Impeccable sources from Venezuela have now supplied heretofore unknown details about the bulk-cash smuggling operation which has created a major scandal in both Argentina and Venezuelan politics:

• Although US$800,000 was indeed seized from Antononi's suitcase, $2m was previously brought into Argentina by the President of PdVSA. A figure of $3m was stated to be the total amount of illegal campaign funds, meaning that there is a discrepancy. Did Antonini divert for his own purposes the missing $200,000? He only had $800,000 in his suitcase. Where exactly is that cash?
  

• The Venezuelan and Argentinean passengers reportedly consumed five expensive bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label (for a total cost of US$500-750) on the flight. Eyewitnesses report they were obviously under the influence of strong drink upon arrival at Buenos Aires' Jorge Newberry Airport.
  

• Antonini was reportedly quite rude to the customs staff, and is said to have told the inspector that just one of the "books" he was carrying was worth more than the official's annual salary. Remember, when asked what he was carrying, he replied libros, meaning books. Did the alcohol cause him to become careless?
  

• Confirmation has been received from several sources that all the $3m being bulk-cash smuggled into Argentina were destined for the presidential campaign of Sra. Kirschner.
  

• Antonini was regularly moving illicit cash into Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia, and took a total of 15 trips, all for the alleged purpose of paying off and corruptly influencing government officials in those countries.
  

• Antononi is reported to have placed an urgent telephone call, whilst at Argentinean customs, to the President of PDVSA, precisely when the $800,000 was found and seized. He was allegedly told to solve the problem at all costs.
  

• The source of these illicit funds is rumoured to be a combination of narcotics profits and money illegally diverted from PdVSA.
  

• Antonini has been reportedly debriefed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Has he been offered immunity from prosecution for crimes committed in the US, and what were they?
  

In an obvious attempt by Antonini's business partners, Franklin Duran and Carlos Kaufmann to disassociate themselves from him, he has been recently removed as an officer from Foxdelta Investments Inc., a Florida corporation. The entity had already filed its Annual Report in June, naming Antonini, but in an unusual step, the company filed another Report in August, removing him from office.

Another Florida company Antonini was associated with, Venuz Supplies Inc., an active entity that is engaged in business with the Venezuelan petroleum industry, has been mysteriously dissolved. We do not know whether his title of Vice President at the Venezuelan petrochemical company, Venoco, has been terminated.

There are is more incriminating information surfacing in this case, and in our next article, we expose additional links and relationships which may put the matter into a proper global perspective.