El exbanquero acudió a los servicios del bufete panameño Mossack Fonseca para registrar empresas en paraísos fiscales mientras era enjuiciado en Venezuela por sus excolegas de Stanford Group. Dijo ser una víctima del chavismo para que lo aceptaran como cliente y así proteger su fortuna

The ex-banker used the services of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca to register companies in tax havens while he was being tried in Venezuela by his ex-colleagues from the Stanford Group. He said he was a victim of chavism to be accepted as a client and thus protect his fortune.