Santiago José Morón Hernández is a lawyer and co-owner of the construction company Cresmo C.A., also identified as part of the gold looting scheme in Venezuela; his brother Ricardo is a civil engineer who also works as a stockbroker.
The United States views the two Venezuelans as “central figures” in the Venezuelan “blood gold” industry through the illegal sale of the precious metal.
The two brothers employed various companies to carry out their transactions.