Bloomberg swallowed the entire story of Rodil being an extraordinary investigator, a former employee of PDVSA, and a fixer who could secure deals for his clients (Venezuelans under investigation by U.S. federal agencies).
Spanish media reports that what Rodil actually did was compile OSINT on corruption and then use it to extort potential targets/clients.
Martin Rodil (a/k/a Martin Alberto Rodil Alvarez, d/o/b 08/11/1974, Ven. ID 11882001, Ven. passport 55506108) is not an investigator. There are no records of his supposed employment at PDVSA. There are no records of him ever being employed in Venezuela.
Sources report that Rodil began working in Washington at a very low level, not at the IMF, but at the Venezuelan Embassy in that city. For unknown reasons, Rodil befriended Norman A. Bailey, a former staff member of the National Security Council and National Intelligence during the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. This may explain Rodil’s connections with U.S. and Israeli intelligence.
Bailey and Rodil were partners in a Panamanian shell company called Fondo Andino de Energía.
Rodil also got along well with Roger Noriega, another Republican charlatan.
Bailey and Noriega had things in common: both held high positions in Republican governments, both had access to classified information and high officials in Washington, both despised the regimes in Iran and Venezuela, and both claimed—without ever presenting credible evidence—that Iran had tentacles throughout Venezuela, intending to launch terrorist/military attacks against America.
In testimony from July 2008 before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Bailey claimed that “… the Iranians, either directly or through their representatives, now have the capability to seriously harm U.S. interests in our own hemisphere, including the Panama Canal…” Iran gained that capability through alleged massive penetration and operations in Venezuela.
Martín Rodil Noriega went even further, claiming for years that Iran was seeking uranium and building missile launch capabilities in Venezuela.
Rodil has exploited the alleged connection between Iran and Venezuela for years, selling fictional stories to loyal audiences willing to hear the gospel. Without proper background checks, U.S. federal agencies and the Department of Justice have retained Rodil’s advice for years. Official concerns were never raised, for example, regarding Rodil’s acquisition of a $1,000,000 house in Chevy Chase in 2014 (see image to the right).
No doubts were raised in U.S. law enforcement circles regarding Rodil’s ability to connect with completely corrupt Venezuelans seeking deals with the Justice and/or Treasury Departments. Spanish media reports that both Javier Alvarado and Nervis Villalobos fell victim to Rodil’s extortion, paying millions of euros to avoid jail.
Rodil has also been involved with Adam Kaufmann in efforts to keep Francisco Convit out of the reach of U.S. justice.