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Jul 29, 2021

U M TED STAT ES D ISTR ICT CO U R T

SO UTH ERN D ISTR ICT O F FL OR IDA
21-20406-CR-WILLIAMS/MCALILEY
C aseN o.
18U.S.C.j371
15U.S.C.j78dd-2
18U.S.C.j1956(h)
18U.S.C.j1956(a)(2)(A)
18U.S.C.j1957
18U.S.C.j2
18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C)
18U.S.C.j982(a)(1)
U N ITE D STA TES O F AM ER ICA

V S.

N A M AN W A K IL,

D efendant.
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IN D ICTM EN T

TheGrand Jury chargesthat:

G EN ER AI,ALLEG ATIO N S

Ata1ltimesrelevantto thislndictm ent,l'nlessotherwisespecified:

RELEVANT STATUTORY BA CK GR OUND

The Foreign CorruptPracticesActof 1977,asamended,Title 15,United States

Code,Sections78dd-1,etseq.(the(TCPA''),wasenactedby Congressforthepurposeof,nmong
other things,m nking it unlaw f'ul for certain classes of persons and entities to act com p tly in

furtlw rance of an offer,prom ise,authorization,or paym ent of m oney or anything of value to a

foreign governm entofficialforthepup oseofinsuencingtheforeign official,inducingtheforeign

officialto take oromitcertain acts,and securing an im properadvantage in orderto assistthose

classesofpersonsin obtaining orretaining businessfor,ordirectingbusinessto,any person.

 Venezuela'sAnti-cornzption Law ofApdl7,2003 (amended on November 19,
2014)prollibitedpublicofficialsinVenezuelafrom,nmongotherthings,receivingoragreeingto
receive,m oney,on theirown behalfortllrough others,relating to any acttaken in the course of

his/herofficialduties orresponsibilities.

R ELEV AN T IND IVID UA LS AN D ENTITIES

DefendantN AM AN W AKIL wasacitizenofSyriaand alegalperm anentresident

ofthe United States. W AK IL m aintained personaland investmentbnnk accounts atbanksin,

am ong other places,the United States,the Caym an Islands,and Sw itzerland. W AK TL w as a

lEdom estic concçnw''as thatterm is defined in the FCPA ,Title 15,U nited States Code,Section

78dd-2(h)(1)(A).
Corporacion deAbastecimientoy ServiciosAgricola(:GCASA'')wasVenezuela's
state-owned and state-controlled food company underthe M inistry ofPeople'sPowerforFood

that purchased food for the people of Venezuela. CASA was a department, agency, and

Gtinstrum entality''ofthe Venezuelan governm entasthoseterm sareused in the FCPA,Title 15,

UnitedStatesCode,Sections78dd-2(h)(2)(A)and 78d&3(f)(2)(A).
Venezuelan Official1wasalligh-rnnking officialofCA SA from in oraround2010

to in or arotmd 2011.Veneztzelan Official1 wasa tçforeign official''asthatterm isused in the

FCPA,Title15,UnitedStatesCode,Sections78dd-2@)(2)(A)and78dd-3(t)(2)(A).
Venezuelan Oflkial2w asahigh-rnnkingoftk ialofCASA from in orarotmd2011

to in or arotm d 2014. V enezuelan Oftk ial 2 w as a Ktforeign official''as thatterm isused in the

FCPA,Title15,UnitedStatesCode,Sections78dd-2(h)(2)(A)and78dd-3(t)(2)(A).
NAM AN W AK IL owned and controlled various companiesthatreceived filnds

from CASA (together,the IGW aIdI Food Companies'),including W aldl Food Company 1.
NA M A N W AK IL opened bnnk accountsfor each of the W akilFood Com panies in Sw itzerland

and forcertain ofthe W akilFood Com panies in the Caym an lslands.

8. PetrôleosdeVenezuela,S.A.(GTDVSA'')7wasVenezuela'sstate-ownedandstate-
controlled oi1company.PDVSA wasowned and controlled by,andperformed functionsotlthe
Venezuelan government.PDVSA maintainedamajoritystakein mld controlled certain PDVSA
subsidiaries,including'
.(a)Petropiar,S.A.(Gtpetropiar''),ajointventurebetween PDVSA andan
American'oi1company;and (b)Petromiranda,S.A.(Glpetrolniranda'),ajointventure between
PDVSA and a Russian oi1company (together,the GTDVSA Subsidiaries'). PDVSA and the
PD V SA.Subsidiaries, including Petropiar and Petrom iranda, w ere ltinstrtm lentalities'' of the

V enezuelan governm ent and the PDV SA Subsidiaries' ofticers and'em ployees w ere Gtforeign

officialw'l:
as those tenns are used in the FCPA ,Tijle 15,Urtited States Code, Sections 78dd-

2(h)(2)(A).and78dd-3(9(2)(A).
V enezuelan Ox cial3 w asahigh-ranldng officialatPetrom irandaduring theperiod

f'
rom in.or.around 2014 to in or around 2017. V enezuelan Official3 w as a çlforeign official''as

thatterm isusedintheFCPA,Title15,Urlited StatesCode,Sections78dd-2(h)(2)(A)and78dd-

3(9(2)(A).
V enezuelan Official 4 w as a high-ranking official atPetropiar dtlring the period

9om in orarolmd 2015 to in oiarotm d 2017.Venezuelan Official4 was a GGforeign official''as

thatterm isused intheFCPA,Title 15,UnitedStatesCode,Sections78dd-2(h)(2)(A)and78dd-

3(9(2)(A).
11. N AM AN W AK IL owned and controlled various com pnnies thatreceived funds

from Petropiar and Petrom iranda,directly orindirectly,relating to the provision ofsuppliesto the

PDVSA Subsidiaries,includingW akilOilCompany 1and W nkilOi1Company 2 (together,the

 çlW aldlOilCompnnies').'W AKH ,opened barlk accountsforthe W akilOilCompnniesin the
United States.

12. '
C o-conspirator 1 w as a V enezuelan citizen. Co-conspirator 1 was a tGperson''as

thattenn isused intheFCPA,Title15,United StatesCode,Section78dd-3(t)(1).

13. Co-conspiratoro-wasa Venezuelan citizen and a relative ofVeneztzelan Official

2.Co-conspirator2 wasa'
iGperson''eastbatterm is'tlsed in theFCPA,Title 15,Urlited StatesCode,

Section 780 -3(9(.

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14. ..''
tflozcozls/ircltor.
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wa aivenezuelamcitizen. Co-conspirator3 wasaGtperson''as
thatterm is'ujed-in.
the'F.
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Tit1è:
15
'.,3united,slàtesCode,Section78dd-3(9(1).
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15. tC- corps/iràtor4'was.a'venezuelamcitizen. Co-conspirator4wasaçlperson''as
thatterm istilsed.I'GeTCPA',
RtTitlé45,.
U nitedStatésCode,Section78dd-3(9(1).
16. uacœ conspitator 5 n
w as a V enezuelan citizen and a resident of the United States

dudngthe.
relevantlperiodtIC.o-conspirator5 wasea Rdom estic concenw''asthatterm isdefm ed in

theFCPA,.
Title:
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1,
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U'lïdi:stàtèjïcbde,'
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eétion,
7$dd-2(h)(1)(A).
CO U N T I
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C onspirAcy to'v iolate the Foreign C orruptPracticesA ct
(18U.S.C.j.371)
1. '.Paragraphs,.1,t4br
.otlgh '
1è
,6,.of the,.
G eneral A llegations Section are re-alleged and

incorporatedi
by'referenceèase
. oujh.
fully,setforth'
herein.
2. .From in orarotmd 2010,continuing tmtilatleastSeptember2017,in the Southern

D istrictofFlodda,and elsew here,the defendant,

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 N A M AN W A K IL ,

did willfully,thatis,with the intentto further the purpose of the conspiracy,and knowingly

conspire,combine,confederate and agreewith othersknown and l'nknown to the Grand Jury,to

comm itan offense.againsttheUnited States,thatis:

a. being a dom estic concern,to willfully and corruptly m ake use ofthe m ailsand a

m eansand instrumentalitiesofinterstate com mercein furtheranceofan offer,payment,prom ise

to pay,and authorization ofthepaym entofmoney,offer,gift promiseto give,and authorization

ofthe givingnofzan ' g ofvalue to a foreign official,and to aperson,whileknowing thata11or

a portion ofsudh,m onéy.ând tlling ofvalue would be and had been offered,given,and prom ised

toaforeign/official,fpr/purposesof:(i)influencingactsand decisionsofsuchforeign officialin

hisorheroo cial,cgpédity;(ii)inducingsuchforeignofficialtodoandomittodoactsinviolation
ofthelawftzldutpofssuch ofticial;(iii)securing an improperadvantage;and (iv)inducing such
foreign ofliciâl to use llis or her influence with a foreign governm ent and agencies and

instrtzrrlentàlities.
.
zG erèéfk
'to affect and influence acts and decisions of such governm ent and

agenciesand instrum entalities,in orderto assistN W AKIL,lliscompnnies,and othersin

obtaining and Tetniming businessforand with,and directing businessto,N W AKIL,his

compnnies,andnblbers,ins.
violation ofTitle 15,United StatesCode,Section 78dd-2;and
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Wl1ilein'the tenitory oftheUnited States,to willfully and cornptly m akeuse of
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the m ails and m eaps and instrum entalities of interstate comm erce and do any other act in

furtherance of an offer,paym ent,prom ise to pay, and atlthorization of the paym ent of m oney,

offer,gift prom isetogive,andauthorization ofthegivingofanything ofvaluetoaforeign official,

and to aperson,whilelcnowing thatalloraportion ofsuch m oney and thing ofvaluewould be

andhad been offered,given,and momisedto aforeign oftkial,forpurposesof:(i)intluencing

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actsalzddecisionsofsuchforeignofficialinhisorherofficialcapacity;(ii)inducingsuchforeign
officialto doandomittodo actsinviolationofthelawfulduty ofsuchofficial;(iii)securing an
improperadvantage;and (iv)inducing such foreign officialto use his orherinfluencewith a
foreign governm entatld agencies and instrum entalities thereofto affectand influence actsand

decisions of such governm ent and agencies and instnzm entalities, in order to assist Co-

Conspirators 1,2,3,4,and othersin obtaining and retaining businessforand with,and directing

business to,N A M A N W AK IL ,his com panies,and others,in violation ofTitle 15,U nited States

Code,Section 78dd-3.

PU RPO SE O F TH E C ON SPIM CY

ltwasthepuposeand objectoftheconspiracyforthedefendantand hisco-conspirators

to tmlawfully emichthem selvesbybribing Veneztzelan officialsto obtain and retain contractsand

other business advantages,including obtaining paym enton m ulti-million dollar conkacts with

entities and instnzm entalitiescontrolled by the V eneztzelan governm ent.

M M NER AND M EAN S OF THE CONSPM CY

The m anner and m eans by w hich N AM AN W A K IL and his co-conspirators sought to

accomplish thepup ose oftheconspiracy included,among otherthings,the following conductin

theSouthern DistrictofFlorida and elsewheze:

NAM AN W AM L,togetherwith others,whilein the Southern DistrictofFlorida

and elsewhere,did offertopay,prom iseto pay,authorizethepaym entof,and pay bribes,diredly

and indirectly,to and for the benefk of foreign officials in V enezuela, including V enezuelan

Oo cials 1,2,3,and 4 to seclzre theirassistance in awarding contw cts and providing business

advantagesto W AK IL and his com panies.

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 NAM AN W AKIL,togetherwith others,whilein the Southern DistrictofFlorida

and elsewhere,did discussin person and by othermeansthe m nnnerand m eansby which bribes

w ereto be paid.

N W AKIL,togetherwith others,while in the Southern DistrictofFlodda

and elsewhere,used the W alcilFood Companies,the W aldlOi1Com panies,and bank accolmts

controlled by W AKTL and othçrsin the Caym an Islands,Switzerland,Panama,and elsewhereto

prom ote the illegalbribery schem e and to concealthe natare and purpose of the proceeds ofthe

illegalbribery schem e.

Bribes to C'
WSW Ofscials

ln or around 2010,N A M A N W AK IL m etV enezuelan Official 1 at W A K IL 'S

office building in Caracas,V enezuela. W AK TL agreed to m ake com zptpaym entsto V enezuelan

Official 1 to obtain and retain contracts and business advantages,including disblzrsem ents of

contractualpaym entsfortheW aldlFoodCompanieswith CA SA.

From in or around January 2010 tö in or arotm d Jtm e 2011,N A M A N W A K IL

received approxim ately $30 m illion tllrough incoming wire transfers f'
rom CASA into a bnnk
accountlocated in theCaym an Islandsheld in thenam eofW aldlFood Company 1.

ln or arotm d Augustand Septem ber 2010,NAM AN W AKIL wire transferred

approxim ately $750,000 in bribepaym entsfrom the W akilFood Company 1barlk accountin the
Caym an lslandsto abnnk accotmtin South Floridaforthe benefitofVenezuelan Offcial1. To

concealand disguise the tnze nattzre ofthese bribe paym ents,W A K IL provided false invoices to

thebnnk intheCaymanIslandsfalsely indicating thatthepaym entsw erefor,am ong otherthings,

logisticalservices and custom spaperwork.

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 lnorarotmdDecember2011or2012,NAM AN W AKIL metVenezuetanOfficiàl
2 in Caracas,V enezuela. W AK IL agreed to m ake cornzptpaym entsto V enezuelan O flicial2 to

obtain and retain contracts and business advantages, including disbursem ents of contractual

payments for the W aldl Food Com panies with CA SA. W AK IL agreed to m ake the com zpt

paym entsthrough Co-conspirator2,a relative ofV enezuelan Official2.

8. ln or around 2012,. NAM AN W AKIL caused Co-conspirator 1 to setup barlk

accotmtsin Switzerland forthebenefitofCo-conspirator2 and Venezuelan Official2.

9. From in or arotmd 2012 to in or arolmd 2015, NAM AN W AKIL received

approxim ately $225m illion tllrough incoming wiretransfersfrom CASA tobnnk accountsforthe
W akilFood Com paniesin Sw itzerland.

10. From in orm'olm d 2012 to in orarotmd 2014,NAM AN W AK TL wiretransfen'ed

approximately $11 m illion in bribe payments from the W akilFood Com panies' accotmts in
Switzerland to a bank accotmtin Switzerland controlled by Co-conspirator2 forthe benefitof

Venezuelan Oftk ial2. To concealand disguisethetruenatureofthesebribepaym ents,W AK IL

providedfalsehwoicesto thebnnk in Switzerlandthatfalselystatedthepaym entsw erefor,am ong

otherthings,logisticalselwicesand custom spaperwork.

In connection with the con-uptly obtained contracts from CASA, NAM AN

W AIQIL wit'etransferred atleast$50 m illion tohispersonalaccolmtin Switzerland.From these

fllnds in his'personalaccotmtin Switzerland,W AKIL wire transferred atleast$20 m illion to
personal accotm ts in his nnm e in M inm i,which W AK IL used to plzrchase, nm ong things,ten

apartmentllnitsin South Florida,a$3.5m illion plane,and a$1.5 million yacht.

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12. In or arotm d 2014, N A M A N W AK TL m et V enezuelan Official 3 and Co-

Conspirator5 atW AK IL'Sofficebuilding in M iam i,Florida. W AKIL agreed to m akecornlpt

paym entsto V eneztzelan O fficial3 in orderto obtain and retain contractsand businessadvantages,

includingdisbuisem entsofcontracm alpaym entsfortheW akilOilCompanieswith Petrom iranda.

In orarotm d 2014,Venezuelan Official3 sentan em ailfrom lzispersonale-m ail

accolmtto an e-mailaccountofCo-conspirator3 seeldng paym entofapproxim ately $100,000to

a shellcom pany account in Panam a. Co-conspirator 3 forwarded the e-m ailto an em ployee of

W AKIL and,subsequently,W AK TL causedthepaym entofapproximately $100,000 from W aldl

Oi1Company 1 forthebenefitofVenezuelan Official3.

ln oràrotmd 2015,NAM AN W AM L received approxim ately $7.7 m illion into a

bank accotmtforW alcilOi1Company 1 in the United States in connection with a Petrom iranda

contract.

15. ln or arolmd 2015, NAM AN W AKIL caused the transfer of approximately

$250,000 from theW akilOilCompany 1bnnk accotmttoacorporate accountirltheUnited States

forthebenefitofVenezuelan Official3.

ln or arotm d 2015,N A M A N W A K IL caused an e-m ailto be sentto V enezuelan

Official4 seekingto obtain contractsforW alcilOi1Company 2w111&Pçtropiar.

17. In orarotmd 2015,NAM AN W AK TL directed Co-conspirator 1to open a bnnk

accotmtin the nnm e ofa shellcom pany forthe benefitofV eneztlelan O fficial4 in Pannm a.

18. In or aroutld 2015,Co-conspirator 3 received docllm ents by e-m ailfrom a close

relative ofV enezuelan Official4,including thepassportofV enezuelan Ofticial4,to open a bnnk

accountfora shellcom pany in Panam a.

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 19. In orarotmd 2015,NAM AN W AKIL causedVenezuelan Official4to approve an

approximately $11.2 m illion contractforPetropiarto ptzrchasepipes.W AKIL acquiredthepipes

hesuppliedto Petropiarfw m Chinaforapproxim ately $1.3m illion,leaving an inflated nm otmtof

approximately ninetim esthe am ountofthepipes. To concealand disguise the beneficiariesof

the Petropiar contract,W AK TL caused the paym ents fzom Petropiar to be m ade to a corporate

accountofCo-conspirator4 in M iam i.

20. From January 2016 to July 2016,NAM AN W AKIL caused Petropiarto transfer

approxim ately $11.2 m illiontothecorporateaccountofCo-conspirator4 in M iam iin connection

with Petropiar'spurchaseofpipes. To furtherconcealand disguisethefactthatW AK IL and his

co-conspiratorswerethebeneficiariesofthePetropiarpaym ents,W AK IL didnotreceivekansfers

directly f'
rom thecop orateaccotmtofCo-conspirator4.lnstead,W AK IL andllisco-conspirators

caused m ultiple w ire transfers f'

rom the cop orate account of Co-conspirator 4 in M inm ito an

accountcontrolled by Co-conspirator 1in Pannm a. W AKIL and hisco-conspiratorsthereafter

caused additionalwiretransfersfrom Co-conspirator 1'saccountin Panam ato accotmtsofW aldl

Oi1Company 2 in theUnited States.

In or around 2017, N W AK IL m et V enezuelan Official 4 and.Co-

Conspirator5 atW AK H ,'S officebuilding in M iam ito discussthe bribe forVenezuelan Official

4 relatingtothePetropiarpipeeontrad andpurchaseorder.

In or around 2017,NAM AN W AK IL caused the transfer of osvnersi;p of a

condom inium worth approxim ately $300,000in M iami,Floridatoacorporateentity controlled by

a close relative ofV enezuelan O fficial4 forthe benefitofV enezuelan O fficial4.

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 NAM AN W AK IL maintained ledgers ofbribe payments,including $350,000 in

paym entsm adeforthebenefitofVenezuelan Official3 andthe$300,000realestatetransferm ade

forthebenefitofV enezuelan Official4.

O vertA cts

lnfurtheranceoftheconspiracy,andtoaffecttheobjectsthereotlNAM AN W AKIL,and
others,com mittedthe following overtacts,nm ong others,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,and

elsewhere'
.

In orarotmd January 2012,NAM AN W AKIL caused a Swissbarlk accountto be

opened in thennme ofa Panam anian company listing Co-conspirator 1and Co-conspirator2 as

signatodes.

2. On oraboutFebruary 13,2012,NAM AN W AK IL caused an em ailto be sentto

Co-conspirator2 listingoutstandingpaym entsowed totheW aldlFood Companiesf'

rom CASA .

O n or about M arch 1,2012, Co-c onspirator 2 forw arded the February 13,2012

em ailtothepersonalem ailaccountofVenezuelan Offcial2.

4. On oraboutApril5,2013,NAM AN W AK IL caused awiretransferof$1,000,000

f'
rom oneofthe W aldlFood Company accotmtstothe Swissbank accotmtopened in the nam e a

Pannm anian com pany listingCo-conspirator1and Co-conspirator2 assignatories.Thepaym ent

wasforthebenefitofCo-conspirator2 andV enezuelan Of/cial2.

5. In or around 2014, NAM AN W AK IL m et Venezuelan Oftk ial 3 and Co-

Conspirator 5 atW AK IL'S office building in M inm i,Florida. W AK IL agreed to m ake com p t

paym ents to V enezuelan Official 3 in order to obtain and retain contracts and other business

advantages,including disbursem ents of contracttzalpaym ents for the W akilOilCom panies w 1111

Petrom iranda.
 On oraboutJuly 17,2014,Co-conspirator3 received an em ailfrom Venezuelan

O fficial 3 noting bnnk account inform ation to receive the paym ent of bribe proceeds âom

N W AK IL .

On oraboutOctober8,2015,NAM AN W AKIL and m embersofthe conspiracy

caused the transfer ofapproxim ately $150,000 from an accotmtofW aldlOi1Company 1to atl

accotmtin theUnited StatesforthebenefitofVenezuelan Official3.

On or aboutAugust 11,2016,NAM AN W AKTL caused a ledgerto be sentby

emailtracldng payments relating to an approximately $11.2 m illion Petropiaz contract listing

payments owed to Venezuelan Official 1, Co-conspirator 1, Co-conspirator 3, and Co-

Conspirator4.

On or about A ugust 16,2016,N A M A N W AK IL caused Co-conspirator 1 to

receiveapproxim ately $800,000in an accolmtin Panama.

10. ln or around 2017, N W AKIL met Venezuelan Official 4 and Co-

Conspirator5 atW AKH U'Sofficebuilding in M inm ito discussthebribeforVenezuelan Oo cial

4 relatingto thePetropiarpipecontract.

11. On or aboutJtm e 29,2017,N AM AN W A K IL caused anotherledgerto be sentby

em ailtraclcing paymentsrelating to intlated contractsreceived by theW alcilOi1Com parlieswith

thePDVSA Subsidiades,including variousbribespaid to officialsatthePDVSA Subsidiaries.

12. On oraboutM arch 20,2017,a close relative ofV enezuelan Official4 sentan em ail

to an em ployee ofNAM AN W AK IL providing condom inimn application inform ation related to

the upcoming transferofownership ofa condominium worth approxim ately $300,000 in M inm i,
Florida.

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 13. On or about September 1, 2017, NAM AN W AKIL caused the transfer of

ownership of a condom inblm worth approxim ately $300,000 in M inmi,Florida,to a corporate

entity controlled by a closerelative ofV enezuelan O fficial4 forthe benefitofV enezuelan O fficial

4.

14. On oraboutSeptember1,2017,N W AKIL caused an employeetosend an

em ail to a title com pany attaching a HU D settlem ent statem ent reflecting the transfer of the

condomirlillm inM inmi,Flodda,to acorporateentity controlledby acloserelativeofVenezuelan

Official4 forthebenefk ofVenezuelan Official4. ,

Allin violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 371.

C O UN T 2
Foreign C orruptPracticesA ct
(15U.S.C.j78dd-2;18U.S.C.j2) '
1. Paragraphs 1 through 16 of the General A llegations Section and paragraphs 1

tluough 23 of the M nnner and M eans Section of Cotm t 1 are realleged and incorporated by

reference asthough fully setforth herein.

2. On oraboutSeptember1,2017,in theSouthem DistrictofFloridaand elsewhere,

the defendant,

N AM AN W A K TL ,

. beingadom estic.concem ,didwillfully useand causetobeused and aid,abet,counsel,com mand,

induce,and procuretheuse ofthem ailsand meansand instntm entalities ofinterstate comm erce

com zptly in furtherance ofan offer,paym ent,prom iseto pay,and authorization ofthe paym entof

m oney,offer,gift,prom ise to give,and authorization ofthe giving ofanything ofvalueto a foreign

official,and to a person,while knowing thata1lora portion ofsuch m oney and thing ofvalue

would beand had been offered,given,and promised to a foreign official,forpurposes of:(i)

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influencing actsanddecisionsofsuchforeignofficialinhisorherofficialcapacity;(ii)inducing
suchforeignofficialtodoatldomittodoactsinviolationofthelawfulduty ofsuchofficial;(iii)
securinganimproperadvantage;and(iv)inducingsuchforeignofficialtousehisorherinfluence
with aforeign governmentand agenciesand instrtlm entalitiesthereofto affectand influenceacts

and decisions ofsuch governm entand agencies and instnlm entalities,in orderto assistW AK IL,

lliscompanies,and othersin obtaining and retaining businessforand with,and directing business

to,W AK IL,lliscompanies,and others,to witW AKIL caused an em ailto be sentin colm ection

withtlzetransferofownership ofacondominituu inM iami,Floridaworth approxim ately $300,000

on oraboptSeptem ber 1,2017,forthe benefitofVenezuelan Offcial4,in violation ofTitle 15,

United States Code,Section 78dd-2,and Title 18,U nited States Code,Section 2.

C O UN T 3
(ConspiracytoCommitM oneyLaundering- 18U.S.C.j 1956(h))
1. Paragraphs 1 through 16 of the GeneralAllegations Section are re-alleged and

incorporated by referenceasthough fully setforth herein.

From in orarotmd 2010,continuing untilatleastSeptem ber2017,in theSouthern

DistrictofFlorida,and
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elsewhere,the defendant,

N W AK TL ,

didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederate,and agree with personsknow n and llnknown to the Grand Jury,to com m it

an offense againstthe U nited States,thatis:

To knowingly,transpol't,transm itand trénsfer a m onetary instntm entand fllnds

from a place in the United Statesto and through a place outside the U rlited States,

and to a place in the U nited States from and through a place outside the United

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 States,with the intentto prom otethecarrying on ofspecified unlawfulactivity,in

violationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1956(a)(2)(A):
b. To lcnowingly conduct,and aid,abet,arld cause othersto conduct,and attemptto

conduct,financialtransactions affecting interstate and foreign comm erce,which

transactions involved the proceeds ofspecified unlawfulactivity,lcnow ing thatthe

property involved in the financialtransactionsrepresented the proceeds of som e

form ofllnlawfulactivity,andthatthefinancialtransactionsweredesignedinwhole
'
.

and in part, to conceal and disguise the nature, the location, the solzrce, the

ownership, and controlof the proceeds of said specified Ilnlawful activity, in

violationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Section 1956(a)(1)(B).

ltis f'
urther alleged thatthe specified unlawfulactivity isthe following:(a)a felony
violation ofthe FCPA,Title 15,United StatesCode,Sections78dd-2 and 78dd-3;and (b)an
offenseagainstaforeign nation,specifically Veneztzela,involvingbribery ofapublicoo cial,and

the misappropriation,theft,and embezzlem entofpublic fundsby and forthebenefitofapublio

official,asprovidedbyTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion 1956(c)(7)(B)(iv).
PUR PO SE O F TH E CO N SPIR AC Y

ltwasthepurposeoftheconspiracy forthedefendantandhisco-conspiratorstotmlawfully

emich them selvesby bribingV enezuelan officialsto obtain andretain contractsand otherbusiness

advantages, including obtaining paym ent on m ulti-m illion dollar contracts w ith entities and

instntm entalities controlled by the V enezuelan governm ent,and to latm der bribes,proceeds,and

otherftmdsrelated to the com zptschem einto and through accotmtsin the United Statesin order

to prom otethe illegalbribery schem e and to concealthenatlzre and purpose ofthe proceeds ofthe

illegalbribery schem e.

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 M AN N ER A N D M EAN S O F TH E C O N SPIM CY

Paragraphs 1 through 23 oftheM rmnerandM eansSection ofCotmt1arere-alleged and

incorporated by referenceasthough fully setforth herein.

A11inviolation ofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1956(h).

C O UN T 4
InternationalLaundering ofM onetary lnstrum ents
(18U.S.C.jj 1956(a)(2)(A)and2)
Paragraphs 1 through 16 of the General Allegations Section and paragraphs 1

through 23 of the M nnner and M eans Section of Count 1 are re-alleged and incorporated by

reference asthough fully setforth herein.

On oraboutAugust16,2016,in theSouthern DistrictofFloridaand elsewhere,the

defendant,

N A M AN W A K IL ,

knowingly transported, transm itted, and transferred, and aided and abetted, and caused,the

transpolt transm ission, and transfer of, and attempted to transport,transm it,and transfer,a

monetary instrum entand funds 9om aplace in the United Statesto and through a place outside

theUnited Statesand to aplacein theUrlited Statesâom andthrough aplace outsidethe Unitèd

States,withtheintenttopromotethecanyingon ofspecifiedllnlawftllactivity,thatis:(aja
violation oftheFCPA,Title 15,Utlited StatesCode,
'Sections78dd-2 and 78dd-3;and (b)an
offense againsta foreign nation,specifically V enezuela,involving bribely ofa public official,and

the m isappropriation,theft,and em bezzlem entof public fllndsby and for the benefitof a public

ofdcial,plzrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section1956(c)(7)(B)(iv),thatis,thetransferof
approxim ately $800,000 from a bank accotmtin M iami,Florida to a bank accountin Pannm a,

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controlled by Co-conspirator 1, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections

1956(a)(2)(A)and2.
C O UN T S 5-7
Engaging in Transactions in C rim inally D erived Property
(18U.S.C.jj1957and2)
Pazagraphs 1 through 16 of the General A llegations Section and paragraphs 1

through 23 of the M almer and M eans Section of Count 1 are re-alleged and incorporated by

referenceasthough fully setforth herein.

2. On or aboutthe dates setforth in each Countbelnw,in the Southem Districtof

Florida and elsewhere,thedefendant,

N AM A N W AK IL ,

didknowingly engage1,and aid,abet,and causeothersto engage1 ,and attemptto engage1 ,a

m onetary transaction affecting interstate comm erce,by,though,and to a Enancialinstitution,in

crinlinally derived property ofa value greaterthan $10,000,such property having been dedved
from a specified unlawf'ul activity,and lcnowing that the property involved in the financial

transactionsrepresented theproceedsofsom eform oflqnlawfulactivity. Itisfurtherallegedthat

thespecifiedllnlawf'
ulactivityisthefollowing:(a)afelonyviolationoftheFCPA,Title15,United
StatesCode,Sections78dd-2 and78dd-3;and(b)an offenseagainstaforeignnation,specifically
Vene> ela, involving bribery public official, and the misappropriation, theft and

embezzlementofpublie funds by and forthe benefitof a public official,pm suantto Title 18,

United StatesCode,Section 1956(c)(7)(B)(iv):

 Cotm t Approxim ateD ate Description ofTrânsaction

5 October11,2016 W iretransferin the nm ountofapproxim ately $1,742,510

from abnnk accountofN AM AN W AK IL in the Southern
District of Florida to an atlorney escrow accotm t in the
Southern District of Florida for the ptlrchase of an
apartmentin Coconut Grove at 2675 S.Bayshore,Unit
602,M iami,Florida 33133
6 October11,2016 W iretransferin the am otmtofapproxim ately $1,659,419
from abnnk accotmtofN W AK IL in theSouthern
Districtof Florida to an attorney escrow accountin the
Southern District of Florida for the ptlrchase of an
apartmentin Coconut Grove at 2675 S.Bayshore,Unit
402,M iam i,Flodda 33133
7 December14,2016 W izet'
ransferin the am otmtofapproxim ately $4,032,051
from abnnk accountofN W AK IL izltheSouthern
DiskictofFlorida to an attorney escrow accountforthe
purchase ofan apm m entin Sllnny Isles at 18555 Collins
Avenue,Unit2605,M inm iB each,Florida 33139

In violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sections 1957 and 2.

FO R FEITU RE
(18U.S.C.jj981(a)(1)(C)and 982(a)(1))
1. The allegations of this Indictment are re-alleged and by this reference ftzlly

incop oratedhereinforthepurposeofallegingforfeittzretotheUnited StatesofAmericaofcertain

property in w llich the defendant,NA M AN W AK IL,has an interest.

U pon conviction ofa vièlation of Title 15,U rlited StatesCode,Section 78dd-2,or

aconspiracy to comm itsuch an offense,as alleged in thislndictm ent,the defendantshallforfeit

to theUnited Statesany property,realorpersonal,which constitutesorisdedved from proceeds

traceabletosuchoffense,plzrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 981(a)(1)(C).
Upon conviction of aviolation of Title 18,Urlited States Code,Section 1956 or

1957,as alleged this Indictment,the defendant,NAM AN W AKIL,shallforfeitto the United

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Statesany property,realorpersonal,involved in such offense,orany property traceableto such

property,pursuanttoTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 982(a)(1).

4. Thepropertysubjecttoforfeittlreincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
a. aforfeituremoneyjudgmentinthenmotmtofatleast$50million;
b. real property located at 3535 H iaw atha Avenue, U nit 602, M inm i, Florida
331334
c. realproperty located at68 SE 6 Street,Unit2511,M inm i,Florida33131,
'

realproperty located at68 SE 6 Street,U nit2911,M inm i,Florida 33131;

e. realproperty located at4500Nol'th M inmiAvenue,M iam i,Florida33127,

.
realproperty located at4510 N orth M inm iA venue,M inm i,Florida 33127;

g. realproperty locuted at92 SW 3 Street,Unit4806,M iam i,Florida33130;

h. realproperty located 92 SW 3 Street,Unit5006,M inm i,Florida33130;

realproperty located at257 W estM ain A venue,G astonia,N C 28052;

realproperty located at 18555 Collins Avenue,Unit 2605, M inmi,Florida

33160;

k. realproperty located at888 BrickellKey Ddve,Unit 1512,M inm i,Florida

33131.7

real property located at 1010 Brickell Avenue, Ulzit 3509, M inm i, Florida
33131;

m .realproperty located at 1010 Brickell Avenue,Unit 4310,M iami,Florida

33131;

n. realproperty located at1010 BrickellA venue,Unit4610,M iam iFlotida33131;

o. realproperty located at 1010 Brickell Avenue,Unit 4710,M iami,Florida

33131;and

p. the contents of Synovus Bank accotm t num ber 05312001015335423 in the

nnm eofW akilisimo LLC;
q. the contents of Synovus Bank accotm t num ber 07081901013876345 in the
nam e ofN am an W aldl;

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 thecontentsofUnitedBank(formerlyknown asCarolinaTrustBank)account
number0700017114inthenameofNam anW alcilandSouheilA.GT ony''Azar;

s. thecontentsofUnitedBank(formerlyknown asCarolinaTrustBnnk)accotmt
num ber 700015258 in thenam e of W akilPropertiesLLC;and

thecontentsofUrlitedBank(formerlyknownasCarolinaTrustBanklaccotmt
number700015266 in thename ofW akilisim oLLC.

5. Ifany ofthepropertydescribedaboveasbeingsubjecttoforfeiture,asaresultof
'
alzy actorom ission ofthe defendant:

a. cannotbelocated upontheexerciseofduediligence;

b. hasbeen transferred orsoldto,ordeposited with,athird party;

hasbeenplacedbeyondthejtlrisdictionoftheCotut
has been substantially dim inished in value;or

e. has been com m ingled w ith otherproperty thatcannotbe divided w ithout

difficulty;

theUnited Statesshallbeentitled to forfeiture ofsubstim teproperty,'

undertheprovisionsof

Title21,United StatesCode,Section 8534J9..

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 A1lpursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 982(a)(1),andtheproceduzessetforth
in Title 21,United States Code,Section 853,as incorporated by Title 18,United States Code,

982(19(1).
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 UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFLORIDA

UNITED STATESOFAM ERICA CASE NO.

C ERTIFICATE O F T RIAL ATTO RN EY.

NAMAN W AKIL, Superseding CaseInform ation:
Defendant. /
CourtDivision:tselectOne) Newdefendantts) I--IYes I
--INo
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--1Miami I-lloeyWest F-IFTL Numberofnewdefendants
I--IWPB N FTP Totalnumberofcounts
1. 1have carefully considered the allegationsofthe indictm ent,thenum berofdefendants,thenum berofprobable
witnessesand thelegalcom plexitiesofthelndictm ent/lnform ation attachedhereto.
2. 1am awarethattheinformation supplied onthisstatem entwillbe relied upon by theJudgesofthisCourtin
settingtheircalendarsand scheduling crim inaltrialsunderthemandate oftheSpeedy TrialAct,
Title28 U .S.C.Section 3161.
3.lnterpreter:(YesorNo)Yes
Listlanguageand/ordialect Spanish
4. Thiscase willtake 10 daysforthepartiestotry.
5. Pleasecheck appropriatecategory andtype ofoffense listedbelow :
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)
0to5days (7l Petty E7I
11 6to10days Ec M inor ETI
l11 11to20days (7q M isdemeanor N
IV 21to60days (7q Felony Lz
V 61daysandover E7
6.Hasthiscasepreviouslybeen tiledinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
lfyes:Judge CaseNo.
(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter? (YesorNo)No
Ifyes:M agistrateCase N o.
Related m iscellaneousnum bers:
Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantts)in statecustodyasof
Rule20 from theDistrictof
lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo) No
D oesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending in theCentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto
August9,2013(Mag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)?(YesorNo) No
Doesthiscase originatefrom am atlerpending intheN orthern Region oftheU .S.A tlorney'sOfficepriorto
August8,2014 (M ag.JudgeShaniekM aynard?(YesorNo) No
Doesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending intheCentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'
sOfficepriorto
October3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss)?(YesorNo) No

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M ichaelN .Berger
AssistantUnited States Attorney
Coud ID No. A5501557
*penalty Sheetls)attachi REV 3/l9/21
 U NITED STATE S D ISTR ICT C O UR T
SO UTH ERN DISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA

PEN ALTY SH EET

D efendant'sNam e:NAM AN W AK IL

C ase N o: .

Count#:1

Conspiracy to Com m itan Offense A cainstthe U nited States

Title 18,U nited States Code.Section 371

*M ax.penalty:Five(5)Years'Imprisonment
Count#:2

Foreizn Con-uptPracticesA ct

Title 15sU nited States CodesSection 78dd-2

*M ax-penalty:Twenty(20)Years'lmprisonment
Cotm t#:3

Conspiracy to Com m itM onev Latm dednc

Title 18.United StatesCode.Section 1956(h)

*M ax.penalty:Twenty(20)Years'lmpdsomnent
Count#:4

InternationalLaunderin: ofM onetarv Instrum ents

Title 18eUnited StatesCodeeSection 1956(a)

*M axzenalty:Twenty(20)Years'lmprisonment

WR efers only to possible term ofincarceration,doesnotinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
Cotm ts #:5-7

Engazing in M onetarv Transactionsin Crim inallv Derived Property

Title 18.U nited States Code.Section 1957

*M ax.penalty:Ten (10)Years'Impdsonment

*R efers only to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.