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Bodies of climbers killed in avalanche retrieved from Broad Peak•Mexico deploys troops to secure avocado region after US halts imports•Record-high heat soars through South Korea•Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?•Turkiye’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia: What to expect•One killed, four injured in Thailand school shooting, officials say•Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses congressional primary•AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time•More than one million affected by floods in India’s Assam state•Exclusive report with the 308 people rescued by Nigerian forces•Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue•Israeli raid in West Bank’s Qalandiya injures 51 Palestinians•New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harm to youths•Brazil formally accuses 16 people over 2024 Voepass deadly plane crash•‘Wiped out’ - BBC reports from Spokane neighbourhood devastated by fires•Trump imposes 15% tariff on key chip material to counter China•Police in Argentina use tear gas to stop protesters•Two people convicted in relation to death of French streamer•Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders•Do you know who owns the media you watch?•Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity•After the floods, hunger: Mozambique’s second disaster•Trump says war can’t ‘go much longer’, Hormuz deal close•Some of Doge's $110bn saving reports are wrong or lack evidence, US watchdog finds•Travel restrictions – from Israel and Europe – trap students in Gaza•‘No red line’: South Lebanon residents outraged as Israel resumes strikes•Trump signs executive orders banning so-called ‘birth tourism’•Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’•Meta found to be 'public nuisance' in $567m ruling•How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishment•

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Julio Herrera Velutini

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Deep research · Exaupdated 12 days ago

Julio Herrera Velutini is an Italian-Venezuelan banker and founder of Britannia Financial Group. In August 2022, he was indicted in the District of Puerto Rico on charges of conspiracy, federal program bribery, and honest services wire fraud, centered on allegations that he provided financial support to the 2020 gubernatorial campaign of Wanda Vázquez Garced to influence banking regulators investigating his institution, Bancrédito International Bank & Trust. In August 2025, prosecutors dismissed these felony charges after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of United States campaign finance law. In January 2026, he received a full presidential pardon, and the court dismissed the case. Separately, his bank was liquidated in 2023 following a $15 million fine from FinCEN for anti-money laundering violations. He is also involved in ongoing civil litigation regarding unpaid legal fees.

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Julio Herrera Velutini

en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-19

Banker in bribe scandal pleads not guilty in Puerto Rico | AP News

apnews.com · 2022-08-31

Expensive Art at Stake as Venezuelan Banker Faces U.S. Bribery Charges | OCCRP

Bribery? What bribery? DOJ gives notable defendants sweet deal

www.floridabulldog.org · 2025-06-25

Billionaire banker hit with legal fee lawsuit stemming from criminal case | Reuters

www.reuters.com · 2025-07-24

Banker’s Bid to Toss Bribery Indictment Denied, At Least For Now

news.bloomberglaw.com · 2024-03-20

Banker at Center of Puerto Rico Corruption Scandal Denies Guilt - Bloomberg

www.bloomberg.com · 2022-08-31

Julio Herrera Velutini: Banking, Finance & Legal Profile

www.capitalistme.com · 2026-01-13

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US·United States·4 months ago

Former Puerto Rico officials pardoned

President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Venezuelan-British billionaire banker Julio Herrera Velutini, ending a federal case centered on alleged corruption tied to Puerto Rico's banking regulatory system.

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