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PersonJulio Herrera Velutini
Venezuelan-born banker and owner of Puerto Rico–based Bancrédito. Indicted in 2022 with former Governor Wanda Vázquez and ex-FBI agent Mark Rossini; the case ended without trial through plea agreements in 2025 and, per Reuters, presidential pardons in January 2026.
OrganisationBancrédito
Puerto Rico international banking entity founded in 2008. Fined $15 million by FinCEN in September 2023 for Bank Secrecy Act violations and later wound down in receivership and liquidation.
