Dear Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen,
It’s been a while since I last reached out, so I hope this message finds you in good spirits.
Not long ago, you participated alongside Congresswoman Connie Mack, Senator Marco Rubio, the disgraced former Congressman David Rivera, and others in an event at the Capitol, during which a group of my fellow Venezuelans received recognition for their “distinguished contributions.”
I am unsure what criteria were used to determine which Venezuelan resident in the U.S. made “distinguished contributions” to their country. What I do know is that many people were appalled and dismayed that David Osio was included in the honored group. Some even suggested that the entire sham, organized by David Rivera’s Venezuelan girlfriend based in Miami, was funded by Osio to polish his tarnished image. However, it would be irresponsible for me to assert this as fact based solely on hearsay.
In any case, I would like to ask you the following: Did you or any of your staff conduct due diligence on the members of that “distinguished” group? Can anyone specifically point out the “distinguished contributions” that David Osio has supposedly made to the United States? Are you aware that David Osio’s financial group, DAVOS, warns on its website that “U.S. citizens, residents, or anyone located in the United States” should refrain from considering their products and services? One should wonder why Osio avoids U.S. regulation. Did you know about David Osio’s involvement in a $500 million Ponzi scheme led by Francisco Illarramendi, through which Venezuelan oil company workers lost a significant portion of their pension funds? Were you aware that David Osio, via his DAVOS website, made the embarrassingly misleading and entirely false claim—which was deleted immediately after I pointed it out—that his financial group managed $1 trillion in assets? Are you knowledgeable about the current professional relationships that entangle David Osio with absolutely corrupt chavista officials in Venezuela? I believe he is one of the bankers chosen by the Venezuelan “boligarquía.”
David Osio eagerly employs the services of doctors and lawyers to silence critics, even taking matters into his own hands by sending baseless communications defending his “reputation” when faced with the questioning of his absurd defenses.
I wish to warn you openly and in good faith. The truth about David Osio and his vast money-laundering operation will someday make headlines. What will you say? That you didn’t know? Or will you pretend it never happened and retreat into silence, like Al Cárdenas when confronted publicly about his dealings with corrupt chavista businessmen? Did Cárdenas, by any chance, speak wonders about David Osio, claiming he had conducted the proper “due diligence” and that Osio is “clean”? Please note, Congresswoman, that Al Cárdenas has significant financial motivations to defend criminals like David Osio. Cárdenas colludes with a “due diligence” firm named FTI Consulting, which has its own criminal background. Al Cárdenas is a fixer and rainmaker for his law firm, for FTI Consulting, and for his lobbying firm, targeting ethically compromised Venezuelans as his favorite subjects.
Those of us from countries without the rule of law are always grateful for elected representatives in the U.S. Congress who stand firm against dictatorships and publicly denounce the crimes and abuses of authoritarian governments. You are one of the congressional leaders who have defended the suffering of the people from Havana to Hungary for years. We need you strong, and I feel it is my duty to alert you when pecuniary interests, such as those of Cárdenas, muddy the waters in an attempt to launder the reputations of unpleasant businessmen like David Osio.
Sincerely,
alek boyd