in Syria. Tempers remain extremely high amongst those political parties who see Hezbollah as dragging Lebanon into another conflict with Israel, and one in which war damage will not be limited to the Shiite-controlled south, but country-wide, including the downtown Beirut business and financial district, according to warnings issued by the Government of Israel.

For that reason, you may want to take another hard look at your assessment of Country Risk for Lebanon, and make adjustments accordingly.

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VIKTOR BOUT VS U.S

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

US RESPONDS IN VIKTOR BOUT APPEAL

The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed its Brief of Appellee in Viktor Bout's appeal, to the Second Circuit*, of his conviction for conspiring to sell small arms and missiles to the FARC, to be used to target American officials and soldiers, in Colombia.

The brief relies upon a large number of citations to authority that is argued to be relevant and applicable law, and it makes the following points:

(1) The Bout criminal investigation did not violate the Due Process Clause.

(2) Bout's prosecution was not vindictive.

(3) There was no Outrageous Government Conduct during the investigation.

(4) Bout's challenge to the extradition proceedings should be rejected.

(5) Bout's prosecution did not violate the Doctrine of Specialty (one can only be prosecuted for the crimes one is extradited for).

(6) Counts One and Two of the Indictment sufficiently alleged Conspiracies to Murder.

(7) The Jury Instructions were proper, in accordance with well-settled principles of Federal Conspiracy Law, and any instruction error was Harmless Error.

(8) There was sufficient evidence of jurisdiction, and any lack of jury instructions regarding jurisdiction was not Plain Error,** but merely Harmless Error.

I find from a fair reading of the brief that it is well prepared, and persuasive. We shall update you on the progress of the appeal if Bout's attorney files a Reply Brief.

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*Viktor Bout vs. United States, 12-1487 (2nd Cir.)

** A failure to issue jury instructions that results in a judicial determination that a miscarriage of justice has occurred,  resulting in a new trial, even though no timely objection was made.  

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TSARNAEV BROTHERS WERE INSPIRED BY MUSTAFA SETMARIAM NASAR AN AQ THEORETICIAN.

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

BOSTON MARATHON BOMBERS WERE INSPIRED BY AL-QAEDA LEADER US IGNORED IN ITS BACKYARD IN 2004

During his "sabbatical" in Venezuela, Nasar reportedly was the principal figure in the planning of the 2005 London Transport Bombings, and he is also understood by many to have been the architect of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) programme that killed so many Coalition soldiers in Iraq. Could this have been prevented by his capture, I wonder ?

To sum it up, Nasar's writings inspired Al-Awlaki, who adopted them in his Internet lectures. Those lectures, according to one brother, inspired the Boston Marathon Bombing. By the way, Nasar was released from custody, in the chaos surrounding the Syrian civil war, and he is out there once again.

Statements attributed to the surviving accused Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhohkar Tsarnaev, indicate that the two brothers were inspired by the writings and teachings of Mustafa Setmariam Nasar, the Syrian Al-Qaeda theoretician whom the United States chose to ignore in 2004-2005. Nasar was living openly in Venezuela, having hurriedly fled there from his involvement in the Madrid Train Bombings, and the intelligence services of the United States, whilst monitoring his movements there, never mounted an operation to kill or capture him. They had actionable intelligence about his activities, associates, and daily schedule, but failed to take any action. He was under the nominal protection of Venezuelan law enforcement, but he was accessible. I consider this to be a serious Agency intelligence failure.

What's the connection ? Nasar has expressed the view that large terrorist operations were not as effective as those perpetrated individuals and small groups. His theories were adopted by Anwar Al-Awlaki, whose videos were reportedly viewed repeatedly by the Tsaenaevs. Had Nasar been taken into custody in 2004, his loss to the AQ leadership might have impacted terrorist attacks that occurred.

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CUBA AND VENEZUELA WILL HAVE FIFTY-ONE NEW PROJECTS TOGETHER.

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

DO VENEZUELAN TRANSACTIONS VIOLATE CUBAN SANCTIONS ?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, during a recent meeting in Havana with Raúl Castro, concluded and agreement that provided for fifty-one joint projects in Venezuela. Maduro* and the Government of Cuba have had an open relationship for many years, which is one of the reasons that his presidency is so strongly opposed by many Venezuelans. The results of this meeting will unfortunately create new compliance issues.

Since no concise list of these joint projects has been released, there are new possible Cuba sanctions issues and risks for American companies, citizens and residents. It is a sanctions violation for American companies to enter into any business relationship, or have any financial contact, with any Cuban national located outside the United States.

How can compliance officers ensure that the Venezuelan company that their bank client is doing business with:

(1) Is not a jointly controlled Cuban-Venezuelan entity ?

(2) Is not managed, or staffed by Cuban nationals, who will be points of contact ?

This represents a serious problem for US companies. Should one obtain a sworn affidavit from the Venezuelan company or government entity, confirming that it is not a joint venture with Cuba, and has no Cuban managers, and how would you verify this ? Will the Venezuelan entity conceal the truth, and give you a fraudulent affidavit, knowing that you have no recourse if you discover that it is not truthful ?

Unless you actually visit the facility, verification will be impossible. This is a dilemma that appears to have no solution.

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*Terrorist financing issues exist here also; Maduro has had a long relationship with a

Specially Designated Global Terrorist Group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, more commonly known as the FARC.  

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VICTOR'S MONEY LAUNDERER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA

~Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock ~

~WHERE IS VIKTOR BOUT'S MONEY LAUNDERER ?~

Richard Ammar Chichakli, the reputed long-time associate, and money launderer, for convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout, consented a month ago, in open court in Melbourne,Australia, to be extradited to the United States. There has been no public information regarding Mr. Chichakli since that time, and we are wondering what happened to this high-profile defendant.

Chihakli, a Syrian-American accountant who is charged, with Bout, with seeking to illegally obtain aircraft, in violation of US sanctions, worked closely with Bout for several years, and is believed to know intimate details of Bout's airborne arms smuggling activities, especially what happened to the huge sums of illicit profit Bout earned during the years when he was flying weapons into the world's conflict zones.

Has Chichakli been quietly extradited to the United States, for the purposes of debriefing him about other potential targets, so that sealed indictments can be obtained ? Did he already craft a plea bargain with the Department of Justice ? We cannot say, but the absence of any information about him, after 4 April, when he consented to extradition, is a bit of a mystery; Stay tuned.

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