White Collars, Dirty Hands: A podcast by OCCRP and La No Ficción

Episode 1: Hola, Carmelo

January 28, 2026·39 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Exiled Venezuelan journalist Laura Weffer travels to Florida to look for Carmelo Urdaneta, a former oil ministry official at the center of the $1.2 billion “Money Flight” scandal.To learn more about organized crime and corruption, sign up for weekly updates about Venezuela and the rest of the world at occrp.org/newsletterThis podcast was originally produced in Spanish. Following recent events in Venezuela, we are sharing it with a wider audience through this human-reviewed AI translation. This is an experiment, so minor imperfections may be present. Original Spanish podcast below:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5inyH4WRo1H82KgvmnmUHhApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cuello-blanco-manos-sucias/id1872501127We welcome your feedback on this experiment at occrp.org/podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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