Journalist Patricia Poleo once again addressed in her program “No Te Escaparás,” broadcasted via the YouTube channel “Factores de Poder,” the manner in which citizens Olaff Pérez Jaen and William Vilchez seized control of the ToyoOeste car dealership in Venezuela. The communicator indicated that another person responsible for the illegal takeover of the dealership is Alberto Cárdenas, who has taken over the group’s armoring company.
Retired Venezuelan military officer José Antonio Colina, who co-presents “No Te Escaparás” with Poleo, asserted that behind the illegal appropriation of the company were individuals from the Venezuelan regime, who would carry out repairs on their automobiles there, paid for by businessman Atahualpa Fernández.
Colina explained that Alberto Cárdenas, who now acts as the owner of the group ToyoOeste’s armoring company, is a person who frequently enters and exits the country and is seeking residency in the United States, playing a key role in the money laundering operations for the new owners of the group.
Poleo noted that Cárdenas reportedly took possession of six Toyota Corolla cars belonging to ToyoOeste, and that he now resides in North Carolina.
Colina held general Armas López, military attaché of Venezuela in Mexico, accountable for assisting the ToyoOeste group owners in retaining control of the dealership.
Poleo mentioned that she received complaints about other dealerships expropriated in Venezuela by those now acting as owners of ToyoOeste. The journalist stated that dealerships are businesses that can easily be used to launder money in the United States. The current owners of the dealership, located in Caracas, handle large amounts of cash, which they exchange in the local Caracas market, receiving transfers to the ToyoOeste accounts in the United States. Colina confirmed that part of that money has been used to finance electoral campaigns.
According to Colina, the person in charge of creating fraudulent documents in Venezuela for the new owners of ToyoOeste has been lawyer Amir Nassar, who acts as a partner to businessman Alex Saab.