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Martin Rodil

Martin Rodil's extortion racket: €18 million from Nervis Villalobos, €1 million from Javier Alvarado, €600k from Carlos Aguilera, €500k from Alejandro Betancourt.

A joint investigation -based on documents leaked to Portugal's Expreso newspaper- reveals that Martin Rodil managed to extort over €20 million from Venezuelan criminals wanted in different jurisdictions: "Documentos obtidos pelo Expresso - e partilhados com o ICIJ, o Consórcio Internacional de Jornalistas de Investigação, e com parceiros de ‘media’ em Espanha, nos Estados Unidos,

Alejandro Betancourt paid (at least) €500,000 to Martin Rodil

Fresh reports from Spain indicate that Alejandro Betancourt, CEO of Derwick Associates, paid Martin Rodil €500,000 for protection through a shell called Erasmus Haven. The news come in the context of arrest, in Switzerland, of Luis Fernando Vuteff one of the "bankers" involved in Money Flight, the $1.2 billion money laundering scheme set up by Rafael Ramirez and his friends.

Spain's corrupt police protected Villalobos, Aguilera, Alvarado Ochoa, Reiter, Gorrin, Urdaneta and Beracha

New development in the extortion racket led by DEA-informant Martin Rodil: Nervis Villalobos, Carlos Aguilera, Javier Alvarado Ochoa, Rafael Reiter, Raul Gorrin, Carmelo Urdaneta Aqui and Moris Beracha bought Rodil's "protection" in Spain to stay out of trouble. Rodil's Spanish network included disgraced Police Chief José Manuel Villarejo and his partner José Aliste as per fresh reports.