Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
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Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- informant -
Federal Bureau of Investigation
After returning to the United States, Antonini Wilson became an FBI informant, carrying a recording device to record key meetings and telephone conversations with Venezuelan agents. The FBI offered him protection and used his cooperation to arrest several Venezuelans who had offered him $2 million for his silence.
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- Suitcase discovered by -
María del Luján Telpuk
María Telpuk discovered Guido Antonini Wilson's suitcase containing $790,550 during security at the airport in Buenos Aires at 2:45 a.m. on August 4, 2007. When she insisted that he open the suitcase, Antonini appeared nervous and first tried to claim the contents were books, then about $60,000.
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- entourage of -
Hugo Chávez
Guido Antonini Wilson was a Venezuelan-American entrepreneur from President Hugo Chávez's entourage. The flight to Buenos Aires came two days before Chavez's official visit to Argentina, during which he planned to refinance billions of dollars in Argentine debt and announce a natural gas deal.
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- offered hush money -
Franklin Durán
Franklin Durán and other Venezuelans offered Antonini Wilson $2 million for his silence about the origin and destination of the money. They also promised to resolve his legal problems in Argentina and create false documents. According to prosecutor Thomas Mulvihill, Durán explained that the money was intended for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- Meeting with -
Claudio Uberti
According to Antonini's statement, after the scandal, Claudio Uberti told him: 'You have done me and the country a great favor' and offered him whatever he wanted in Argentina. Victoria Beresziuk, Uberti's secretary, testified that she saw Antonini at the Casa Rosada government building on August 6, 2007, "apparently with others for some sort of toast or celebration."
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson
- traveled with officials from -
PDVSA
Antonini Wilson traveled from Caracas to Buenos Aires on August 4, 2007, on a private flight chartered by PDVSA. On board were several PDVSA officials, including Ruth Behrens, Nelly Cardozo and Daniel Uzcategui Specht, son of the PDVSA vice president. PDVSA later denied any connection to Antonini, although his hotel bills in Montevideo were paid by PDVSA.