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EXHIBIT “A”
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1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR

THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2 IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
3 CASE NO.: 2014-013514 CA 01
4
5 ANGEL MEZA, an individual,
6
7 Plaintiffs,
8 vs.
9 JAVIER CERIANI, an individual, CARIDAD BERNAL, an
individual, AMERICA TEVE NETWORK, INC., a Florida
10 corporation, AMERICAN-CV NETWORK, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, MARCELO R. SOLDANO, an
11 individual, and OMAR A. SAUL ROMAY, an individual,
12 Defendants.
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15 Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP
100 Southeast 2nd Street, Suite 3400
16 Miami, FL 33131
Monday, August 28, 2017
17 10:04 a.m. - 11:58 a.m.
18
19 VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF OMAR A. SAUL ROMAY
20
21
22 Taken before MARIA E. REEDER, RPR, FPR
23 and Notary Public for the State of Florida at
24 Large, pursuant to Notice of Taking Deposition filed
25 in the above cause.
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1 Q Aside from the companies that you founded,

2 did you work for any other entities?
3 A When?
4 Q Let's say when you returned to the United
5 States in 1993?
6 A 1998.
7 Q 1998.
8 A Yes. 1998 I start to work for Sherjan
9 Broadcasting.
10 Q Sherjan Broadcasting?
11 A Yes.
12 Q And whose entity was that?
13 A That was a corporation who had the license
14 to operate Channel 41 in Miami.
15 Q How did you first get involved with Sherjan
16 Broadcasting?
17 A Well, my father had some interest in the
18 company, and came to Miami in 1989 to sell it.
19 Q He came -- your father came to Miami in 1989
20 to sell the company?
21 A 1998 to sell it.
22 Q Did he own it?
23 A He owned some of -- he had some interests.
24 Q Oh, I understand.
25 A He didn't own Sherjan, but had some interest

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1 Network if you were already doing it with Sherjan

2 Broadcasting?
3 A Well, Sherjan Broadcasting was producing and
4 broadcasting the programming in Miami. The idea was
5 to try to go and expand into the U.S. Hispanic market,
6 so we created America Teve Network for that purpose.
7 Q Well, Sherjan was broadcasting in Miami at
8 that time.
9 A Right.
10 Q So America Teve was created to expand the
11 market beyond what Sherjan was already doing?
12 A Yes.
13 Q Was Sherjan limited in broadcasting
14 capabilities?
15 A Well, let me explain the difference between
16 America Teve and America Teve Network.
17 Q Okay.
18 A America Teve is the trademark that --
19 through which -- when Sherjan started -- when I -- I
20 took over in 1989, '88 -- 1998, I took over the
21 management of Sherjan.
22 I believe May 1999, we changed the name or
23 the trademark of the -- through which the
24 programming was being broadcasted from TeleAlte
25 (phonetic) to America Teve.

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1 So America Teve became the name of the or

2 the trademark of the broadcasting. That was 1999.
3 America Teve Network was born -- 2002, was born,
4 like, three years after that.
5 And the purpose was "let's go and find
6 other broadcasters in the U.S. who would like to
7 have a Spanish content and let's affiliate with
8 them."
9 So we created America Teve Network and we
10 offer that to different broadcasters in the U.S. in
11 2002.
12 Q So who owned the trademark to America Teve
13 when it was -- you said it was acquired in May 1999?
14 A Don't know.
15 Q Was it one of the entities related to
16 Sherjan?
17 A I believe it was Sherjan, but I'm not
18 completely sure.
19 Q At any point in time, did America Teve
20 Network acquire that trademark?
21 A No, I don't think so.
22 Q Who owns that trademark today?
23 A I believe America-CV Network.
24 Q When did America-CV Network acquire that
25 trademark?

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1 A Alejandro Burrillo Azcárraga, Paolo Vasile,

2 Angel Orvañanos and Emilio Braun.
3 Q Were you on the broad of directors?
4 A I was on the board of directors of
5 America-CV Network.
6 Q Yes.
7 A Yes.
8 Q When did you --
9 A In 2010.
10 Q How long were you on the board of directors
11 of America-CV Network?
12 A In 2015.
13 Q Did you hold any titles at America-CV
14 Network?
15 A Yes. I was the CEO.
16 Q When did you become the CEO?
17 A 2010.
18 Q How long were you the CEO?
19 A Until 2015.
20 Q As the CEO of America-CV Network, what were
21 your responsibilities?
22 A To oversee the administration, the
23 financial, the sales, and the production and
24 programming of content.
25 Q Did you hire employees?

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1 A No.
2 Q What's the mailing address of that entity?
3 A I don't know.
4 Q I'd like to direct your attention now to the
5 Enchufados series.
6 A Okay.
7 Q Do you know what I'm referring to?
8 A Yes, I do.
9 Q Just for the sake of the record, that's a
10 series that was aired in 2004 on the program -- I'm
11 sorry, 2014 on the program Agarrese Quien Pueda.
12 A Yes.
13 Q Did you ever speak to Javier Ceriani about
14 the Enchufados series?
15 A Yes.
16 Q Did you ever speak to Mr. Javier Ceriani
17 about the Enchufados series before it aired?
18 A Yes.
19 Q How many times did you speak to him about
20 it?
21 A One.
22 Q And when did that conversation take place?
23 A When he -- don't recall the date, exactly
24 the date, but I remember it was before the series was
25 produced and he came to my office with Daniel Casal.

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1 Q Did Mr. Ceriani indicate that any of these

2 corporations to which Angel Meza was a partner or an
3 owner, whether they were doing anything that was
4 improper?
5 A I don't know.
6 Q So to your recollection, the only
7 involvement Mr. Meza had for purposes of this series
8 or the concept of this series was that he was listed
9 as some sort of corporate partner with some of these
10 other individuals that were also mentioned?
11 A Yes.
12 Q What did you tell Mr. Ceriani after he
13 provided you with this information?
14 A Well, Ceriani and Casal came to me for
15 advice. So what I told them is that I was not able to
16 provide any feedback or helping them in any way, shape
17 or form. That the people who could help them out were
18 the news department who are involved in information,
19 the news -- daily news information in that -- of this
20 kind, I mean. So I thought that if they wanted to
21 pursue the story, they had to talk to them.
22 Q Did you instruct Ceriani and Casal to speak
23 to the news department?
24 A Yes, I did.
25 Q Do you know if they did?

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1 A Yes, they did.

2 Q How do you know that?
3 A First I call on the phone, Leo Flores who
4 was in charge of the news department and I explained
5 that Ceriani had this idea, and I ask him to help him
6 out with some advice of how to do something like this.
7 So I told Leo and I told Ceriani to
8 contact Leo. And from that moment on, I know that
9 they work together, or at least the news department
10 help him out or advise him in some way, shape or
11 form. I don't know.
12 But he was, they became -- I mean, I asked
13 them to help them out. So I don't know in which way
14 they did, but they were in charge of that.
15 Q Did you authorize Casal and Ceriani to
16 proceed with the story?
17 A No, I did not. I just told them to -- to
18 get the advice of the news department before doing it.
19 Q Prior to it airing --
20 A Yes.
21 Q -- on TV, did you see any of the footage
22 that Ceriani captured?
23 A I don't know. I don't know. I saw some
24 footage, but I don't know whether it was before
25 broadcasting or after the broadcasting.

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1 screen, and the anchors. All the time referred to

2 America Teve when they promote any content or when you
3 print anything on a newspaper or PR piece or
4 advertising piece.
5 Q So for purposes of media recognition or
6 rebroadcasting, we'll refer to the broadcasting having
7 come from America Teve?
8 A Right.
9 Q Okay. Do you know if any other news
10 outlets, either republished or rebroadcasted the
11 Enchufados series?
12 A I don't know.
13 Q Prior to receiving the information from
14 Mr. Ceriani, did you know who Angel Meza was?
15 A No.
16 Q Had you ever heard of Angel Meza?
17 A Not, not before that day.
18 Q Did you ever discuss the Enchufados series
19 with Joe Carrollo?
20 A No, I did not.
21 Q Had you ever met him?
22 A Yes, I met Carrollo --
23 Q When --
24 A -- several times.
25 Q When did you first meet him?

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1 CERTIFICATE OF OATH
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4 STATE OF FLORIDA )
5 COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
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7 I, the undersigned authority, certify that
8 OMAR ROMAY, personally appeared before me and
9 was duly sworn.
10 WITNESS my hand and official seal this 11th day
11 of September 2017.
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15 MARIA E. REEDER, RPR, FPR
Notary Public, State of Florida
16 My Commission No. GG 073176
Expires: 4/10/2021
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EXHIBIT “C”
EXHIBIT “D”
EXHIBIT “E”
Page 1
1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
2 GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
3 CASE NO.: 2014-013514 CA 01
4
ANGEL MEZA, an individual,
5
Plaintiff,
6
vs.
7
JAVIER CERIANI, an individual,
8 CARIDAD BERNAL, an individual,
AMERICA TEVE NETWORK, INC.,
9 a Florida corporation, AMERICA CV
NETWORK, LLC, a Florida limited
10 liability company, MARCELO R.
SOLDANO, an individual, OMAR
11 ASAUL ROMAY, an individual,
12 Defendants.
________________________________________/
13
Diaz Reus & Targ, LLP
14 100 S.E. 2nd Street
Suite 3400
15 Miami, Florida 33131
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
16 10:06 a.m. - 11:18 a.m.
17
18
DEPOSITION OF MARCELO R. SOLDANO
19
20
21 Taken on behalf of the Plaintiff before
22 Diana Santos, Shorthand Reporter and Notary Public
23 in and for the State of Florida at Large, pursuant
24 to Notice of Taking Deposition filed in the above
25 cause.

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1 issue or about any employee that may need, or about

2 any need that comes up or anything financial that he
3 needs.
4 MR. SANCHEZ: David, do you need a break?
5 MR. ROGERO: Yeah, that would be all
6 right. Let's take a break.
7 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: The time is 10:32. Off
8 the record.
9 (Thereupon, a recess was taken from 10:32
10 a.m. - 10:38 a.m., after which the following
11 proceedings were had:)
12 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: 10:38. We are back on
13 the record.
14 BY MR. SANCHEZ:
15 Q Mr. Soldano, is there a chief of
16 production?
17 A No, there wasn't, no.
18 Q Was there anyone in charge of the content
19 that was aired on any of these programs on
20 America-CV?
21 A Mr. Romay, R-O-M-A-Y, was in charge of the
22 programming.
23 Q Is that Omar Romay?
24 A Correct.
25 Q Was anyone else involved in the

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2 A There was a production coordinator -- I'm
3 sorry -- a programming coordinator.
4 Q What was her name?
5 A Maria Delmar, but I don't recall her last
6 name.
7 Q Was anyone else involved in the
8 decision-making regarding programming?
9 A Well, the producer was in charge of every
10 program.
11 Q Okay. So other than the producer,
12 programming coordinator and Mr. Romay, are you aware
13 of anyone else who would be involved in those
14 decisions?
15 A No.
16 Q Were you ever involved in those decisions?
17 A No.
18 Q What's your relationship with Mr. Romay?
19 A Relationship, none.
20 Q When is the last time you spoke with him?
21 A I spoke to him last week.
22 Q Are you friends?
23 A You could say, yes, but out of respect. I
24 was his employee. I don't like to say I was his
25 friend.

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2 MR. SANCHEZ: Let's take a quick break.
3 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: 10:49. Off the record.
4 (Thereupon, a recess was taken from 10:49
5 a.m. - 10:52 a.m., after which the following
6 proceedings were had:)
7 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: 10:52. We are back on
8 the record.
9 BY MR. SANCHEZ:
10 Q Mr. Soldano, was Omar Romay also removed
11 as CEO of America-CV?
12 A I don't know how to call it, but my
13 understanding is that, yes.
14 Q When did that occur?
15 A Well, I understand that -- my
16 understanding is that when the receiver took over
17 there was like a removal, so to speak, of the
18 responsibilities of CEO. We are talking about March
19 or April of 2015.
20 Q Do you know whether he was ever reinstated
21 as CEO?
22 A My understanding is that no.
23 Q Who were the shareholders of America-CV
24 Network, LLC between 2012 and 2015?
25 A America-CV Network, LLC, I'm trying to

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7 the State of Florida at Large, certify that the
8 witness, MARCELO R. SOLDANO, personally appeared
9 before me on April 26, 2017 and was duly sworn by
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11 WITNESS my hand and official seal this
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EXHIBIT “G”
1
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2014-012453 FC 04
ANGEL MEZA,
Petitioner,
and
JAVIER CERIANI,
Respondent.
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Miami-Dade County Courthouse,

Miami, Florida,
Monday, 10:02 a.m.,
June 16, 2014.
The above-entitled cause came on for hearing
before the Honorable Mark King Leban, as Circuit Court
Judge, pursuant to notice.
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1 THEREUPON,
2 JAVIER CERIANI
3 was called as a witness, and, after having been previously
4 sworn on oath, was examined and testified through the
5 interpreter as follows:
6 DIRECT EXAMINATION
7 BY MR. GONZALEZ:
8 Q Good morning, sir.
9 A Good morning.
10 Q I want to begin by talking to you about the
11 television series that you created. You understand?
12 A Yes.
13 Q You created a six-part television series
14 about Chavistas in Miami?
15 A Not Chavistas, but plugged-in people.
16 Q All right. Well, that term, Enchufados,
17 that's a Spanish term, correct?
18 A Yes.
19 Q It's a slang word that means to be connected
20 or to be plugged in?
21 A Yes.
22 Q And in this case you mean connected or
23 plugged into this, the government of Venezuela?
24 A Correct.
25 Q And in particular you mean --

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1 A Legally or illegally.
2 Q All right. So your response is that the term
3 Enchufado means connected to the government of Venezuela
4 in a legal or illegal fashion?
5 THE COURT: He's nodding in the affirmative.
6 You need to answer out loud.
7 A Both.
8 Q All right. You created this television show
9 to expose Enchufados living in Miami? I'm not asking you
10 for an explanation.
11 A Yes, but it was basically in relation to
12 Globalvision, Gorrin and Perdomo.
13 Q Listen to my question, listen to my question,
14 sir.
15 A This is the spine of the report.
16 Q That's fine. You created this television
17 show to expose Enchufados living in Miami?
18 A The owners of Globalvision.
19 Q But you didn't limit your report to the
20 owners of Globalvision?
21 A No. I also showed the partners of
22 Mr. Gorrin.
23 Q And you called these people hypocrites,
24 didn't you?
25 A The report is based on the double morality.

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1 whatever you wish.
2 Q In your report, you accused Angel Meza of
3 committing certain crimes?
4 A Never.
5 Q You accused him of being an extortionist?
6 A Never.
7 Q You accused him of being a money launderer?
8 A No.
9 Q Exactly no?
10 A Exactly no.
11 Q You accused -- I'm sorry, did you finish your
12 answer?
13 A No. I said no, exactly not.
14 Q You accused him of being a narcotics
15 trafficker?
16 A Never.
17 Q You said that the Enchufados are hypocrites
18 because in Venezuela they condemn the United States?
19 A They hate this country. The message of the
20 government is that this country is the enemy. I don't
21 understand why they get rich with the government and they
22 like living in Miami.
23 Q You accuse these individuals of coming to
24 Miami and spending millions of dollars?
25 A I don't. What I talk about is Globalvision,

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1 Q And you use all of these means to discuss
2 your crusade against the Enchufados?
3 THE INTERPRETER: Excuse me, Counsel. Did
4 you start the question with, "Can you use"?
5 Q "And you use," and sorry.
6 A Of my, both my reporting work and that
7 performed by other colleagues, and it's important because
8 since Globalvision is censored in Venezuela and the whole
9 press, then the students, they share information via
10 social media, so this helps the students that are dying.
11 That is my compromise -- sorry. That is my avocation.
12 THE INTERPRETER: Interpreter is mistaken the
13 first time.
14 Q As we sit here today, you have never actually
15 invited Mr. Meza to sit down and talk about Globalvision,
16 have you?
17 A No.
18 Q You've never shown him the documents that you
19 have and asked him to confirm or deny their accuracy?
20 MR. ROGERO: Object to the form.
21 THE COURT: Overruled.
22 MR. ROGERO: It's a vague reference to
23 documents.
24 THE COURT: What do you mean by documents?
25 Q You've never shown any documents to Mr. Meza

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1 that support your view that he's associated with
2 Globalvision?
3 A These are public records. In the
4 corporations both Mr. Gorrin and Meza appear, but my
5 investigation was not Angel Meza. It was Gorrin's
6 connections.
7 Q I understand that. I understand now what
8 you're saying, but my question is very simple, sir.
9 Whatever documents you may have, you haven't shown them to
10 him?
11 MR. CROCKETT: Your Honor, I think the
12 evidence is clear they haven't met, so what are we --
14 MR. GONZALEZ: May I have one second?
15 THE COURT: Did you sit down and show him the
16 documents?
17 THE WITNESS: No, if I never met him.
18 THE COURT: That was your lawyer's point.
19 Q Your plea that the public manifest themselves
20 against Mr. Meza, that's not limited to just folks in
21 Miami, is it?
22 MR. ROGERO: Object to form. This goes way
23 beyond what facts --
24 THE COURT: Assumes facts not in evidence.
25 Q You have invited people to manifest

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1 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
2
3 STATE OF FLORIDA)
5 I, Doreen M. Strauss, do hereby certify that a
6 hearing in the case of Angel Meza, petitioner, vs. Javier
7 Ceriani, Respondent, pending in the Circuit Court of the
8 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County,
9 Florida, No. 2014-012453 FC 04, was heard before The
10 Honorable Mark King Leban, as Judge, June 16, 2014; that I
11 was authorized to and did report in shorthand the
12 proceedings and evidence in said hearing; and that the
13 foregoing pages numbered from 1 to 181, inclusive,
14 constitute a true and correct transcription of my
15 shorthand report of said proceedings.
16
17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my
18 hand this 17th day of June, 2014.
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DOREEN M. STRAUSS
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25
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2014-012453 FC 04
ANGEL MEZA,
Petitioner,
and
JAVIER CERIANI,
Respondent.
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Miami-Dade County Courthouse,

Miami, Florida,
Wednesday, 2:12 p.m.,
June 18, 2014.
The above-entitled cause came on for hearing
before the Honorable Mark King Leban, as Circuit Court
Judge, pursuant to notice.
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1 Q And that's not my question. I'm asking you,
2 does Mr. Ceriani have the right to report on what he wants
3 to report on?
4 A Yes, I think so.
5 Q And does he have a right to investigate any
6 issue that is of public importance as a member of the news
7 media?
8 A Yes.
9 Q Okay. Now, Mr. Ceriani used the word
10 Enchufado to refer to you on the video, correct?
11 A That is correct.
12 Q Would you agree with the translation of that
13 word that's been used in this proceeding as connected?
14 A I would like to say that Enchufado in
15 Venezuela has a political connotation, and that word as
16 used in last year's presidential campaign between Nicolas
17 Maduro and Henrique Capriles by the opposition candidate,
18 Henrique Capriles, in order to identify all those who
19 benefited illegally from the government, and that's the
20 connotation of that word in Venezuela.
21 And that's the connotation as far as I
22 understand as it was used in the program.
23 Q The word means connected, though, correct?
24 A Enchufado means plugged in to the electric
25 power.
22
1 Q Okay.
2 A Literally, but the use of the word depends on
3 what you're using it for. Like in all languages, you use
4 the word and according to the context in which it is used,
5 it might have one meaning or another.
6 Q Do you support the Nicolas Maduro government
7 in Venezuela?
8 A No. I have no political participation of any
9 nature whatsoever. I have never supported any government
10 in Venezuela of any political faction.
11 Q Which --
12 A Excuse me. Let me conclude something else.
13 Q Please.
14 A During the government of Hugo Chavez, the
15 opposition tried to do a referendum to revoke the
16 president, and the opposition collected signatures of all
17 those who agreed to revoke the president's mandate.
18 And that list of the persons who signed that
19 petition was published by the Chavez government and it was
20 used to discriminate against those who had signed, and any
21 public employee who had signed the petition to revoke the
22 president was fired, and any business person who had
23 signed that petition was also prohibited from doing
24 business from the government, and I signed that list, and
25 that is public.
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1 call Javier Ceriani for a few questions.
2 THE COURT: All right. I'll hold you to
3 that. No, ask as many as you like.
4 THEREUPON,
5 JAVIER CERIANI
6 was called as a witness, and, after having been previously
7 sworn on oath, was examined and testified through the
8 interpreter as follows:
9 DIRECT EXAMINATION
10 BY MR. ROGERO:
11 Q Mr. Ceriani, how long have you been a
12 journalist?
13 A It's been 20 years.
14 Q What companies, what media companies have you
15 worked for?
16 A America Te Ve in Argentia, Channel 13 in
17 Argentina, here in America Te Ve, also in Spanish
18 Broadcasting System, NBC Telemundo, the New Herald, and
19 the Huffington Post.
20 Q What does the term Enchufados mean to you?
21 A The term Enchufado for me means that either a
22 person, corporation or companies that find favor with a
23 government. Most of the time this favor or favoritism is
24 legal. They do it in a very opportunistic way and they're
25 benefited. This benefit can be direct or indirect.

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1 around for gossip about them, you're an actor?
2 A I'm an actor as well, yes. I have done
3 theater here.
4 Q You starred in Confessions of a Penis?
5 A Yes.
6 Q You starred in Confessions of a Prostitute?
7 A Yes. It's an Italian show made by an Italian
8 psychologist on Marxism, Chauvinism and sex. It's a very
9 important piece of theater.
10 Q And you and I agree that Mr. Meza is not an
11 Enchufado?
12 A I cannot affirm that. I don't know. What I
13 do know is that he's a partner of Mr. Raul Gorrin and
14 Palumbo, and I would love to ask him, I would love to
15 interview him.
16 Q But you're Enchufado as well, right?
17 A I don't know what you mean by that.
18 Q You're a mouthpiece for other people?
19 MR. ROGERO: Objection, assumes facts not in
20 evidence, irrelevant.
22 A Why --
23 Q You're a mouthpiece for other people; you're
24 not an independent journalist?
25 A I'm an independent reporter, I think maybe

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2
3 STATE OF FLORIDA)
5 I, Doreen M. Strauss, do hereby certify that a
6 hearing in the case of Angel Meza, petitioner, vs. Javier
7 Ceriani, respondent, pending in the Circuit Court of the
8 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County,
9 Florida, No. 29140012453 FC 04, was heard before The
10 Honorable Mark King Leban, as Judge, June 18, 2014; that I
11 was authorized to and did report in shorthand the
12 proceedings and evidence in said hearing; and that the
13 foregoing pages numbered from 1 to 76, inclusive,
14 constitute a true and correct transcription of my
15 shorthand report of said proceedings.
16
17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my
18 hand this 20th day of June, 2014.
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DOREEN M. STRAUSS
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MV1 Bueno, señores y señoras, llegó el Alright, ladies and gentlemen, the
momento, en toda Venezuela, time has come; you’re watching us in
también en Latinoamérica nos están all of Venezuela and also in Latin
viendo por América TV.com... y America on America TV.com... and
puedes llamar a... a sus familias para you can call your... your families to
que lo vean, este informe. Esto see it, this report. This starts today.
empieza hoy. Son los dueños, los They’re the owners, the owners of
dueños del poder venezolano en Venezuelan power in Miami. Those
Miami. Aquellos bolivarianos que todo Bolivarians who insult this country
el día insultan a este país y al and imperialism all day long... they
imperialismo... viven, residen, tienen live, reside, have their corporations,
sus corporaciones, sus autos, sus their cars, their yachts and their
yates y sus casas aquí en la Florida, houses here in Florida, which they
donde dicen odiar. Hoy vamos a say they hate. Today we’re going to
empezar con el primero de tantos start with the first of so many
enchufados y súper enchufados que enchufados and super enchufados
viven aquí en la Florida. El primero es who live here in Florida. The first one
el más importante porque maneja un is the most important one because he
canal de televisión en Venezuela. Así manages a television channel in
comienzan los dueños del poder Venezuela. This is how the owners of
bolivariano. Bolivarian power begins.
MV1 Cómo comenzar una historia en la How to begin a story where there’s a
que hay mucho que contar, tanto por great deal to tell, so much to say and
decir y donde las imágenes van a where images will supplant any word.
suplantar cualquier palabra. Cuando When corruption erases any
la corrupción borra cualquier ideological transparency, when to
transparencia ideológica, cuando belong is power and impunity. Reality
pertenecer es poder e impunidad. is often diverted intentionally towards
Muchas veces la realidad es desviada a convenient tale. What is it like to
intencionalmente hacia un relato live spreading ideas of social justice,
conveniente. ¿Cómo es vivir anti-imperialism, and on the other
propagando ideas de justicia social, hand, to do business and become
anti-imperialismo y por otro lado hacer rich overnight? In this investigation
negocios y volverte rico de la noche a we will begin to show you the assets
la mañana? En esta investigación and businesses they have here in
vamos a comenzar a mostrarte los Miami, far from a story for the people
bienes y negocios que tienen aquí en and close to opulence and wealth –
Miami, lejos de un relato para el the true face of Venezuelan power.
pueblo y cerca de la opulencia y Someone said that doubt is one of
riqueza – la verdadera cara del poder the names of intelligence, and how
venezolano. Alguien dijo que la duda can we not doubt this character who
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es uno de los nombres de la managed to amass unprecedented

inteligencia. Y cómo no dudar de este wealth in just fifteen years – Raul
personaje que en apenas quince años Antonio Gorrin.
logró amasar una fortuna inédita –
Raúl Antonio Gorrín.
Después de la muerte de Chávez, After Chavez died, Maduro needed

Maduro necesitaba a Globovisión para Globovision to cover up truth. That’s
tapar verdades. Ahí aparecieron Raúl when Raul Antonio Gorrin and
Antonio Gorrín y Gustavo Adolfo Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo showed up
Perdomo con 68 millones de dólares. with 68 million dollars. These media
A estos delfines de los medios de la dauphins of the Bolivarian revolution,
revolución bolivariana, a diferencia del unlike the Venezuelan people who
pueblo venezolano que no tiene leche have no milk or chicken, like to live in
ni pollo, les gusta vivir en las zonas the most expensive areas in Miami, in
más caras de Miami, en imperialismo. the imperialism. Among yachts and
Entre yates y aviones viven en planes, they live in Cocoplum.
Cocoplum.
Como siempre, todas las historias As usual, all stories over many
desde hace muchas décadas en decades in Miami, everything ends
Miami, todo termina en Cocoplum un up in Cocoplum, a very controversial
lugar bien controversial. Han vivido place. Drug traffickers, mafia groups
desde narcotraficantes, mafiosos, y have lived here, and now the
también hoy los chavistas bolivarianos Bolivarian chavistas, too – the
– los enchufados. Vamos enchufados. Now let’s go directly to
directamente ahora a una supuesta an alleged house [that belongs] to
casa del presidente de Globovisión. the Globovision president. Once in
Ya en la segunda rotonda dentro de the second roundabout in Cocoplum,
Cocoplum, en Isla Dorada Boulevard, the current Globovision president,
está la mansión del bolivariano Raúl Bolivarian Raul Alberto Gorrin – a
Alberto Gorrín, hoy presidente de super enchufado in Florida – has a
Globovisión – super enchufado de la mansion on Isla Dorada Boulevard.
Florida.
Aquí nos encontramos en la casa 144 We are here at the home on 144 Isla
de Isla Dorada Boulevard, una Dorada Boulevard, an extremely
mansión súper lujosa y alguien está luxurious mansion and someone is
vigilándonos. Aquí al lado vive el watching us. Next door here lives the
empresario – vos, baja la cámara, businessman – you, lower the
baja la cámara ... camera, lower the camera...
Pero fiel a nuestro estilo no nos But true to our style, we didn’t stop
quedamos ahí y salimos a golpear las there, and we got out to knock on the
puertas de las mansiones de estos doors of the mansions of these
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chavistas que viven en Cocoplum. chavistas who live in Cocoplum.

Bueno, estamos acercándonos a la Alright, we’re approaching Raul
casa de Raúl Gorrín, a ver si tenemos Gorrin’s house. Let’s see if we have
la libertad o la suerte de encontrarlo. the freedom or luck in finding him.
Esta es la casa, señoras y señores, This is the house, ladies and
144 Isla Dorada. Ahí se ve una de gentlemen. 144 Isla Dorada. There
este... Land Rovers. Podemos ver ahí you see one of, uhm... Land Rovers.
el Maserati, que nosotros tenemos en There we can see the Maserati,
nuestro archivo y también la Land which we have in our file, and also
Rover blanca. Tenemos sus cifras y the white Land Rover. We have those
en qué planta fueran compradas. figures and the dealers where they
Vamos a tocar el timbre. A ver si nos were purchased. Let’s ring the bell.
atiende alguien. Hola, señor, eh... Let’s see if someone will come out.
¿Raúl Gorrín? Hello, sir, uhm... Raul Gorrin?
Señoras y señores, fuimos casa por Ladies and gentlemen, we went

casa, yate por yate. Tenemos todos house by house, yacht by yacht. We
los carros y las corporaciones. Sus have all the cars and corporations.
oficinas distribuidas por todas las Their offices spread out all over
áreas de la Florida. Lo que nos Florida. What we were told, all the
dijeron, toda la información que nos information they have confirmed. This
han confirmado. Esto recién empieza. is just beginning. Tomorrow we’ll see
Mañana vamos a ver qué pasó what happened when I arrived at the
cuando llegué a la casa del presidente house of the president of
de Globovisión, el canal de televisión Globovision, the television channel
que cuenta a los venezolanos muy that tells Venezuelans very little
poco de los 39 muertos del fin de about the 39 deaths over the
semana, o de los estudiantes y weekend, or the students and misses
misses que han muerto. who have died.
FV1 Ya. Right.
MV1 Esto es importante porque este canal This is important because this
se compró con 68 millones de dólares channel was bought with 68 million
y, eh, Raúl Antonio Gorrín tenía una dollars and, uhm, Raul Antonio
pequeña aseguradora. ¿De dónde Gorrin had a small insurance
salió ese dinero para comprar company. Where did that money
Globovisión, uno de los canales más come from to buy Globovision, one of
importantes de América? Hoy, vamos the most important channels in
a... a abrir solamente el nombre, pero America? Today we’re just going to...
mañana vamos a tener toda la to reveal the name, but tomorrow
información... quién es este sujeto, we’re going to have all the
sus socios, que son cuatro o cinco information... who this person is, his
secuaces más que están aquí, aquí partners, who are another four or five
comprando en Publix nuestro, están henchmen who are here, here,
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yendo al shopping, están usando buying at our Publix, going to the

nuestros, nuestras dealers de carros shopping [malls], they’re using our,
para comprar y dejar el billete que le our car dealers to buy and leave the
falta a los venezolanos que no tienen dough the Venezuelans need, who
leche. don’t have any milk.
FV1 Y defienden a Maduro y a... y critican And they defend Maduro and ... and
a la pobre gente que está saliendo a they criticize the poor people who are
tratar de reclamar de que en su país going out to try to demand that this
se termine todo esto y haya un poco all come to an end in their country,
más de justicia. and to have a little more justice.
MV1 Queremos que todo este poder, eh, We want all this power, uhm, all this
todo este dinero que van a ver, este money you’re going see, this display
despliegue millonario que van a ver en of millions you’re going to see on this
este canal lo puedan ver todos los channel to be seen by the students
estudiantes que están en Venezuela, who are in Venezuela, or the mothers
o a las madres que se les murió un who lost a son, so they’ll see that the
hijo, para que vean que la lucha fight is really worthwhile. Alright,
realmente sí vale la pena. Bueno, disturbing, huh?
fuerte, ¿eh?
FV2 Sí. Yes.
MV1 Sí, el programa. Y esto recién Yes, the program. And this is just
empieza. Esto es solamente una beginning. This is just a presentation.
presentación. Quiero agradecer a I want to thank everyone who has
todos los que han colaborado con cooperated in this, eh. There’s a
esto, eh. Hay un equipo atrás muy very large team behind us, people
grande, gente que se ha jugado la who have risked their lives and have
vida y también ha colaborado con la also cooperated with the information,
información que a medida que and as we make progress we’ll be
avancemos vamos a ir mostrándolo. showing it.
MV1 Bueno, estamos acercándonos a la Well, we’re approaching Raul

casa de Raúl Gorrín. Raúl Antonio Gorrin’s house. Raul Antonio Gorrin
Gorrín pasó de ser un abogado went from being a small-fry attorney
común a un multimillonario to a multimillionaire businessman.
empresario. La fortuna de este This man’s fortune comes from
hombre proviene de los negocios con business [deals] backed by the
apoyo de los hombres poderosos del Chavismo’s powerful men. An owner
chavismo. ¿Dueño de medios o of media or a strawman for the
testaferro del poder? Salimos a powerful? We went out to knock on
golpear las puertas de las mansiones the doors of these chavista’s
de estos chavistas que viven en mansions, who live in Cocoplum.
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Cocoplum.
MV1 Vamos a tocar el timbre, a ver si nos Let’s ring the bell, let’s see if
atiende alguien. Hola, señor, eh, someone will come to the door. Hello,
¿Raúl Gorrín? El dueño de sir, uhm, Raul Gorrin? The owner of
Globovisión. ¿Esta es la casa del Globovision. Is this Mr. Raul Gorrin’s
señor Raúl Gorrín? house?
MV2 Eh... sí, ¿por qué la pregunta? Yo no Uhm... yes. Why do you ask? I can’t
puedo opinar nada de eso porque yo have any opinion on any of that
soy simplemente un trabajador aquí. because I’m just a worker here.
MV1 ¿No están aquí, no, en este They’re not here, right, at this time?
momento?
MV2 No, no sé. No sé. No, I don’t know. I don’t know.
MV1 Y el barco, el Enia [phonetic] que es And the boat, the Enia [phonetic]
muy bueno. Ella es la capitana, ¿no? which is very good. She’s the
captain, right?
MV2 No sé. I don’t know.
MV1 Hello, how are you? Where are you Hello, how are you? Where are you
from? from?
FV3 No comment. No comment.
MV1 Los señores vienen de vez en cuando, The owners come from time to time,
¿no? right?
MV2 Mire que tengo días de no verlos. See, I haven’t seen them for days.
MV1 Aquí, el señor que cuida y que pinta The gentlemen who watches [the
nos ha confirmado que ésta sí es la house] and paints here has
casa del dueño de Globovisión Raúl confirmed this is the home of
Antonio Gorrín. Es una casa que está Globovision’s owner, Raul Antonio
avaluada en tres millones quinientos Gorrin. A house valued at
mil, aproximadamente, cuando la approximately three million five
compró. Hoy tiene un valor entre hundred thousand when he bought it.
cuatro y cinco millones de dólares. Now it’s worth four or five million
¿Qué hace Raúl Antonio Gorrín, el dollars. What is Raul Antonio Gorrin,
dueño de Globovisión, en tierra del the owner of Globovision, doing
imperio americano cuando es un stateside in the American empire
delfín del socialismo bolivariano del when he’s a dauphin of Maduro’s
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presidente Maduro? Bolivarian socialism?
MV1 Antes que amanezca para no ser Before daybreak, so we won’t be

interceptados navegamos por los intercepted, we sail the Cocoplum
canales de Cocoplum y descubrimos canals and discovered that these
que a estos chavistas les gustan los Chavistas like large yachts, and
grandes yates y están parqueados en they’re moored at their mansions’
las marinas de sus mansiones. Y docks. And, in fact, we’re now at 114
efectivamente ya estamos en el 144 on Isla Dorada Boulevard in
de Isla Dorada Boulevard dentro de Cocoplum, but seaside. The yacht we
Cocoplum, pero desde el mar. El yate investigated is moored at the same
que nosotros investigamos está address where, eh... Raul Antonio
parqueado en la misma dirección Gorrin lives, according to our
donde reside, según nuestra information.
información, eh, Raúl Antonio Gorrín.
MV1 También encontramos en Cocoplum In Cocoplum we also found Gustavo

la casa de Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo, Adolfo Perdomo’s house, the
presidente de Globovisión, socio Globovision president, also Raul
también de Raúl Gorrín y... de Gorrin’s partner and... Maduro’s. He
Maduro. Tiene una casa has an awesome house that’s being
impresionante que la están remodeled... Hello, hi, how are you?
remodelando... Hola, ¿qué tal, cómo Is Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo here?
está? ¿Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo se
encuentra?
MV3 No. No.
MV1 ¿No está? He isn’t?
MV3 No. No.
MV1 Eh, ¿no sabe cuándo lo puedo Uhm, do you know when I can find
encontrar, o cuándo lo... him, or when I...
MV3 Ni idea. I have no idea.
MV1 ...lo puedo ver? ¿Y cuánto hace que ...can see him? And how long have
viven acá? they been living here?
MV3 Propiedad privada, hermano. Private property, bro.
MV1 No puedes opinar. Bueno, muchas You can’t talk. Fine, thanks, eh. He’s
gracias, eh. Acaba de confirmarme just confirmed that it is Gustavo
que sí es la casa de Gustavo Adolfo Adolfo Perdomo’s house, the
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Perdomo, presidente de Globovisión, Globovision president. Maduro’s

los delfines de Maduro. Los dauphins, we caught them in our
agarramos en nuestras aguas, en las waters, in Miami waters.
aguas de Miami.
MV1 El yate Alta Mar está parqueado en The Alta Mar yacht is moored at 140
140 Paloma Drive y ésa es la mansión Paloma Drive, and that’s Gustavo
de Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo. Adolfo Perdomo’s mansion.
MV1 Ángel Mesa, también otro de los Angel Mesa, another of the
enchufados, eh... socio de Raúl enchufados, uhm... Raul Gorrin and
Gorrín y también de Gustavo Adolfo also Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo’s
Perdomo, es el grupo que tiene a su partner, is the group in charge of
cargo Globovisión, la empresa de Globovision, the television company
televisión que compraron en 68 they bought for 68 million dollars,
millones de dólares que apoya al which backs Maduro’s government
gobierno de Maduro y que odia el and hates imperialism. But Angel
imperialismo. Pero a Ángel Mesa Mesa also loves to be enchufado in
también le encanta estar enchufado Cocoplum, with a mansion worth
en Cocoplum, con una mansión millions and also by the sea: 275
valuada en millones y también frente Costanera Road in Cocoplum. Angel
al mar. 275 Costanera Road en Mesa would be leasing it. This is one
Cocoplum. Ángel Mesa la estaría of the mansions. Hello, do you know
rentando. Esta es una de las if there’s anyone here?
mansiones. Hola, ¿no sabes si hay
alguien aquí?
MV4 No, son unos venezolanos, la acaban No, they’re Venezuelans, they just
de comprar y le van a hacer algunas bought it and they’re going to do
remodelaciones, pero no, no están some remodeling, but no, they’re not
viviendo todavía. living here yet.
MV1 Ah, bueno. Oh, fine.
MV4 Están en Venezuela todavía. They’re still in Venezuela.
MV1 Ah, bueno. Oh, fine.
MV4 Ya. Right.
MV1 ¿Y no sabe si es Ángel Mesa? And do you know if it’s Angel Mesa?
MV4 Lo he visto aquí, pero no, no, no he I’ve seen him here, but no, no, I
tenido el placer de conocerlo, so no sé haven’t had the pleasure of meeting
la... I don’t know his name. him, so I don’t know the... I don’t
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know his name.
MV1 ¿Y son venezolanos? And they’re Venezuelan?
MV4 Eso me dijeron. ¿Okay? That’s what they told me. Okay?
MV1 Okay. Bueno, muchas gracias. Y está Okay. Fine, thank you very much.
confirmado que acaban de comprar And it’s confirmed they just bought
esta casa que la estaban rentando. this house they were renting. They’re
Son venezolanos, por supuesto, súper Venezuelans, of course, super
enchufados aquí en el imperio enchufados here in the American
americano. Esto recién empieza. empire. This is just beginning.
MV1 Globovisión se compró en 68 millones Globovision was purchased for 68

de dólares, pero las oficinas del canal million dollars, but Globovision’s
Globovisión, uno de los más offices, one of the most important
importantes de Latinoamérica, channels in Latin America, operates
funciona en un pequeño y humilde from a small and modest shopping
shopping al lado de una casa de [strip mall] next to a pawn shop.
empeño.
MV1 Raúl Antonio Gorrín, Gustavo Adolfo Raul Antonio Gorrin, Gustavo Adolfo
Perdomo aquí en mesa, eh, por Perdomo here at the table, uhm, of
supuesto con Maduro, con dos, course, with Maduro, with two –
Diosdado y por supuesto la primera Diosdado, and of course, the first
dama. Señores y señoras, esta es la lady. Ladies and gentlemen, this is
conexión de la gente que gozan de las the connection of the people who
playas de Cocoplum, de los canales, enjoy the beaches at Cocoplum, the
de los yates, compran autos de lujo canals, the yachts, who buy luxury
aquí en la Florida... eh, los dueños de cars here in Florida... uhm, there are
Globovisión tienen artículos del previous articles on the Globovision
pasado donde dice que Globovisión owners that say Globovision was
se compró con lavado de dólares. purchased with laundered money.
También dicen que hubo extorsión en These also say there was extortion in
casos de drogas. Todas estas son drug cases. These are all
publicaciones que están en internet. publications that are online. These
Es la gente que estamos investigando are the people we are investigating,
que viven en Cocoplum, pero aquí who live in Cocoplum, but here
están haciendo negocios con Maduro. they’re doing business with Maduro.
Algunos decían que parte de la plata Some said that part of the funds for
de Globovisión venía del tuerto. Este Globovision came from “tuerto” [blind
hombre que Chávez le sacó un ojo en in one eye]. This man who lost an
una jugada de chapitas de, de eye when Chavez was playing a
gaseosas, que era el que realmente game with, with soft drink caps, who
manejaba mucho dinero de Hugo was the one who really handled a lot
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Chávez. of Hugo Chavez’ money.
FV3 Eso es muy interesante porque That’s very interesting because those
aquellas personas que todavía dudan, people who still doubt everything isn’t
que no se pone todo en televisión, shown on television, here at AQP we
aquí en aqp les decimos las cosas en tell you things clearly and
blanco y negro. unequivocally.
MV1 ¿Es justo que esa gente viva en los Is it fair for those people to live in the
Estados Unidos, en Miami? ¿Es justo United States, in Miami? Is it fair for
que nosotros los tengamos de vecinos us to have them as neighbors when
cuando odian a Estados Unidos y they hate the United States, and
colaboran con un comunismo que collaborate with a communism that’s
desprestigia todo el tiempo a los always smearing the United States of
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica? America? Globovision also has its
Globovisión tiene su sede también headquarters here, but mysteriously
aquí, pero misteriosamente no tiene doesn’t have a pretty building like a
un edificio bonito como puede tener television channel can have.
un canal de televisión.
FV3 Ajá. Uh-huh.
MV1 Como lo puede tener cualquiera, Like anyone can have, Antena 3 from
Antena 3 de España, o cualquiera de, Spain, of any from, from any other
de otro país. Miren, misteriosamente, country. Look, mysteriously,
como Globovisión está en la Flagler y Globovision is on Flagler and one
la ciento y pico. Ahí van a ver la hundred and something. There you’ll
dirección, y como entran a jugar aquí see the address, and how Chino and
Chino y Nacho. Aquí como se mueven Nacho come on the scene here.
los chavistas en nuestras tierras. Here, how the Chavistas move
Tercera parte. around in our country. Third part.
MV1 Alguien dijo que la duda es uno de los Someone said that doubt is one of
nombres de la inteligencia. ¿Y cómo the names of intelligence, and how
no dudar de este personaje que en can we not doubt this character who
apenas 15 años logró amasar una managed to amass unprecedented
fortuna inédita – Raúl Antonio Gorrín. wealth in just fifteen years – Raul
Estamos acercándonos a la casa de Antonio Gorrin. They come from time
Raúl Gorrín. Los señores vienen de to time, right?
vez en cuando, ¿no?
MV2 Mire que tengo días de no verlos. See, I haven’t seen them for days.
MV1 El señor que cuida y que pinta nos ha The gentlemen who watches [the
confirmado que ésta sí es la casa del house] and paints has confirmed that
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dueño de Globovisión. Navegamos this is the home of Globovision’s

por los canales de Cocoplum y owner. We also sail the Cocoplum
descubrimos cosas como éstas. El canals and discoverthings like these.
yate que nosotros investigamos está The yacht we investigated is moored
parqueado en la misma dirección at the same address where Raul
donde reside Raúl Antonio Gorrín. Antonio Gorrin lives. In Cocoplum we
También encontramos en Cocoplum also found Gustavo Adolfo
la casa de Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo. Perdomo’s house. And how long
¿Y cuánto hace que viven acá? have they been living here?
MV3 Propiedad privada, hermano. Private property, bro.
MV1 El yate Alta Mar está parqueado en The yacht, Alta Mar, is moored at 140
140 Paloma Drive. Y ésa es la Paloma Drive. And that’s Gustavo
mansión de Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo. Adolfo Perdomo’s mansion. Angel
Ángel Mesa, también, otro de los Mesa, also, another of the
enchufados... enchufados...
MV4 Lo he visto aquí, pero no, no, no he I’ve seen him here, but no, no, I
tenido el placer de conocerlo so no sé, haven’t had the pleasure of meeting
no sé la... I don’t know his name. him, so I don’t know the... I don’t
know his name.
MV1 ¿Y son venezolanos? And they’re Venezuelan?
MV4 Eso me dijeron. That’s what I was told.
MV1 Esto recién empieza. La forma de This is just beginning. The way the
operar de los enchufados en Miami es enchufados operate in Miami is
a través de corporaciones y por ellas through corporations, and through
hacen negocios medio raros. them do somewhat strange business
Nosotros te mostramos la ratonera de [deals]. We’re showing you the
los chavistas. O tal vez la cueva de Alí Chavistas’ rathole. Or perhaps Ali
Babá y los 40 Ladrones. Son Baba and the 40 Thieves’ cave.
aproximadamente 31 oficinas que There are approximately 31 offices
están operando aquí, a nombre de that are operating here in the name
corporaciones asociadas a los dueños of corporations related to
de Globovisión. Por ejemplo, Rim Globovision’s owners. For example,
Group Corporation, a nombre de Raúl Rim Group Corporation in the name
Antonio Gorrín y señora. También, of Raul Antonio Gorrin and wife. Also,
Magnus Holding a cargo de Gustavo Magnus Holding, in care of Gustavo
Adolfo Perdomo, presidente de Adolfo Perdomo, Globovision’s
Globovisión y Elvas [phonetic] president, and Angel Mesa’s Elvas
Enterprise de Ángel Mesa. Vamos a [phonetic] Enterprise. Let’s go in, to
entrar a ver qué corporaciones see what corporations we find and
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encontramos y a qué se dedican aquí what they do here in the American

en el imperio americano. empire.
MV1 Voy a Rim Group. I’m going to Rim Group.
FV4 Rim Group? Rim Group?
MV1 Corporation. No? Corporation. No?
FV4 No, you have the wrong address. No, you have the wrong address.
MV1 And Magnus Holding? And Magnus Holding?
FV4 No. No.
MV1 No. Edelbas Enterprise? No. Edelbas Enterprise?
FV4 Do you have the name of the person Do you have the name of the person
you’re looking for? you’re looking for?
MV1 Ángel Mesa. Angel Mesa.
FV4 No, he’s not here. No, he’s not here.
MV1 And Gustavo Perdomo? And Gustavo Perdomo?
FV4 No, he’s not here either. No, he’s not here either.
MV1 In this office? In this office?
FV4 No, this is not offices [UI]. Condos. No, this is not offices, [UI]. Condos.
MV1 Ah, ¿no son oficinas? Oh, they’re not offices?
FV4 No. No.
MV1 Este es un building de residencias y This is a residential building, not an

no de oficinas. Pero aquí figuran las office building. But the corporations
corporaciones de estos enchufados. of these enchufados appear here.
MV1 En el proceso de la investigación nos During the investigation we received

llegaron datos de que existía una information that a Globovision office
oficina de Globovisión en Miami. existed in Miami. We began to
Empezamos a sospechar que podría suspect it could be in Doral, on
ser en el Doral, en Lincoln Road, pero Lincoln Road, but no. See where
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no. Mira dónde se esconden los Maduro’s henchmen hide.

secuaces de Maduro.
MV1 Sigue la parte más graciosa. Here’s the funniest part. Globovision
Globovisión se compró en 68 millones was purchased for 68 million dollars.
de dólares. Los dueños les gusta vivir The owners like to live in Cocoplum
en Cocoplum y con yates y autos with yachts and sports cars that are
deportivos millonarios. Pero las worth millions. But the Globovision
oficinas del canal Globovisión, uno de channel’s offices, one of the most
los más importantes de Latino- important in Latin America, operates
américa, funciona en un pequeño y in a small and modest shopping [strip
humilde shopping aquí, al lado de una mall] here, next to a pawnshop. It’s
casa de empeño. Es una oficina de an income tax office where Juan
income tax, donde Juan Domingo Domingo Cordero, one of the super
Cordero, uno de los súper enchufados enchufados, also associated with
también asociado a Gorrín, a Mesa y Gorrin, Mesa and Perdomo, has his
a Perdomo, tiene aquí su base de base of operations.
operaciones.
MV1 Bueno, señoras y señores, aquí en Well, ladies and gentlemen, here in
Agárrese Quien Pueda, podemos Agarrese Quien Pueda, we can
confirmar que aquí esta oficina que es confirm that this office, which belongs
de Martorelli Office Corporation, es to Martorelli Office Corporation, is
donde funciona Juan Domingo where Juan Domingo Cordero and
Cordero y también Globovisión. Pero also Globovision operate. But the
lo más gracioso de todo esto es que funniest part of all this is that here,
también, aquí en estas oficinas se the corporations and management of
manejan las corporaciones y las the Chino and Nacho duo are also
administraciones del dúo Chino y handled in these offices; Chino, of
Nacho, que también se le asoció, por course, was also associated with
supuesto al Chino, a la hija de Hugo Hugo Chavez’ daughter, and also for
Chávez y también a manifestarse often speaking out in favor of
muchas veces a favor del gobierno de Maduro’s government. Globovision’s
Maduro. La oficina de Globovisión office also handles all of Chino and
también maneja todos los negocios y Nacho’s businesses and homes, and
las casas del Chino y Nacho, y del Oscaritos’, the musician. Here, in our
músico Oscarito. Aquí en nuestras country, on our West Flagler, is
tierras, en nuestra West Flagler where Maduro’s enchufados operate.
funcionan los enchufados de Maduro.
MV1 Raúl Antonio Gorrín, dueño de Raul Antonio Gorrin, the owner of
Globovisión, un súper enchufado en Globovision, a super enchufado in
Miami. Miami.
MV1 Bueno, quiero decirles que las Well, I want to tell you that the
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corporaciones están registradas en corporations are registered at that

esa oficina de Coral Gables, ahí en office in Coral Gables, there on
Salcedo, y por supuesto, la chica me Salcedo, and of course the girl tells
dice... estoy en shock porque en me... I’m in shock because they’re
realidad no, son departamentos de really residential apartments, offices
residencia, no deberían funcionar shouldn’t operate here.
oficinas acá.
FV1 Como oficinas. As offices.
FV3 Pero aquí es muy fácil tener una But here, it’s very easy to have a
corporación en Estados Unidos. Yo corporation in the United States. I
me imagino que esas personas figure that those people, because
porque están moviendo tanto misterio they’re moving such mystery in that,
dentro de eso, mandas 450 dólares y you send 450 dollars and they’ll open
te abren una corporación. a corporation for you.
MV1 Bueno. Fine.
FV3 No te sirvió, la cierras, te vas en It didn’t work out for you, you close it,
bancarrota y te abres otra go bankrupt and open another
corporación. Vas a un shopping como corporation. You go to a shopping
ese, pagas tu renta, haces un lease [strip mall] like that one, pay your
por un año y le dices... ¿qué tipo de rent, do a one-year lease and you tell
negocio? te dice el empresario dueño him ... what type of business, the
del shopping... businesman who owns the shopping
says...
MV1 Sí. Yes.
FV3 ¿Qué tipo de negocio vas a poner? Y What type of business are you going
sencillamente tú dices un negocio de, to open? And you just tell him, uhm...
eh... exportación e importación, y ahí. an import export business, and that’s
it.
MV1 Bueno, la verdad. Mira, aquí Gorrín Well, the truth. Look, Gorrin has his
tiene su documentación en Texas, no documentation in Texas, not Florida,
en la Florida, en un shopping también at a shopping [strip mall], also an
de income tax donde está PDVSA, la income tax [office] where PDVSA, the
petrolera venezolana. También Venezuelan oil company is. He also
mantiene una... paga los biles de una supports a... pays the bills for a
casa en New Orleans donde hay house in New Orleans where there
todos delincuentes con prontuarios. Y are criminals with records. And I’m
les voy a decir la cantidad de autos going to tell you the number of cars
que tiene el dueño de Globovisión the Globovision owner has here in
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aquí en Miami. Tiene un, eh... Rolls Miami. He has a, uhm... Rolls Royce
Royce de 450 mil dólares, un Ferrari worth 450 thousand dollars, a 2013
del 2013, de 257 mil dólares. Un Ferrari, worth 257 thousand dollars.
Maserati que vieron ahí en el informe A Maseratti that you saw there in the
de 126 mil dólares. Estamos hablando report, worth 126 thousand dollars.
de los hombres que no muestran, a la We’re talking about the men who
gente que protesta porque no hay don’t show – to the people who
leche en Venezuela. También la Land protest because there’s no milk in
Rover que vieron de 95 mil dólares y Venezuela. Also the Land Rover that
una Harley Davidson... you saw for 95 thousand dollars and
a Harley Davidson...
FV1 Javi... Javi...
MV1 porque le encantan las motos que le because he loves the bikes the
gustan a los americanos. Americans like.
FV1 Te quiero, te quiero hacer una I want, I want to ask you a question,
pregunta porque obviamente detrás because obviously, behind all of this
de todo esto que la gente vio en su the people saw at home there was a,
casa hubo un, muchísimo trabajo de a great deal of investigative work on
investigación de parte tuya, de parte your part, on the part of production.
de la producción. Contales cómo fue Tell them a little about the behind the
un poco de eso del atrás. De cómo scenes work. How you arrived at
llegaste a esas direcciones, cuándo lo those addresses, when you went to
fuiste a ver, qué pasaba, qué te see it, what was happening, what did
decían ahí cuando entraste al estudio they tell you when you went into the
contable y tuviste que salir... accounting office and had to leave...
MV1 Mira... llevamos como tres meses Look... we’ve been investigating this
investigando esto, descubrimos que for about three months; we
Cocoplum no es un barrio privado. discovered that Cocoplum is not a
Podemos grabar en Cocoplum. private neighborhood. We can record
Fuimos como 4 ó 5 veces a las casas. in Cocoplum. We went to the houses
En algunas vimos gente, vimos 4 or 5 times. At some we saw people,
distintos autos y estuvimos dando we saw different cars and went
vueltas por ahí muchas veces. Vimos around many times. We saw people
gente que está armada, también. who are armed, also. We’re finding
Estamos averiguando si pueden tener out if they can have weapons. If
armas; si son guaruras de Venezuela they’re Venezuelan bodyguards, or
o son guaruras, guardaespaldas de they’re bodyguards from the United
Estados Unidos. Eh, nos montamos States. Uhm, we got into a boat,
en un barco a escondidas, eh... por hidden, uhm... of course before
supuesto por la madrugada para que daybreak so they wouldn’t see us,
no nos vean, donde los barcos están where the boats are registered in a
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registrados en una isla del Caribe... Caribbean island...
FV1 Ajá... Uh-huh.
MV1 Sabemos cuando entraron los barcos, We know when the boats came in,
eh... el barco de Gorrín, del dueño de uhm... Gorrin’s boat, Globovision’s
Globovisión, tiene dos ventanas rotas. owner, has two broken windows. It’s
Es muy raro en un barco de 100 pies strange that a 100-foot boat would
casi, que tenga una ventana de have a broken wood window. Uhm,
madera rota. Eh, y por supuesto, se and of course, they were also seen
los vio en Abbracci también comiendo dining at Abbracci in Coral Gables,
en Coral Gables, restaurant de los one of the most expensive
más caros. Y le quiero agradecer a restaurants. And I want to thank
Tony, nuestro camarógrafo, que se Tony, our cameraman, who risked his
jugó la vida. A nuestro productor life. Our producer Daniel Casal, our
Daniel Casal, a nuestro editor Nico, editor Nico, who did this spectacular
que hizo este informe espectacular, a report, the people in lighting and
la gente de luces, sonido, Angelito, a audio, Angelito, all those who were
todos los que pudieron producir esto able to produce this that, really, is
que realmente, esto recién empieza. just beginning. What we have is so
Lo que tenemos nosotros es tantas many things and the... Brickell, the
cosas y la... está infestado Brickell, Roads, Coral Gables, Doral are
los Roads, Coral Gables, el Doral de infested with super enchufados.
súper enchufados. Cocoplum la base Cocoplum is the number one base for
número uno de esto millonarios. these millionaires.
FV1 [UI] Yo creo, yo espero también que la [UI] I believe, I also hope that the
prensa internacional, o sea, se haga international press, I mean, will also
cargo también, o sea, esto lo vamos a take this on, I mean, we’re going to
subir a You Tube... hang this on You Tube...
MV1 Por supuesto va a estar en You Tube. Of course it will be on You Tube.
FV1 para que lo puedan ver todo, porque so everything can be seen, because
obviamente nosotros aquí lo vemos y obviously those of us here see it and
lo puede ver la gente esta... de these people... from Venezuela who
Venezuela que tiene acceso al have access to the internet and all,
internet y demás, pero es muy but it’s very important that the world
importante que en el mundo se sepa. know this. Because these are the
Porque esta gente es la que siempre people who always say that
dice que el imperialismo es un horror imperialism is horrifying, and that
y que la plata no hay que irla a poner money shouldn’t be placed there, and
allá, y son los primeros en venir acá y they’re the first to come here and
tener sus casas, sus departamentos y have their houses, their apartments
tener toda su fortuna y tienen todo and have all their wealth and have
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acá. everything here.
MV1 Tienen Harley Davidson... They have Harley Davidsons...
FV3 Ahora que me quedé... Now that I got caught up...
MV1 tienen todo lo que le gusta a un, a un they have everything a, a capitalist
capitalista. likes.
FV3 Me quedé enganchada un momentico, I was caught up for a minute, and I

igual que me imagino que los figure this also happened to the
televidentes en casa les pasó lo viewers at home. Are Chino and
mismo. ¿Chino y Nacho están Nacho also involved with these
involucrados también con estas offices? I mean, that there’s a public
oficinas? Es decir, que hay un público that follows people who are involved
que sigue a unas personas que están with the Chavismo?
involucradas con el chavismo?
MV1 Bueno, esa oficina maneja cosas que Well, that office handles things that
tienen que ver con Globovisión y la involve Globovision and the
gente de... bolivariana, digamos. Bolivarian... people, let’s say.
FV1 Eso es un estudio contable. That’s an accounting office. They are

Probablemente sean los contadores, probably the accountants, the
los abogados que les manejan las attorneys who manage their things.
cosas a ellos.
MV1 Quiero decirles que yo entré, para que I want to tell you, so you’ll see, I went
vean, yo entré. No grabé adentro in. I didn’t record inside because
porque son abogados... they’re attorneys...
UFV [UI] [UI]
MV1 por supuesto hacemos las cosas of course we do things, as they have
como, como se tienen que hacer. Eh, to be done. Uhm, and the attorney, a
y el abogado, un chico joven young Venezuelan guy, told me,
venezolano, me dijo, “Javier, eh, “Javier, uhm, Cordero is leaving
Cordero ya se está retirando porque because he’s seeing things that aren’t
ve cosas que no están bien, y también right, and we also handle Chino and
manejamos a Chino y Nacho”. Nacho.” Of course, there are many
Evidentemente, hay muchos enchufados who are going to start
enchufados que se van a ir abriendo distancing themselves from Maduro
de Maduro porque vienen... que se because coming... because they see
viene la noche. Pero yo le pido al the end is coming. But I’m asking the
pueblo venezolano que vaya y Venezuelan people to go and look.
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busque. El canal ofrece aquí toda la The channel here offers all the
información por si quieren realmente information if you really want to
manifestarse en las casas de esta protest at these people’s houses, or at
gente, o en las oficinas de Globovisión the Globovision offices on Flagler. We
en la Flagler. Podemos ir y, eh... can go and, uhm... also that the
también que el pueblo de Venezuela Venezuelan people will protest, eh.
se manifieste, eh.
FV1 [UI] [UI]
MV1 Los súper enchufados. ¿Deberían The super enchufados. Should they
estar en Estados Unidos? be in the United States?
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10 Defendants.
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13 100 SE 2nd Street
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14 Miami, Florida
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
15 3:56 p.m.- 4:17 p.m.
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19 DEPOSITION OF TOMAS REGALADO, JR.
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23 Merit Reporter and Notary Public for the State of
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1 Q. Whose number was that?

2 A. Joe Carollo.
3 Q. What did you do with Joe Carollo's
4 number?
5 A. I called him.
6 Q. To discuss what?
7 A. To ask him about the story.
8 Q. And what happened next?
9 A. I met with him. I sent him a text
10 message. He answered me back, told me that he would
11 meet me -- he lived in Coconut Grove and he would
12 meet me at Miami City Hall at the chambers.
13 Q. What happened next?
14 A. I interviewed him.
15 Q. Where?
16 A. At the chambers in the bottom. There was
17 nobody there, just my photographer, myself and I. I
18 interviewed him, I asked him a couple of questions
19 and then he in turn gave me some addresses.
20 Q. What did you ask him?
21 A. What's this story about --
22 Q. What did he say?
23 A. -- who, what, when, where and why.
24 Q. What did he say?
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1 owners of the biggest Venezuelan television network

2 and how they are funneling and -- funneling money
3 from the government and how they're living here in
4 beautiful mansions and how they are enjoying life
5 here but yet they are -- the words that the
6 Venezuelans use, boliburgueses, or something like
7 that.
8 Q. Did he give you the names of these
9 individuals?
10 A. Yes, he did.
11 Q. And did he represent to you that these
12 were the owners of that channel?
13 A. Yes.
14 Q. Now, how did he give you those names?
15 Did he read them to you? Did he tell you what they
16 were?
17 A. He dictated them with the names and the
18 addresses.
19 Q. Did you write those names down?
20 A. Yes, I did.
21 (The document referred to was thereupon
22 marked Plaintiff's Exhibit 1 for Identification, a
23 copy of which is attached hereto.)
24 BY MR. SANCHEZ:
25 Q. Showing you what's been marked as Exhibit

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1 A. No. The only one I spoke with is

2 Mr. Torriente, who was the lawyer, the one all the
3 way in the bottom.
4 Q. Okay. Did you continue your
5 investigation after you pursued the addresses on this
6 list?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. What did you do next?
9 A. Tried speaking to as many people as I
10 could. No one would be able to comment on this and I
11 went back to my boss and I told him what had happened
12 and that was the end of the story.
13 Q. Did your station publish a story relating
14 to these individuals?
15 A. Not at all.
16 Q. Why not?
17 A. Because there is only one source.
18 Q. Who is your source?
19 A. Joe Carollo.
20 Q. And do you believe it would have been
21 improper to pursue a story relying only on
22 Mr. Carollo's information?
23 A. No.
24 MR. ROGERO: Object to form.
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2 Q. I'm sorry, you can answer the question.
3 A. No.
4 Q. No, that it would not have been improper?
5 A. No, it wouldn't have been proper. No, it
6 would have been improper to do. You can't do a story
7 with one person.
8 Q. So just to rephrase the question, would
9 it have been improper to pursue this story with only
10 Mr. Carollo as your source?
11 A. Yes.
12 MR. ROGERO: Same objection.
13 BY MR. SANCHEZ:
14 Q. Now, are you also aware of a resolution
15 that was passed declaring that the Enchufados were
16 persona non grata?
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. Do you know if Mr. Carollo was involved
19 in that resolution?
20 A. Yes.
21 Q. Do you believe that the resolution and
22 this Enchufados series are related?
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. And do you believe that this Enchufados
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CARIDAD BERNAL, an individual,
AMERICA TEVE NETWORK, INC.,
a Florida corporation, AMERICA-CV
NETWORK, LLC, a Florida limited
liability company, and OMAR A.
SAUL ROMAY, an individual,
Defendants.
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DECLARATION OF JAVIER ARDURA
I, Javier Ardura, of lawful age and pursuant to Section 92.525, Florida Statutes, declare
under penalty of perjury as follows:
1. I am over eighteen years of age and am fully competent to execute this
declaration.
2. The facts set forth in this declaration are within my personal knowledge.
3. I am a principal of McLean Asset Management Corporation, a firm specializing in
investment management and regulated by the SEC. McLean has been in the asset management
business for the last forty (40) years.
4. I first met Mr. Angel Meza (the Plaintiff in this matter) in 1995. At that time, I
oversaw fixed income trading in Latin America for UBS, and was based in New York City.
CASE NO. 2014-013514 CA 01

5. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Meza was one of the top managers at Corpbanca Banco
Universal, one of the most prestigious banks in Venezuela. During the two years that we worked
together, Mr. Meza proved to me that he had excellent knowledge of financial markets, a deep
commitment to hard work, and an excellent professional attitude—all of which allowed us to
close several deals over the years.
6. Since 2000, Mr. Meza and I have kept in contact and we have occasionally met at
business or social gatherings.
7. In 2014, I was negotiating with Mr. Meza an agreement to use his expertise and
knowledge of financial markets to obtain new clients for McLean Asset Management
Corporation.
8. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Meza would receive 40% of the revenues
generated by each new client he brought in, with targeted goals of $150 million in assets under
management for the first year of the agreement, $200 million for the second year, and $300
million for the fifth year. Mr. Meza would be paid his commission at the end of the calendar
year for each year he provided these services.
9. In the Spring of 2014, during the final phases of negotiation with Mr. Meza
regarding the agreement, the compliance department of McLean Asset Management indicated
that there had been negative information published by the media about Mr. Meza. Specifically,
an article titled “La Vida de Los Enchufados en Miami” mentioned that Mr. Meza was a mere
phony and receptacle for unlawfully-gained money held on behalf of the President of Venezuela,
Nicolas Maduro.
10. Even though I have known Mr. Meza for many years and, to the best of my
knowledge, he has always been a law-abiding citizen and hard-working person, McLean Asset
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YoutTube Comments for Translation
Part 1
Original Certified Translation
Alejandro Gonzalez 3 weeks ago Chavistas are really trash!
La tremenda basura que son los chavistas
docmimo 3 weeks ago From “enchufados” to ELECTROCUTED… it’s
De enchufados a ELECTROCUTADOS …solo only [a matter of] time!
tiempo!
pollitorico1 3 weeks ago HA HA, AND THE CHAVISTAS STANDING
JAJA Y EL PUEBLO CHAVISTA HACIENDO IN LINE TO BUY [FOOD] AND WIPE THEIR
COLAS PA COMER Y LIMPIARSE EL KU-LO Y A-SS AND THE DOUGH IS IN MAMI
LOS REALES EN MIAMI
José Rafael Azuaje 3 weeks ago The complaints have been filed and shelved in
+Chazes Lives Las denuncias están ya introducidas y State institutions… You have to be really stupid
engabetadas en instituciones del estado… Hace falta to defend this government because logically
ser bien bruto para defender este gobierno que por they’re criminals due to all the actions in
lógica se nota que son delincuentes por todas las violation of law, and they accommodate them to
acciones contrarias a las leyes y las acomodan a su their criminal convenience. Investigate the
conveniencia criminal. Investiga las pruebas tú evidence yourself, or don’t you have a brain?
mismo o no tienes cerebro? Con todos los poderes With all the powers [of govt] doing whatever the
rendidos al burro de Miraflores ninguna denuncia es donkey at Miraflores wants, no complaint is
aprobada para investigar… approved for investigation…
Daezify 3 weeks ago
+Chavez Lives Mientras estamos aquí discutiendo While we’re discussing something here you
algo que sabe, estos tipos disfrutan y gozan todos los know, these guys are enjoying and have all the
dólares que se han metido por culpa de personas que dollars they’ve taken because of these people
siguen apoyando estos chavistas (es decir, tú). who keep backing those Chavistas (that means,
you)
¿Tengo que tomarme una foto con mi tio que había Do I have to take a picture of myself with my
de ser revolucionario y anda tan cagado igual que uncle who was supposed to be a revolutionary,
nosotros que se la pasa con una pistola y una Jeep and he’s scared shitless just like us; he carries a
Grand Cherokee del 2014? pistol and [drives] a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Pues te lo pongo así de claro: No hablo con idiotas. Well, I’ll tell you straight out: I don’t talk to
Estos ‘revolucionarios’ se la pasan con relojes que idiots. These ‘revolutionaries’ run around with
sobre pasan los 2.5000 dólares. Dudo que sean watches that cost more than 2,500 dollars. I
“piratas” comprados en los buhoneros. doubt they’re “copies” bought from street
vendors.
Si quieres un debate SERIO sobre nuestro país en vez If you want a SERIOUS debate about our country
de estar pidiendo “pruebas” pues aquí estoy. instead of asking for “evidence”, well, here I am.
Pero si solo vas a estar pidiendo pruebas cuando en But if all you’re going to ask for is evidence
internet se consigue bastante y nos vas a poner en when there’s a lot online and you’re going to
eso, pues echa para allá y anda a tomarte tus bother us with that, well go on over there and
cervecitas con los panas del barrio donde debes vivir. have some beer with the buddies in the
neighborhood where you probably live.
No te diré que abras los ojos, ya los tienes bien I’m not going to tell you to open your eyes,
abiertos. Si defiendas estas cagadas de corruptos es they’re wide open. If you defend these corrupt
que tú debes ser uno. Dame tu nombre y numero de assholes, you must be one. Give me your name
cedula si quieres que busque ‘pruebas’. and national identification number if you want
me to look for “evidence.”
http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-
impresa/politicaq/revolucionarios-chavistas-viven-
en-los-country-y-en-grandes-mansiones-562463.html
http://maduradas.com/una-joyita-conoce-las-17-
denuncias-por-corrupcion-que-tiene-diosdado-
cabello/
http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2014/03/14/secretos-
tacticas-y-escandalos-chavistas-en-estatos-unidos/
http://www.infobae.com/2014/04/25/1559854-las-
mansiones-miami-los-chavistas=que-se-aduenaron-
globovision
Part 2
Jose Rafael Azuaje 3 weeks ago Sure, they’re swimming in dollars and you
+Moises Adrian Galvez S. Claro! ellos bien forrados de and other “Maburristas” are down and out…
dolares y tú y otros maburristas pelando guevo…
Urania Caldera 3 weeks ago They’re all mobsters and they’ve stolen the
Todos son mafiosos y se han robado el dinero de los Venezuelans’ money; there many who back
Vzlanos, allá muchos quen apoyan la entrega de Vlza a delivering Vlza to the Castrocommunists, and
los CastroComunista y todos los dueños de Globoterror all the Globoterrror owners are “nouveau
son personas “nuevos ricos” con el dinero robado a los riche”, with money stolen from the
Venezolanos, Glorojo, jamás dice lo que está pasando la Venezuelans. Glo-red never says what’s really
realidad porque son los mismos enchufados que han happening, because they’re the same
destruido y quebrado el País. “enchufados” who have destroyed and
bankrupted the country.
Martha Marina Marin 3 weeks ago (edited) You’re the idiot!!!! I don’t know what
+Moises Adrian Galvez S. IMBECIL ERES TU!!!!!!, dimension you’re in, but you’re way off since
NO SE EN QUE DIMENSIÓN ANDAS PERO ESTÁS Globovision quit being an informative and
MAS PERDIDO DE LA REALIDAD, DESDE QUE reporting channel!!!!! Now it’s a Venezuelan
GLOBOVISION DEJO DE SER UN CANAL government lackey, which likewise, is the
INFORMATIVO Y DENUNCIATIVO!!!!!!! AHORA “Cuban Empire’s” lackey, the Chinese empire
ES UN LACAYO DEL GOBIERNO BOLIVARIANO and the Russian empire – that open line is a
QUE A SU VEZ ES LACAYO DEL ‘IMPERIO lie; they never broadcast the real truth
CUBANO’, EL IMPERIO CHINO Y EL IMPERIO
RUSSO – ESA LINEA ABIERTA ES MENTIRA LA
VERDADERA REALIDAD NO LA PASAN
Manuel Rodriguez 1 week ago Hatred in Venezuela is Chavez’ legitimate
+Moises Adrian Galvez S. el odio en Venezuela es hijo offspring.
legitimo del chavismo
Freddy Euclides Villalobos Morales 3 weeks ago If you’re corrupt and a criminal, you’re a
Ser corrupto y criminal es ser chavista. Chavista.
Enrique Lagardere 3 weeks ago The double standard of these corrupt thieves,
DOBLE RASERO DE ESTOS MALANDRONES, and felons, who EMBEZZLE when in power
LADRONES Y CORRUPTOS, que cuando tienen el to live the GOOD LIFE when they’re no
poder en sus manos DESFALCAN para cuando ya no longer in office.
estén en sus puestos y tener una DOLCE VITA.
Angela Hirst 3 weeks ago Even the employees of these TREASONOUS
Hasta son Cubanos los empleados de estos TRAITORS are Cuban
TRAIDORES VENDE PATRIA
Gabriel Antoima 3 weeks ago The corrupt socialists… good program,
Los corruptos socialista… buen programa los congratulations… telling the truth that really
felicitamos... diciendo la verdad que tanto le arde a los bugs the “enchufados”… they bankrupted
enchufados…. Quebraron a VZLA VZLA
Raiza Rodriguez via Google+ 3 weeks ago And they supposedly hate the empire;
Los que supuestamente odian el imperio descarados shameless
Part 3

Natalia Guiterrez Fraile 3 weeks ago That’s great, and there’s no food or
Eso bien bello pues Venezuela sin comida ni medicinas y medicine in Venezuela and they have
ellos con tremendas mansiones y carrazos…que cínicos y huge mansions and luxury cars… they’re
sinvergüenzas me alegro que todo esto por fin este saliendo a so cynical and shameless; I’m glad this is
la luz publica y lo que queda por descrubrir buen reportaje el all coming out, and what’s left to be
de este chico!!! discovered; the guy’s report is good!!!
Henry Garcia 3 weeks ago How do I confirm it? More evidence is
¿cómo lo confirmo? hacen falta mas pruebas, con este video needed, there is no categorical evidence
no hay pruebas contundentes, hablar es muy fácil…. in this video… we want evidence to be
queremos pruebas para poder denunciar a estos hijo de able to report the sons of bitches, damn it
putas no joda
Carlos Pizarro 3 weeks ago These sons of bitches are going to have
Estos hijos de puta van a tener muchos enemigos aquí en many enemies here in Miami and
Miami y en todas partes porque ya están identificados. Que everywhere else, because they’ve already
paguen, pero con la muerte!!!!!!!!!! been identified. They should pay, but
with their own lives.
Enrique Lagardere 3 weeks ago THE ENCHUFADOS, they think the
LOS ENCHUFADOS, se peinsan que no son monitoreados FBI doesn’t monitor them… You’ll see
por el FBI… Ya verán como de poco empiezan a salirse de how they’ll soon start leaving the US,
USA, ya muchos tienen las cuentas congeladas.. many of their accounts have already been
frozen.
Camillo Ernesto Reyes Rodriguez 3 weeks ago They should freeze their accounts and
Que les congelen las cuentas y les anulen las visas porque cancel their visas because they hate the
ellos odian al Imperio!!! Empire!!!
efrainc23 3 weeks ago (edited) List of corporations related to Antonio
Lista de corporaciones relacionadas con Antonio Gorrin y su Gorrin and his people (just in FL)
gente (nada mas en FL): SOMNUS, LLC
SOMNUS, LLC BADU, LLCC
BADU, LLCC BROWARD’S VENTUS BURGER,
BROWARD’S VENTUS BURGER, LLC LLC
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Chacao Unida 3 weeks ago The super “enchufados” shouldn’t be in
Los super enchufados no deberían estar en EE.UU. Deberian the US. They should be in jail, and not in
estar presos y no en las prisiones fancy de EE.UU. sino en las fancy US jails, but in Venezuelan prisons
prisiones de aquí en Venezuela que son ratoneras, para que which are rat holes, so they’ll see what
vean lo que siente estar preso en Venezuela it’s like to be imprisoned in Venezuela.
Jason Newton 3 weeks ago Death to Maduro and his combo; C4 to
Muerte a maduro y su combo C4 con estas ratas. these rats.
Isolina Acevedo 3 weeks ago THANKS!!! I’ve already disseminated
¡¡¡GRACIAAS!!! YA DIFUNDÍ EL VIDEO. DEBEN the video. The masks of all those who
SEGUIR CAYENDO LAS MASCARAS DE TODOS LOS call themselves “REVOLUTIONARY
QUE DICEN LLAMARSE “BOLIVARIANOS BOLIVARIANS” in my embezzled
REVOLUCIONARIOS” LADRONES DE MI NACION country must keep falling.
DESFALCADA
Elizabeth Rampone 2 weeks ago What better proof than a completely
QUE MAS PRUEBAS QUE VENEZUELA TOTALMENTE destroyed Venezuela, damn them, but
ARRUINADA MALDITOS PERO LA VERGÜENZA Y LA shame and misery will follow them
RUINA LOS PERSEGUIRA POR SIEMPRE forever.
Chachi Avila 3 weeks ago These Chavistas are such criminals.
QUÉ DELINCUENTES ESTOS CHAVISTAS
Part 4
pollitorico1 2 weeks ago SOBs, they “hate” the empire, but they really love
HdP “odian” el imperio pero como les encanta to spend the petro/oil dollars shopping in Miami
gastar los petrodólares en Miami y Europa de and Europe!
shopping!
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THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2 IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
3 CASE NO.: 2014-013514 CA 01
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5 ANGEL MEZA, an individual,
6
7 Plaintiffs,
8 vs.
9 JAVIER CERIANI, an individual, CARIDAD BERNAL, an
individual, AMERICA TEVE NETWORK, INC., a Florida
10 corporation, AMERICAN-CV NETWORK, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, MARCELO R. SOLDANO, an
11 individual, and OMAR A. SAUL ROMAY, an individual,
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100 Southeast 2nd Street, Suite 3400
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Monday, July 10, 2017
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19 VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF DANIEL CASAL
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23 and Notary Public for the State of Florida at
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1 What was your email address at work?

2 A It was Daniel.Casal@AmericaTeve.com.
3 Q Do you recall receiving this email, page 7,
4 of Composite 2?
5 A Which one? This one?
6 Q Page 7. Yes, that one.
7 A No, I don't. I don't recall.
8 Q Can you read the first line of the paragraph
9 that states "a strong investigation"?
10 A "A strong investigation of the owners of the
11 TV station global Globovision, Raul Gorrin, Gustavo
12 Adolfo Perdomo and Angel Meza."
13 There's Meza right there.
14 Q You'll agree that this sentence is stating
15 that Angel Meza, as an owner of Globovision.
16 A Well, that there's a strong investigation.
17 Yes, supposedly this phrase indicates so.
18 Q Do you know whether or not Angel Meza is an
19 owner of Globovision?
20 A I don't even know who Angel Meza is.
21 Q Who is Leo Flores?
22 A That's the news sector.
23 Q And who is Andres Reynaldo?
24 A Exactly. Those two.
25 Q So according to this email, Mr. Ceriani is

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MIAMI OFFICE
100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 3400
Miami, Florida 33131
Tel: (305) 375-9220

Fax: (305) 375-8050
www.diazreus.com
October 27, 2015
VIA HAND-DELIVERY
America CV Network, LLC

c/o Marcelo R. Soldano
c/o Omar A. Saul Romay
13001 NW 107 Avenue
Hialeah Gardens, Florida 33018
Re: Libelous Statements Made Against Angel Meza
Dear Messrs Soldano and Romay:
This letter is written pursuant to Sections 770.01 and 770.02, Florida Statutes.
This law firm represents Angel Meza, who was libeled on the program “Agarrese Quien
Pueda” through the series of video “reports” called “Los Enchufados en Miami.” Those reports,
which are produced and/or broadcast by America CV Network, LLC, include numerous
allegations that Angel Meza is one of the enchufados – i.e., Venezuelan citizens who enjoy a
wealthy lifestyle in Miami as a result of corrupt activity and connections with the government of
Venezuela.
Your channel reports state that Mr. Meza is one of the owners of Globovision, a
Venezuelan TV channel that, according to your channel, supports the Venezuelan Government
and President Maduro. You allege that after President Chavez died, Raul Antonio Gorrin and
Gustavo Adolfo Perdomo acquired Globovision with illegal funds that were the product of
money laundering and illegal narcotics activities. Your channel insists that Mr. Meza is one of
the owners of Globovision and accuse him of supporting President Nicolas Maduro’s media
censorship. Your channel also made statements suggesting that Mr. Meza is corrupt, that he does
business with the Venezuelan government, and that he enjoys life as an enchufado living in a
multi-million dollar mansion in Cocoplum.
You have published all of these untrue statements to the public on your own channel, and
on social media websites such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
America CV Network, LLC
October 27, 2015
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Mr. Meza is not a public figure and has never been a shareholder or owner of
Globovision or any other communication channel in Venezuela or elsewhere. Although Mr.
Meza has known Mr. Gorrin and Mr. Perdomo for a long time, he has not had business dealings
with them other than a single failed real estate venture. Mr. Meza has never done business with
the Venezuelan Government and has no commercial relationship with any company that does
business with the Venezuelan Government.
Accordingly, we hereby demand that you immediately cease and desist from making any
references to Angel Meza either directly or indirectly in all of your programs and that you
immediately take down the videos uploaded in all mass communication channels and websites,
such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, which reference Angel Meza in any way.
We also demand, pursuant to Sections 770.01 and 770.02, Florida Statutes, that you issue
a full, public retraction of your libelous statements within 10 days of the date of this letter. The
retraction must be prominently announced on your program, “Agarrese Quien Pueda,” and must
state, at a minimum (in Spanish), the following:
“Javier Ceriani, Kary Bernal, America Teve Network, Inc., America CV Network, LLC,
Marcelo R. Soldano and Omar A. Saul Romay offer their apologies to Mr. Angel Meza
concerning the allegations made public in the series of video reports called ‘Los Enchufados en
Miami’ on the program ‘Agarrese Quien Pueda’ produced and/or broadcast by America Teve
Network, Inc. and America CV Network, LLC. It was never the intention of Javier Ceriani,
Kary Bernal, America Teve Network, Inc., America CV Network, LLC, Marcelo R. Soldano and
Omar A. Saul Romay to insinuate that Mr. Meza is involved in any illegal activities or that he is
an owner of Globovision, that he is business partners with Gorrin and Perdomo, or that he does
business with the Venezuelan government. After further research we have found that these
allegations are not true.”
Should you fail to do so, Mr. Meza has instructed this law firm to file suit against
America CV Network.
Should you wish to discuss this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Michael Diaz, Jr.

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