{"id":8593,"date":"2026-03-14T12:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuevaprensaamerica.com\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:10:57","slug":"el-dinero-de-epstein-en-el-petroleo-venezolano-su-corredor-era-francisco-dagostino-el-intocable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuevaprensaamerica.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/el-dinero-de-epstein-en-el-petroleo-venezolano-su-corredor-era-francisco-dagostino-el-intocable\/","title":{"rendered":"El dinero de Epstein en el petr\u00f3leo venezolano. Su corredor era Francisco D\u2019Agostino, el \u201cintocable\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Por <\/span>Estefano <\/span>Tamburrini<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ni <\/span>siquiera <\/span>Caracas <\/span>se <\/span>salv\u00f3 <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>tent\u00e1culos <\/span>de <\/span>Jeffrey Epstein<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>El <\/span>empresario <\/span>estadounidense, <\/span>fallecido <\/span>en <\/span>2019 <\/span>y <\/span>condenado <\/span>por <\/span>abusos <\/span>sexuales <\/span>y <\/span>tr\u00e1fico <\/span>de <\/span>menores, <\/span>invirti\u00f3 <\/span>hasta <\/span>4,5 <\/span>millones <\/span>de <\/span>d\u00f3lares <\/span>en <\/span>bonos <\/span>emitidos <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>gigante <\/span>petrolero <\/span>estatal <\/span>Petr\u00f3leos de Venezuela (PDVSA)<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>Su <\/span>corredor <\/span>de <\/span>referencia <\/span>era <\/span>Francisco D\u2019Agostino<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>tambi\u00e9n <\/span>empresario <\/span>hispano-<\/span>venezolano, <\/span>arrestado <\/span>en <\/span>Bardonecchia <\/span>el <\/span>5 <\/span>de <\/span>enero <\/span>por <\/span>una <\/span>orden <\/span>de <\/span>captura <\/span>de <\/span>Interpol<\/span><\/span> y <\/span>liberado <\/span>cinco <\/span>d\u00edas <\/span>despu\u00e9s <\/span>por <\/span>decisi\u00f3n <\/span>del <\/span>Tribunal <\/span>de <\/span>Apelaci\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>Tur\u00edn, <\/span>a <\/span>pesar <\/span>de <\/span>la <\/span>solicitud <\/span>de <\/span>extradici\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>Caracas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Existen <\/span>graves <\/span>indicios <\/span>de <\/span>culpabilidad, <\/span>pero <\/span>hay <\/span>que <\/span>tener <\/span>en <\/span>cuenta <\/span>la <\/span>situaci\u00f3n <\/span>existente <\/span>en <\/span>Venezuela <\/span>respecto <\/span>a <\/span>las <\/span>condiciones <\/span>de <\/span>los <\/span>detenidos <\/span>en <\/span>las <\/span>c\u00e1rceles\u201d, <\/span>fue <\/span>la <\/span>motivaci\u00f3n <\/span>con <\/span>la <\/span>que <\/span>la <\/span>jueza <\/span>Alessandra <\/span>Pfiffner <\/span>descart\u00f3 <\/span>una <\/span>posible <\/span>extradici\u00f3n <\/span>a <\/span>Caracas, <\/span>donde <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>acusado <\/span>de \u201c<\/span>estafa <\/span>agravada\u201d, \u201c<\/span>tr\u00e1fico <\/span>y <\/span>comercio <\/span>il\u00edcito <\/span>de <\/span>recursos <\/span>o <\/span>materiales <\/span>estrat\u00e9gicos\u201d, \u201c<\/span>blanqueo <\/span>de <\/span>dinero\u201d <\/span>y <\/span>otros <\/span>delitos.<\/span><\/p>\n

D\u2019Agostino \u2014<\/span>cu\u00f1ado <\/span>de <\/span>Luis Alfonso de Borb\u00f3n<\/span><\/span> y <\/span>del <\/span>ex <\/span>parlamentario <\/span>venezolano <\/span>Henry Ramos Allup<\/span><\/span>\u2014 <\/span>fue <\/span>invitado <\/span>a <\/span>Little Saint James<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>conocida <\/span>como <\/span>Epstein <\/span>Island<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>donde <\/span>estrech\u00f3 <\/span>una <\/span>relaci\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>amistad <\/span>con <\/span>el <\/span>empresario <\/span>estadounidense, <\/span>seg\u00fan <\/span>se <\/span>desprende <\/span>del <\/span>intercambio <\/span>de <\/span>correos <\/span>electr\u00f3nicos <\/span>desclasificados <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>Departamento <\/span>de <\/span>Estado <\/span>de <\/span>Estados <\/span>Unidos.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Me <\/span>divert\u00ed <\/span>much\u00edsimo\u201d, <\/span>escribi\u00f3 <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>a <\/span>Epstein <\/span>en <\/span>un <\/span>correo <\/span>fechado <\/span>el <\/span>2 <\/span>de <\/span>octubre, <\/span>refiri\u00e9ndose <\/span>a <\/span>una <\/span>mujer <\/span>apodada \u201c<\/span>Water <\/span>Gazelle\u201d: \u201c<\/span>Es <\/span>realmente <\/span>impresionante\u2026 <\/span>Qu\u00e9 <\/span>chica <\/span>tan <\/span>bella <\/span>e <\/span>inteligente\u201d. <\/span>En <\/span>el <\/span>mismo <\/span>mensaje, <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>expresa <\/span>su <\/span>deseo <\/span>de <\/span>iniciar <\/span>con <\/span>Epstein \u201c<\/span>una <\/span>amistad <\/span>divertida <\/span>y <\/span>duradera\u201d, <\/span>con <\/span>la <\/span>intenci\u00f3n <\/span>de \u201c<\/span>explorar <\/span>las <\/span>diversas <\/span>posibilidades <\/span>de <\/span>ganar <\/span>dinero <\/span>juntos\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

En <\/span>su <\/span>correspondencia (<\/span>del <\/span>22 <\/span>de <\/span>octubre <\/span>de <\/span>2012), <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>propon\u00eda <\/span>a <\/span>Epstein <\/span>una <\/span>lista <\/span>de <\/span>nueve <\/span>personas <\/span>para <\/span>reunirse <\/span>durante <\/span>un <\/span>eventual <\/span>viaje <\/span>a <\/span>Caracas. <\/span>Entre <\/span>ellas: <\/span>Baldo <\/span>Sans\u00f2 (<\/span>cu\u00f1ado <\/span>del <\/span>ex <\/span>presidente <\/span>de <\/span>PDVSA <\/span>Rafael Ram\u00edrez<\/span><\/span>), <\/span>el <\/span>empresario <\/span>Oswaldo Cisneros<\/span><\/span> y <\/span>Alejandro Betancourt<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>CEO <\/span>de <\/span>Derwick, <\/span>que \u2014<\/span>seg\u00fan <\/span>Transparencia <\/span>Venezuela\u2014 <\/span>habr\u00eda <\/span>facturado <\/span>un <\/span>sobreprecio <\/span>de <\/span>3.000 <\/span>millones <\/span>de <\/span>d\u00f3lares <\/span>a <\/span>PDVSA. \u201c\u00bf<\/span>Almorzamos <\/span>con <\/span>\u00e9l?\u201d, <\/span>pregunta <\/span>D\u2019Agostino.<\/span><\/p>\n

Al <\/span>principio <\/span>Epstein <\/span>se <\/span>muestra <\/span>prudente: <\/span>menciona <\/span>una <\/span>primera <\/span>disponibilidad (\u201c<\/span>el <\/span>26 <\/span>de <\/span>noviembre, <\/span>si <\/span>se <\/span>puede <\/span>ir\u201d) <\/span>y <\/span>espera <\/span>la <\/span>reelecci\u00f3n <\/span>presidencial <\/span>de <\/span>Hugo Ch\u00e1vez<\/span><\/span> en <\/span>octubre <\/span>de <\/span>2012, <\/span>que <\/span>considera \u201c<\/span>genial\u201d, <\/span>pensando <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>estabilidad <\/span>econ\u00f3mica <\/span>del <\/span>pa\u00eds. <\/span>En <\/span>las <\/span>semanas <\/span>siguientes, <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>y <\/span>Epstein <\/span>especulan <\/span>sobre <\/span>el <\/span>estado <\/span>de <\/span>salud <\/span>de <\/span>Ch\u00e1vez, <\/span>sometido <\/span>a <\/span>tratamientos <\/span>oncol\u00f3gicos <\/span>en <\/span>La Habana<\/span><\/span> y <\/span>fallecido <\/span>el <\/span>5 <\/span>de <\/span>marzo <\/span>de <\/span>2013. \u201c<\/span>Es <\/span>muy <\/span>probable <\/span>que <\/span>a <\/span>Ch\u00e1vez <\/span>le <\/span>queden <\/span>seis <\/span>meses <\/span>de <\/span>vida\u201d, <\/span>escribe <\/span>D\u2019Agostino, <\/span>hipotetizando <\/span>elecciones <\/span>inminentes <\/span>y <\/span>la <\/span>posibilidad <\/span>de <\/span>que \u201c<\/span>alguien <\/span>del <\/span>movimiento <\/span>de <\/span>Ch\u00e1vez, <\/span>pero <\/span>menos <\/span>radical, <\/span>gane <\/span>las <\/span>elecciones\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Posteriormente <\/span>su <\/span>intercambio <\/span>se <\/span>vuelve <\/span>m\u00e1s <\/span>frecuente. \u201c\u00bf<\/span>C\u00f3mo <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>mi <\/span>Water <\/span>Gazelle?\u201d, <\/span>pregunta <\/span>D\u2019Agostino. \u201c<\/span>Aqu\u00ed, <\/span>desnuda\u201d, <\/span>responde <\/span>Epstein, <\/span>quien <\/span>vuelve <\/span>a <\/span>invitarlo <\/span>a <\/span>visitar <\/span>la <\/span>isla: \u201c<\/span>Cuando <\/span>quieras\u201d. <\/span>No <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>claro <\/span>si <\/span>Epstein <\/span>lleg\u00f3 <\/span>a <\/span>visitar <\/span>Caracas, <\/span>pero <\/span>seg\u00fan <\/span>el <\/span>Organized <\/span>Crime <\/span>and <\/span>Corruption <\/span>Reporting <\/span>Project<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>entre <\/span>2013 <\/span>y <\/span>2015 <\/span>el <\/span>empresario <\/span>estadounidense <\/span>se <\/span>convirti\u00f3 <\/span>en <\/span>un <\/span>comprador <\/span>habitual <\/span>de <\/span>bonos <\/span>petroleros <\/span>venezolanos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan <\/span>el <\/span>diario <\/span>El <\/span>Universal<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>la <\/span>relaci\u00f3n <\/span>entre <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>y <\/span>Epstein <\/span>ya <\/span>hab\u00eda <\/span>sido <\/span>investigada <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>FBI<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>consider\u00e1ndolo <\/span>un \u201c<\/span>interlocutor <\/span>constante\u201d <\/span>que <\/span>buscaba \u201c<\/span>capitalizar <\/span>la <\/span>influencia <\/span>de <\/span>Epstein\u201d <\/span>a <\/span>trav\u00e9s <\/span>de <\/span>proyectos <\/span>conjuntos. <\/span>El <\/span>empresario <\/span>hispano-<\/span>venezolano <\/span>tambi\u00e9n <\/span>fue <\/span>sometido <\/span>a <\/span>sanciones <\/span>de <\/span>Estados <\/span>Unidos <\/span>entre <\/span>2021 <\/span>y <\/span>2025 <\/span>por <\/span>su <\/span>presunta <\/span>implicaci\u00f3n <\/span>en <\/span>el <\/span>tr\u00e1fico <\/span>de <\/span>crudo <\/span>venezolano.<\/span><\/p>\n

Actualmente <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>vive <\/span>en <\/span>Palma de Mallorca<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>adonde <\/span>regres\u00f3 <\/span>en <\/span>un <\/span>jet <\/span>privado <\/span>tras <\/span>su <\/span>liberaci\u00f3n <\/span>en <\/span>enero, <\/span>y <\/span>se <\/span>presenta <\/span>como \u201c<\/span>inversionista <\/span>inmobiliario\u201d <\/span>y <\/span>empresario <\/span>del <\/span>sector <\/span>taurino <\/span>en <\/span>Espa\u00f1a<\/span><\/span>. \u201c<\/span>Quien <\/span>me <\/span>diga <\/span>que <\/span>Espa\u00f1a <\/span>no <\/span>es <\/span>taurina, <\/span>no <\/span>es <\/span>cat\u00f3lica <\/span>y <\/span>no <\/span>se <\/span>entretiene <\/span>jugando <\/span>al <\/span>f\u00fatbol <\/span>no <\/span>conoce <\/span>este <\/span>pa\u00eds\u201d, <\/span>declar\u00f3 <\/span>recientemente <\/span>en <\/span>referencia <\/span>a <\/span>sus <\/span>inversiones <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>tauromaquia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fuentes <\/span>aseguran <\/span>que <\/span>el <\/span>empresario <\/span>est\u00e1 <\/span>vinculado <\/span>a <\/span>c\u00edrculos <\/span>conservadores <\/span>y <\/span>tradicionalistas <\/span>de <\/span>Madrid<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>cercanos <\/span>a <\/span>la <\/span>monarqu\u00eda. \u201c<\/span>Aqu\u00ed <\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>es <\/span>intocable\u201d, <\/span>afirma <\/span>el <\/span>periodista <\/span>de <\/span>investigaci\u00f3n <\/span>Jorge <\/span>Castro, <\/span>radicado <\/span>en <\/span>Espa\u00f1a, <\/span>quien <\/span>sostiene <\/span>que <\/span>el <\/span>empresario \u201c<\/span>vive <\/span>bajo <\/span>la <\/span>protecci\u00f3n <\/span>de <\/span>Luis <\/span>Alfonso <\/span>de <\/span>Borb\u00f3n <\/span>y <\/span>las <\/span>noticias <\/span>negativas <\/span>sobre <\/span>\u00e9l <\/span>no <\/span>prosperan <\/span>en <\/span>la <\/span>pen\u00ednsula <\/span>ib\u00e9rica\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sin <\/span>embargo, <\/span>Caracas <\/span>no <\/span>abandona <\/span>el <\/span>caso. <\/span>Tras <\/span>su <\/span>liberaci\u00f3n <\/span>en <\/span>Italia, <\/span>el <\/span>Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela<\/span><\/span> renov\u00f3 <\/span>el <\/span>21 <\/span>de <\/span>febrero <\/span>la <\/span>solicitud <\/span>de <\/span>extradici\u00f3n (<\/span>AA30P2026000006) <\/span>contra <\/span>el <\/span>empresario.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>D\u2019Agostino <\/span>sigue <\/span>bajo <\/span>investigaci\u00f3n <\/span>por <\/span>haber <\/span>creado <\/span>una <\/span>estructura <\/span>que, <\/span>a <\/span>trav\u00e9s <\/span>de <\/span>empresas <\/span>fachada <\/span>y <\/span>flotas <\/span>fantasma, <\/span>traficaba <\/span>petr\u00f3leo <\/span>hacia <\/span>China <\/span>sin <\/span>que <\/span>los <\/span>ingresos <\/span>de <\/span>ese <\/span>crudo <\/span>pasaran <\/span>por <\/span>el <\/span>Banco Central de Venezuela<\/span><\/span>\u201d, <\/span>afirma <\/span>el <\/span>experto <\/span>legal <\/span>Eligio <\/span>Rojas, <\/span>quien <\/span>sigue <\/span>de <\/span>cerca <\/span>el <\/span>expediente.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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