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UNITED STATES D ISTRIC T CO URT

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AFFIDAV IT IN SUPPO RT O F
CRIM INAL COM PLAINT AND ARREST W ARRANT

1,Derek M atthews,(t$Affiant''),being tsrstduly sworn,hereby depose

and state as folloNvs:

INTRO DUCTION AND AFFIANT'S BACKG ROUND

lam a SpecialAgentwith Homeland Sectlrity lnvestigations(1tl-lSl'')

under the United States D epartm entofH omeland Security. lhave been a Special

Agentfor approxim ately nineteen years and am presently assigned to the Houston

Field O fsce,FinancialFraud Group,w hereIam responsible forconducting crim inal

investigations pertaining to the Foreign CorruptPractices A ct,conspiracy, m oney

laundering,and othercrim inalviolations. lam an investigativeorlaw enforcem ent

ofûccr of thc United States w ithin the m eaning of Title 1S,United States Code,

Scction 2510(7),thatis,an oftsceroftheUnitedStateswho isempoweredby 1aw to

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conduct investigations and to m ake arrests for tkderal lklonies . Prior to this

assignm ent,1w asa SpecialA gentforthe FederalDepositlnsurance Corporation.

2. As a SpecialAgentw ith H SI,l have rcceived training related to the

cnforcem ent of various statutes of the United States Code, specifically, but not

lim ited to,Title 15,U nited StatesCode,Section 78dd-1c/seq., the Foreign Corrupt

PracticcsAct(ûtFCPA'').
I m ake this affidavit in support of a crim inal com plaint and arrest

warrantrelated to conspiracy to violate and substantive violationsofthe FCPA , by

thedefendant,JOSE M ANUEL GONZALEZ TESTINO CiGONZALEZ'').The

inform ation contained in thisaffsdavitisbased upon my personalknowledge,asw ell

as information obtained from other sources, including (a) statements m ade or

reported by various witnesses,including cooperating w itnesses,with know ledge of

relevant facts; (b) my review of publicly available information relating to

GONZALEZ and otherrtlevantindividualsand entities'
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Gnancialrecords,obtained from varioussources'
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cnforeem cntoffieials.lhavelim itedthisaftidavitto thosefad snecessary to support

a inding of probable cause thatG O N ZA LEZ conspired to violate the FCPA in

violation of Title 18,United States Code, Section 371, and did violate Title 15,

United States Code, Section 78dd-2 (the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act).
A ccordingly, this affidavit does not include a com plete recitation of the entire
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invcstigation or of each and evel'y fact and m atter observed by or known to law

enfbrcementrelatingtothesubjeetmatterofthisinvestigation.Additionally,unless
othenvise noted,w herever in this affidavit1 assertthata statem entwas m ade by an

individual,thatstatem entis described in substance and in part, and is notintended

to be a verbatim recitation ofthe entire statem entm ade by the individual.

PRO BA BLE CA USE

Entities and Individuals

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.(tûPDVSA'') is the Venezuelan state-

owned and state-controlled oil com pany. PDV SA and its subsidiaries are

responsible fol'the exploration,produetion,refining,transportation, and trade in

energy resourees in V enezuela and provided funding for other operations of the

V enezuelan governm ent. PDV SA and its wholly ow ned subsidiaries are

Sûinstrum entalities''ofthe Venezuelan governm entasthatterm isused in theFCPA ,

Title 15,llnited StatesCode,Scction 78dd-2(h)(2)(A).

Bariven,S.A.(fiBariven'')isawholly-ownedsubsidiaryofPDVSA that
atallrelevanttim esw as responsible for procuring goods and serviccs on behalfof

PDV SA .

Cooperating W itness 1(tCCW -I''),isaVenezuelannationalwho,from

at least20l1 untilJune 20 13,w asem ployed by PDV SA . CW -I held a num berof

positions atPD V SA and Bariven,ultim atcly being nam ed as a high-levelBariven

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executive in oraboutJanuary 2012. In hiscapacity asa Bariven executive, am ong

other duties,CW -I had the responsibility for assem bling and revising Barivtn's

weekly paym entproposals,which setforth the debtBariven owed to itsnum erous

vendorsand proposed paym entsofvariousam ountsto selected vendors. CW -1w as

a iûforeign official''as thatterm is used in the FCPA ,Title 15,U nited StatesCode,

Section 78dd-2(h)(2)(A). CW -lhaspleaded guilty,pursuantto aplea agreement,

to one count of conspiracy to launder m oney. CW -I is cooperating w ith the

governm ent,which m ay lcad to a m ore favorable sentence.

G O N ZA LEZ isa United States citizen and thus aCûdom estic concern''

asthatterm isused intheFCPA,Title 15,UnitedStatesCode,Section78dd-2(h)(1).

8. At al1relevanttim es,G O NZA LEZ controlled a num ber of U .S.and

Panama-based energy com paniesthatsupplied equipm entand servicesto PD VSA .

ûtcom pany A ''isa com pany organized underthe law sofPanam a.

Com pany A iscontrolled by G O NZALEZ and wasused by G O NZALEZ to

secure contractsw ith PDV SA and itssubsidiaries.

10. kfco-conspirator 1'' is a Venezuelan citizen and resident of M iam i,

Florida.Co-conspirator 1w asG O NZA LEZ'Sbusinesspartnerin Company A and

othcrcom panies.
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ticom pany B''isa com pany organized underthe law sofPanam a.

Com pany B iscontrolled by G O NZALEZ and wasused by G O NZA LEZ to

secure contractsw ith PDV SA and itssubsidiaries.

12. ktcom pany C''is acom pany organized underthe laws ofPanam a.

Company C iscontrolled by G O N ZA LEZ and w asused by G O NZALEZ to

secure contractsw ith PD V SA and its subsidiaries.

tkBank A ccount1''is abank accountlocated in the Southern D istrict

ofTexas,into w hich G O N ZA LEZ 'S com panies,including Com pany A and

Com pany B,m ade bribe paym entsduring the course ofthe conspiracy.

14. ûiBank A ccount2''isa bank aceountlocated in the Southern District

ofFlorida,into w hich G O N ZALEZ 'S com panies,including Com pany A ,

Com pany B,and Company C,m ade bribe paym entsduring the course ofthe

conspiracy.

The Bribery Schem e

15. A gents from H S1 have interview ed CW -I on m ultiple occasions in

2018. Dtlring these interviews, CW -I adm itted, in sum and substance, that he

received bribe paym entsand otherthings ofvalue from G O N ZALEZ while CW -I

wasem ployed asthe GeneralM anagerofBariven in exchange foractsand decisions

taken by C W -lin his officialcapacity;forinducing CW -1to uSe hisintluence with

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Bariven,PD VSA ,and otherforeign ofEcials in orderto affectorinflucnce actsand

decisions thereof'
,and forother improper bttsiness advantages and assistanoe from

CW -l. Specifically,in exchange forbribesfrom G O NZALEZ , CW -ltook stepsto

direct contracts to G O NZA LEZ 'S com panies, gave G O NZA LEZ 'S companies

priority over other vendors to receive paym ents, and aw arded G O NZA LEZ'S

contrad sw ith PDVSA in llnited Statesdollars,instead ofVenezuelan bolivars. In

addition, CW -I helped G O NZALEZ prepare a presentation to be given to the

PD VSA Board ofDirectors,and CW -I assisted G O N ZALEZ in receiving priority

to m eetwith the board. CW -I also took steps to influence the PDV SA Board of

Directors' decision to aw ard a contract for turbine generators one of

G ON ZA LEZ'Scompanies.

16. CW -I has stated that w hile he w as m eeting with G ON ZA LEZ

regarding Com pany A and his other com panies, G O NZA LEZ often called Co-

Conspirator 1 before lnaking decisionsconcerning theirbusinesses.

CW -l adm itted to the governm ent that he received bribes from

G O NZA LEZ into two banks accounts in thc U nited States,Bank A ccount l and

Bank Account2.Both bank accountsw ere in thenam eofa company ow ned by one

ofCW -l'srelatives,and the accountswere used by CW -Ito acceptbribe payments

from G O NZALEZ and others in 2012 and 2013 w hilehe w asa foreign offscial.

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The inform ation provided by C W -I is corroborated by docum ents.

Bank recordsshow thatSw issbank accounts in the nam es ofCom paniesA ,B,and

C wired bribe paym ents to Bank Account 1 and Bank A ccount 2 including the

follow ing paym entson the follow ing dates:

Beneiciary Bank
Date Account Pa or A m ount
11/27/2012 B Com pany A
apk A ccount l $50,000.00
1/15/2013 B Com pany B
ank A ccount 1 $50,000.00

3/5/2013 Bank Account2 Com an A $50,000.00

3/7/2013 Bank Account2 Com an A $50,000.00

3/21/2013 BankAccount2 Com an A $50,00q:00

4/8/2013 Bank Account2 Com an A $75,000.00

4/17/2013 Bank A ccount2 Com an A $75,000.00

4/24/2013 BankAccount? CompqpyB $5% 00.00

5/2/2013 BankA:qpllnt2 Com an C $29,000.00
5/14/2013 Bank A ccount2 Com an C $100,000.00

6/3/2013 Bank A ccount2 Cqfpp/p A

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19. In addition,Cooperating Nvitness 2 (($CW -2'') corroborates CW -I's

statem ents that G O NZ ALEZ and Co-conspirator controlled Company
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Com pany B,and Com pany C. CW -2 w as the owner of a num ber of U .s.-based

energy com panies,including severalcom panies located in the Southern D istrictof

Texas thatsupplied equipm entand services to PDV SA , and a residentof Texas.

C W -2 has pleaded guilty,pursuantto a plea agreem ent, to one countofconspiracy

to violate the FCPA ,onc substantivecountofviolating theFCPA , and one countof

m aking false statem ents in connection w ith hisfederalincom e tax return. CW -2 is

cooperating with the governm ent,which m ay lead to a m ore favorable sentence .

Bank records and otherdocum ents revealthat,in total, G O NZA LEZ

paid at least$629,000.00 in bribes to CW -I in the form ofw ire transfers to Bank

A ccount1 and Bank Account2.

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21. Based on the forgoing,lbelieve thatprobable cause exists to issue a

crim inal complaint and arrest w arrant charging JO SE M A N UEL G O NZA LEZ

TESTINO with violating Title 18,United StatesCode,Section 371(conspiracy to

violatetheFCPA)andviolationsoftheFCPA,Title 15,UnitedStatesCode,Section
78(1d-2(theForeign CorruptPracticesAct).
ldeclareunderthe penalty ofperjury thatthe foregoing istrueand correctto
the bestofm y knowledge.

Respectfully subm itted,

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Upon review of the Govem m ent's M otion to Seal,that M otion is hereby

GRA NTED.A ccordingly,itisO RD ERED thattheC rim inalCom plaintin theabove

captioned case,Arrest W arrant,A ffidavit,Governm ent's M otion to Sealand this

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CO M ES N OW theU nited StatesofA m erica,by and through itsUnited States

A ttorney forthe Southern D istrictofTexasand theA cting ChiefoftheFraud Section

ofthe U nited States D epartm entofJustice,and respectfully requcststhatthe Court

enteran Orderdirecting theClerk ofthe Coul'tto sealthe Crim inalCom plaint,A rrest

W arrant,A ffidavit,thisM otion,and the accom panying O rder.

The requested sealing w illprotect the integlity of the ongoing investigation

of Defendant Jose M anuel Gonzalez Testino and others. Any disclosure of the

Crim inalCom plaintor other docum ents listed above m ay cause the defendantor

othersto flee thejurisdiction ofthe Courtordestroy evidence. ln addition,the

United States requests that the Courtorderthatthe U nited States A ttorneys Office

m ay obtain copies ofthe sealed docum entsupon requcstto the Clerk'sO ffice.

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Respectfully subm itted,

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