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Demanda en EEUU Contra Hermanos Chamel y José Gaspard Morell
Demanda en EEUU Contra Hermanos Chamel y José Gaspard Morell
Plaintiff,
v. Case No.
Defendants.
against Defendants Jose Gaspard Morell (“Jose Gaspard”), Chamel Gaspard Morell, (“Chamel
Gaspard”), as individuals, Sidney Enterprises Ltd. (“Sidney”), a British Virgin Island corporation,
Summa Export, Inc. (“Summa”), a Panamanian corporation, Mega Store Premium Market, Inc.
1. This is an action for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and for
compensatory damages against Defendants for the theft of $41 million dollars from Dager and his
companies, and the subsequent laundering of those proceeds utilizing the banking system of the
United States, to ultimately reinvest the laundered funds for Defendants’ own personal benefit in
2. This action is filed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 772, Florida Statutes
(2022), the Civil Remedies and Criminal Practices Act, and to other causes of action.
PARTIES
(“Panama”). Dager owns real property in Florida through duly incorporated holding companies.
citizenship in Venezuela and Spain. At all material times, Jose Gaspard was the designated
attorney-in-fact for Dager. Jose Gaspard is the brother-in-law of Dager and his first cousin.
of Venezuela. Chamel Gaspard is the brother of Jose Gaspard and a first cousin to Dager.
beneficially owned and controlled by Jose Gaspard. Sidney does substantial and not isolated
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8. Defendant Mega Store is a duly incorporated Panamanian corporation owned and
owned and controlled by Jose Gaspard and for his benefit. Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel
Gaspard are members of the foundation and act as its President and Treasurer respectively.
Defendant Jose Gaspard’s spouse, Eva Dager de Gaspard, serves as a member and secretary of the
that does business in the state of Florida and holds title to various mortgages encumbering real
11. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Section 26.012(2)(a) and (3),
Florida Statutes in that the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of $750,000 exclusive of costs,
12. This Court has personal jurisdiction over the foreign Defendants pursuant to
Section 48.193(1)(a)(1), (2), (3) and 48.193(2), Florida Statutes (2022) in that Defendants operate,
conduct, engage, or carry on a business or business venture in this state, Defendants committed
tortious acts within this state, Defendants own, possess or hold mortgages or other liens in this
state and lastly, Defendants engage in substantial and not isolated activity within this state within
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BACKGROUND
13. Plaintiff Dager is a Venezuelan lawyer residing in Panama. Dager lives in Panama
City, Panama. Defendant, Jose Gaspard is married to Dager’s sister. Jose Gaspard is also Dager’s
first cousin and for the material period of time described here, Dager had a close and intimate
relationship with his brother-in-law and cousin. They were close family friends and Dager placed
14. Dager has been a well-known and highly respected international lawyer since 1978
when he started practicing law in Venezuela. Since at least that time, Dager has maintained bank
accounts and various real estate investments in the U.S., including the state of Florida. These bank
accounts and investments have represented a vast portion of Dager’s retirement savings and family
15. On or about April 15, 2018, amid various investigations in Europe into one of
Dager’s long-time clients of 12 years, Jose Gaspard approached Dager and proposed to Dager that
he should allow him to manage his various investments, companies, and properties in the U.S. for
16. To that end, on April 27, 2018, Dager, at the urging of Jose Gaspard, executed and
delivered to Jose Gaspard a General Power of Attorney to confirm the confidential fiduciary
relationship established earlier in April and for the purpose of effectuating and facilitating Jose
Gaspard’s promise and commitment to reorganize and manage Dager’s various investments and
liquid funds in the U.S. for asset protection and investment growth.
17. It was explicitly understood that Jose Gaspard would handle and manage many of
the business obligations on behalf of Dager now as Dager’s attorney-in-fact, with the confidence
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and trust that Dager held for Jose Gaspard and with the utmost good faith and fair dealing required
of a fiduciary. In that regard and for that reason, among others, Jose Gaspard took over various
investments in which Dager was involved and helped run some of the businesses Dager solely
18. The overall goal of this fiduciary relationship was to protect, maintain, and grow
Dager’s assets as his fiduciary, while allowing Dager to focus on establishing his residence in
Panama where his mother resides, where the majority of his siblings have resided for years, and
recommended and structured multiple transactions ostensibly in the best interest of Dager. In
reality, the proposed transactions were fraudulent schemes aimed at misappropriating Dager’s
assets held in the U.S. for the benefit of Jose Gaspard’s own companies and those of his brother,
Chamel Gaspard.
20. On April 17, 2018, Jose Gaspard prepared and executed a purchase and sale
agreement between himself and Dager where Jose Gaspard agreed to sell through his company,
Sidney, the first floor (Level 100) of a commercial building with three floors identified in Panama
as real property unit Ancla-B02 of the Las Anclas Mall. Jose Gaspard proposed that the transaction
(“Insoven 20-22) as the purchaser. The agreement was subsequently amended on October 12,
2018. Insoven 20-22 is a Venezuelan corporation owned and controlled by Jose Gaspard himself.
Defendant Jose Gaspard thereon proposed to name Dager as the director of Insoven 20-22 and
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promised to transfer the shares of Insoven 20-22 to Dager immediately, so that at closing of the
sale of the real property, the corporate holding company purchaser would be owned by Dager. The
contract was a sham. Jose Gaspard had no intention of transferring any real property to Dager or
to any corporate entity owned by Dager. The purported seller of the real property, Sidney, had no
interest in the identified real property. The sole purpose of the purported contract was to induce
Dager through this fraudulent scheme to in good faith transfer monies held by Dager in the United
States to accounts held by the Defendants in the U.S. and in Panama as more fully alleged below.
21. On April 17, 2018, Defendant Jose Gaspard prepared and executed a second
purchase and sale agreement where Jose Gaspard agreed to sell through Defendant Mega Store the
second floor (Level 200) of a commercial building with three floors identified in Panama as real
property unit Ancla-B02 of the Las Anclas Mall. The agreement was subsequently amended on
May 21, 2018. Defendant Jose Gaspard proposed that the transaction be realized through the
company “Industria JG Induven 12-72 C.A.” (“Induven 12-72) as the purchaser. Induven 12-72 is
a Venezuelan corporation owned by Defendant Jose Gaspard. Defendant Jose Gaspard thereon
proposed to name Dager as the director of Induven 12-72 and promised to transfer the shares of
Induven 12-72 to Dager immediately, so that at closing of the sale of the real property, the
corporate holding company purchaser would be owned by Dager. The contract was a sham. Jose
Gaspard had no intention of transferring any real property to Dager or to any corporate entity
owned by Dager. Mega Store had no title or interest in the real property that was being sold. The
sole purpose of the purported contract was to induce Dager through this fraudulent scheme to in
good faith transfer monies held by Dager in the United States to accounts held by the Defendants
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C. The Insoven 20-46 Fraud
22. On April 20, 2018, Defendant Jose Gaspard prepared and executed a third purchase
and sale agreement where Defendant Jose Gaspard agreed to sell through Defendant Sidney the
ground floor (Level 000) of a commercial building with three floors identified in Panama as real
property unit Ancla-B02 of the Las Anclas Mall. Defendant Jose Gaspard proposed that the
transaction be realized through the company “Industrias y Comercializadora Insoven 20-46 C.A.”
Defendant Jose Gaspard. As in the prior two agreements, Defendant Jose Gaspard thereon
proposed to name Dager as the director of Insoven 20-46 and promised to transfer the shares of
Insoven 20-46 to Dager immediately, so that at closing of the sale of the real property, the corporate
holding company purchaser would be owned by Dager. The contract was a sham. Jose Gaspard
had no intention of transferring any real property to Dager or to any corporate entity owned by
Dager. Sidney had no title or interest in the real property. The sole purpose of the purported
contract was to induce Dager through this fraudulent scheme to in good faith transfer monies held
by Dager in the United States to accounts held by the Defendants in the U.S. and in Panama as
23. As such, Defendant Jose Gaspard proceeded to name Dager director of Insoven 20-
22, Induven 12-72 and Insoven 20-46 in the agreements with the promise and express
representation that the shares in each corporate entity would be transferred to Dager immediately
along with the corporate books and records. Defendant Jose Gaspard never transferred the shares,
nor did he have the present intention at the time he drafted, prepared, and executed the three
purchase and sale agreements of ever doing so because the real properties identified as unit B02
of the Las Anclas Mall were never owned or titled by Defendants Sidney or Mega Store, the
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purported sellers. The real property was in fact transferred and sold to third-parties by other
corporate entities owned and controlled by Jose Gaspard. The three purchase and sale agreements
with Dager were simply utilized as a subterfuge to extract from and defraud Dager of millions of
dollars which were used to benefit Jose Gaspard and his brother, Chamel, as more specifically
alleged below:
(a) Level 100: The purchase price to be paid Defendant Sidney as the purported seller
of Level 100 of Unit B02 of the Las Anclas Mall was $8,896,800 by way of the assignment
an assignment of a mortgage and causes of action for $920,000, plus the balance of
$2,508,350 to be paid in cash by Dager. Dager assigned the mortgages held by Yellowstone
and transferred the monies as directed by Jose Gaspard. Sidney never owned Level 100.
The property was never transferred to Insoven 20-22 nor were the shares of Insoven 20-22
(b) Level 200: The purchase price to be paid Defendant Mega Store as the purported
seller of Level 200 of Unit B02 of the Las Anclas Mall was $8,080,000 to be paid in cash
by Dager. Dager paid the $8,080,000 as directed by Jose Gaspard. Mega Store never owned
Level 200. The property was never transferred to Induven 12-72 nor were the shares of
(c) Level 000: The purchase price to be paid Defendant Sidney for Level 000 was
$6,958,780.41 and the balance paid in cash totaling $2,780,419.59. Dager assigned the
mortgages held by Yellowstone and paid the balance in cash as directed by Jose Gaspard.
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Sidney never owned Level 000. The property was never transferred to Insoven 20-46 nor
24. In furtherance of the payments referenced above in Paragraph 22 (a), (b), and (c),
Defendant Gaspard directed Dager to effectuate the payments to accounts owned and controlled
by himself and his brother, Defendant Chamel, to wit: (i) account in the name of Sidney Enterprises
at J.P. Morgan in the U.S.; (ii) account in the name of Guacuco at J.P. Morgan in the U.S.; (iii)
account in the name of Jose Gaspard individually at J.P. Morgan Chase in the U.S.; (iv) account
in the name of Mega Store at the Julius Baer branch in the U.S.; (v) account in the name of Sidney
Enterprises at the Julius Baer branch in the U.S.; (vi) account in the name of Miramar at J.P.
Morgan in the U.S.; and (vii) account in the name of Jose Gaspard individual at Banco Mercantil
in Panama.
25. In a similar fraudulent scheme, utilizing the identical modus operandi, on October
22, 2018, Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard proposed to Dager an investment in invoices issued
S.A. (“PDVSA”). Jose Gaspard assured Dager the investment would be short-term and very
profitable. Jose Gaspard and Chamel represented they owned a group of PDVSA invoices through
their family foundation in Panama, Guacuco, and that the invoices had a face value of
$21,213,765.95. They further represented that the PDVSA invoices were legitimate obligations of
the Republic of Venezuela, that they owned the invoices free and clear of any liens or other
encumbrances. And they proposed to sell to Dager the group of PDVSA invoices they owned in
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26. In a similar fraudulent pattern used for the purported sale of commercial real estate
in Panama, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard prepared and drafted a purchase and
sale agreement whereby Defendant Guacuco purportedly sold the PDVSA invoices to a
58 (“Insoven 20-58”) as the purchaser. The agreement was subsequently amended on October 24,
2018. Insoven 20-58 is a Venezuelan corporation owned and controlled by Jose Gaspard. The
agreement named Dager as a director of Insoven 20-58 and like in the prior transactions relating
to the commercial real estate in Panama, Jose Gaspard assured Dager that he would immediately
transfer the shares of Insoven 20-58 so that upon consummation of the transaction, Dager would
be the beneficial shareholder of Insoven 20-58 which in turn would hold the PDVSA invoices
purchased from Guacuco. The contract was a sham. Guacuco never owned any PDVSA invoices.
Guacuco thus did not, nor could it transfer or sell the PDVSA invoices to Insoven 20-58. Jose
Gaspard also never transferred the shares of Insoven 20-58 to Dager and never had the present
intention of doing so. The sole purpose of the purported contract was to induce Dager through this
fraudulent scheme to in good faith transfer monies held by Dager in the United States to accounts
held by the Defendants in the U.S. and in Panama as more fully alleged below.
27. In fact, the purchase and sale agreement to sell the PDVSA invoices to Insoven 20-
58 was all a fraud and a pretext to acquire from Dager substantial sums of money and title to
mortgages held in Florida. Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard represented to Dager that the
PDVSA invoices would be paid in a very short period of time, in no less than three months from
the date of the purported agreement. It was false. They did not own the invoices in Guacuco nor
did they have the right to transfer them. Relying on such representations, Dager paid the total
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Yellowstone totaling $3,054.000, and by way of cash wire transfers totaling $14,765,563.39,
Guacuco having received a wire transfer of $2,798,000 to its J.P. Morgan account in the U.S., and
the balance having been transferred to various other bank accounts designated by Defendant Jose
28. Jose Gaspard did not act alone in the state of Florida. In fact, Defendants Jose
Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard acted with the knowing assistance of their lawyer in Miami-Dade
County. In October 2018, Jose Gaspard and his Florida counsel represented to Dager that the
mortgages held by Yellowstone that had been transferred by Dager to Sidney as alleged supra
were uncollectible. The representation was false, and Jose Gaspard and his Florida counsel knew
at that time that such representation was false. The representation was nonetheless made to Dager
in order to induce him to transfer additional mortgages held by Dager in Yellowstone under the
pretext that Dager had to make up the shortfall of the consideration to be paid for the fraudulent
transactions described above. Defendant Jose Gaspard and his Florida counsel further represented
that in order to successfully collect the mortgages transferred by Dager, Jose Gaspard had to
control Yellowstone in order to prosecute mortgage foreclosures when necessary. Jose Gaspard
and his Florida counsel then proposed a sale by Dager to Jose Gaspard of the shares of Yellowstone
in order to facilitate the collection of the mortgages and when necessary, the filing and prosecution
of mortgage foreclosures on the mortgages held in Florida. Dager, relying on the representations
of his fiduciary, Jose Gaspard, and Jose Gaspard’s Florida lawyer, agreed. The sale, however, was
never consummated. Jose Gaspard never paid the consideration for the shares of Yellowstone, the
transaction for the purchase and sale of the shares of Yellowstone was never closed and Dager
never transferred his shares in Yellowstone to Jose Gaspard. Dager to this day owns and holds the
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original share certificate of Yellowstone. Jose Gaspard’s Florida lawyer nevertheless obtained the
issuance of new share certificates in Yellowstone in favor of Jose Gaspard, by falsely representing
to the registered agent in the British Virgin Islands that Dager’s shares had been lost and that Jose
Gaspard was Yellowstone’s new shareholder. On that basis and on that false representation, the
Florida lawyer obtained the re-issuance of shares in Yellowstone in favor of Jose Gaspard without
29. Defendant Jose Gaspard having fraudulently obtained the ownership of Dager’s
mortgage company with the knowing assistance of his lawyer, then proceeded to collect the
portfolio of mortgages held by Yellowstone in the state of Florida for the benefit of Sidney and
Yellowstone, both corporate entities controlled by Jose Gaspard. The proceeds of those collections
were then transferred by Jose Gaspard with the knowing assistance of his attorney, to accounts in
the U.S. held in the name of or for the benefit of Jose Gaspard’s family, including his brother,
Chamel Gaspard, his wife, Eva Josefina Dager Gaspard, and various corporate entities owned and
controlled by them. Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard have never accounted to Dager
for the sums collected from the mortgage portfolio held by Yellowstone and in fact have hidden
the fact that Jose Gaspard’s lawyer used her influence and reputation as Jose Gaspard’s attorney
30. Working in conjunction, Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard took the fraudulently
acquired funds from the mortgages and additional cash payments and after various wire transfers
within the U.S. to their own accounts, Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard wired the monies outside
31. In a further scheme to defraud, Jose Gaspard, as Dager’s fiduciary and attorney-in-
fact, directed Dager to transfer monies to accounts owned and controlled by him in the United
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States which were earmarked for payments towards the purchase by Dager of real property in
Madrid, Spain. The real property was identified as Montalban 11. Dager had negotiated for the
purchase of this real property since 2016 and the property had been under construction. Jose
Gaspard agreed to make the required payments on Dager’s behalf and to that effect directed Dager
to make the required transfers to Sidney and Summa. Dager complied. Of the sums transferred to
Sidney and Summa by Dager, $2,725,905.08 was earmarked for the purchase of Dager’s apartment
in Spain which would be titled in a limited liability corporation named Gold Moon Patrimonial.
As further shown below, once the funds were transferred by Dager to accounts designated by Jose
Gaspard, Jose Gaspard transferred the funds to his own personal account and thereafter transferred
the amount of $2,725,905.08 to Banco Santander for the benefit of Gold Moon Patrimonial.
Sidney Mercantil Bank - USA 02/27/2020 $1,120,000.00 Jose Gaspard Mercantil Bank - USA
Sidney Mercantil Bank - USA 03/31/2020 $444,000.00 Jose Gaspard Mercantil Bank - USA
Sidney Mercantil Bank - USA 08/10/2020 $215,000.00 Jose Gaspard Mercantil Bank- USA
Sidney Mercantil Bank- USA 09/09/2020 $829,819.00 Jose Gaspard Mercantil Bank - USA
Summa J.P Morgan - USA 08/10/2020 $117,086.08 Jose Gaspard Mercantil Bank - USA
appropriating for himself the ownership interest in the holding company with title to the property.
Jose Gaspard also claims he purchased the property “with his own money” when in truth and fact,
he paid from an account in his own name with monies that were directly traceable to monies
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33. As further shown below, the stolen monies have been removed from the United
States, reinvested into various other enterprises, and further used to deprive Dager of his businesses
34. All conditions precedent to the relief demand have been satisfied, have occurred,
35. Plaintiff Dager has retained the services of undersigned counsel and has agreed to
36. Plaintiff re-avers the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 35 as if fully set
forth herein.
37. Beginning on or about April 15, 2018, Defendants, Jose Gaspard, Chamel Gaspard,
Sidney, Summa, Mega Store, and Guacuco were associated together in fact as an enterprise
hereafter referred to as the “Gaspard Enterprise,” and by being employed by or associated with the
Gaspard Enterprise, did unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly violate various sections of 895.03,
Florida Statutes (2022), by conducting and by participating directly or indirectly in the conduct of
the affairs of the Gaspard Enterprise through a pattern of criminal activity which involved multiple
violations of the laws of the State of Florida and of the United States of America. Defendants
committed the following criminal acts: Theft pursuant to section 812.014(1), Florida Statutes
(2022), False Statements to Obtain Property pursuant to section 817.03, Florida Statutes (2022),
Forgery pursuant to section 831.01, Florida Statutes (2022), Organized Fraud pursuant to section
817.034, Florida Statutes (2022), Florida Money Laundering pursuant to section 896.101, Florida
Statutes (2022), Federal Money Laundering pursuant to Title 18 United States Code, Section 1956,
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Mail Fraud pursuant to Title 18 United States Code, Section 1341, and Wire Fraud in violation of
38. The goal of this conspiracy and the purpose of the Gaspard Enterprise was to enrich
its members and its associates, through the repeated commission of diverse criminal acts. These
acts defrauded Dager and further led to the commission of criminal acts such as money laundering.
The Enterprise
39. The Gaspard Enterprise was not a legal entity but an association in fact of persons,
40. Defendant Jose Gaspard, organized, promoted, and directed the Gaspard
Enterprise. He knowingly induced Dager to agree to various contractual transactions which were
entirely fraudulent with the intent of depriving Dager of his assets held in the U.S. Jose Gaspard
took the funds fraudulently procured on behalf of himself and the Gaspard Enterprise and
laundered the funds, reinvesting them in various other enterprises. Jose Gaspard directly controlled
Sidney. Jose Gaspard indirectly and directly exercised control over Yellowstone.
41. Defendant Chamel Gaspard, knowingly entered into false commercial transactions,
representing the ability to transfer title to the PDVSA invoices through Guacuco when in fact
Guacuco had no right, title or interest in the identified PDVSA invoices. Chamel Gaspard
personally presented many of these false documents to Dager in an attempt to induce Dager into
entering the fraudulent contractual transactions. Chamel Gaspard also knowingly accepted money
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42. Sofia Powell is the attorney for Jose Gaspard and Sidney. Sofia Powell transferred
monies procured from the criminal acts of the Gaspard Enterprise by transferring monies from her
43. Defendant, Sidney, was used by each of the above Defendant’s to procure and
44. On April 27, 2018, Jose Gaspard, as a relative and trusted friend, was given a power
of attorney on behalf of Dager, with broad authority to act on behalf of Dager’s businesses,
finances, and other interests. A true and correct copy of the Dager Power of Attorney is annexed
hereto as Exhibit A.
45. Holding the power of attorney, Jose Gaspard had a fiduciary relationship with
Dager and had a duty to act in his best interest, in the utmost good faith.
The Fraudulent Transfers of Mortgages and Monies from Yellowstone to Sidney Enterprises
46. Criminal Acts No. 1–58: Theft. On or about the dates enumerated below as to each
criminal act, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard
knowingly and unlawfully obtained property of another totaling $17,127,992.78 as outlined below.
Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard, through willful misrepresentation of a future act, fraud, or false
promise, with the intent to either temporarily or permanently deprive Plaintiff of his rights
therefrom in violation of section 812.014(1), Florida Statutes (2022). Each mortgage is outlined
below:
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2. 3026 Aviation Ave. $672,000.00 SIDNEY
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25. 1552 NE 149 St. $180,000.00 SIDNEY
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48. 1695 SW 18 St. $347,000.00 SIDNEY
47. Criminal Acts No. 59–106: Forgery. On or about the dates enumerated in the above
chart, in Miami-Dade Count Florida, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard through their
Florida attorney, falsely altered 58 public records which would ultimately lead to the discharge of
money or property. In truth and in fact, Jose Gaspard, Chamel Gaspard, and their attorney knew
that their proclaimed title to the enumerated property was fraudulent and not a valid transfer of
48. Criminal Acts No. 107–124: Theft. On or about the dates enumerated below as to
each criminal act, in Florida, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Sidney knowingly and unlawfully
obtained property of another totaling $12,318,407.85 as outlined below. Jose Gaspard acted
through willful misrepresentation of a future act, fraud, or false promise, with the intent to either
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Country
Sender Date Amount Recipient Received Bank
JP Morgan
124. Dager 03/10/2018 $2,099,990.00 SIDNEY USA
49. Criminal Acts No. 125–133: Theft. On or about the dates enumerated below as to
each criminal act, in Florida, Defendant Chamel Gaspard knowingly and unlawfully obtained
property of another totaling $11,662,000 as outlined below. Chamel Gaspard acted through willful
misrepresentation of a future act, fraud, or false promise, with the intent to either temporarily or
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permanently deprive Plaintiff of his rights therefrom in violation of section 812.014(1), Florida
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Received
Sender Date Amount Recipient Bank
50. Criminal Acts No. 134–137: False Statements to Obtain Property. Leading up to
the transfer of mortgages from Yellowstone to Sidney, both Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard
made false statements in writing to Dager relating to the ownership of certain titles to various
properties. Jose Gaspard misrepresented his ownership interest through Sidney in the three Mall
Units. Chamel Gaspard knowingly misrepresented that Guacuco had title to approximately
$21,000,000.00 worth of PDVSA invoices issued by the state-owned oil company of Venezuela.
In truth and in fact, neither Jose Gaspard or Chamel Gaspard held title to any of the property used
for consideration in the above described transactions. Through their multiple false representations,
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both Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard obtained title to various properties which were rightfully
51. Criminal Act No. 138: Organized Fraud. On or around the month of October 2018
for the purpose of executing the scheme to defraud described above, Jose Gaspard and his legal
counsel worked together to fraudulently transfer complete ownership of Yellowstone from Dager
into the sole name of Jose Gaspard for the purpose of executing the scheme described above. At
the instruction of Jose Gaspard, his legal counsel falsely represented to BVI government officials
that share certificates for Yellowstone had been lost and needed to be reissued in the name of Jose
Gaspard. In truth and in fact, Dager had the shares of Yellowstone in hand and was the sole legal
and rightful owner of Yellowstone. Jose Gaspard knowing acted in violation of section 817.034,
52. Criminal Act No. 139–154: Florida Money Laundering. On or about the dates
enumerated below, in Miami-Dade County, Florida and elsewhere throughout the state of Florida,
Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard, with the assistance of their Florida attorney,
knowingly, willfully, and intentionally did conduct, cause to be conducted, and aid and abet others
in conducting, financial transactions as set forth below, knowing that the property involved in each
financial transaction represented the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, in which each
financial transaction involved the use of one or more financial institutions engaged in commerce,
with the purpose to conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership, or the
control of the proceeds of said specified unlawful activity, as more particularly described below
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Country
Sender Date Amount Recipient Received Bank
Mercantil
141. GUACUCO 07/26/2019 $1,585,000.00 GUACUCO USA Bank
Mercantil
142. GUACUCO 09/09/2019 $80,000.00 GUACUCO USA Bank
53. Criminal Act No. 155–227: Federal Money Laundering. On or about the dates
enumerated below, in Miami-Dade County, Florid, elsewhere in the United States, and in foreign
countries, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard, with the knowing assistance of their
Florida lawyer, knowingly, willfully, and intentionally did conduct, cause to be conducted, and aid
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and abet others in conducting, financial transactions as set forth below, knowing that the property
involved in each financial transaction represented the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity,
in which each financial transaction involved the use of one or more financial institutions engaged
in interstate and foreign commerce, with the purpose to conceal or disguise the nature, the location,
the source, the ownership, or the control of the proceeds of said specified unlawful activity, as
Country
Sender Date Amount Recipient Received Bank
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170. SUMMA 10/22/2018 $1,271,334.00 SUMMA PANAMA Multibank
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JOSE Multibank
194. SIDNEY 03/08/2019 $44,000.00 GASPARD PANAMA
JOSE Multibank
195. SIDNEY 03/14/2019 $12,000.00 GASPARD PANAMA
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SOFIA Mercantil
213. POWELL 08/19/2019 $140,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
214. POWELL 08/21/2019 $50,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
215. POWELL 08/28/2019 $150,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
216. POWELL 09/23/2019 $83,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
217. POWELL 09/27/2019 $40,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
218. POWELL 10/03/2019 18,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
219. POWELL 10/14/2019 $25,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
220. POWELL 10/23/2019 $14,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
221. POWELL 01/15/2020 $133,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
222. POWELL 02/06/2020 $1,584,185,89 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
223. POWELL 03/30/2020 $420,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
224. POWELL 03/30/2020 $230,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
225. POWELL 08/07/2020 $170,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
226. POWELL 08/28/2020 $212,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
SOFIA Mercantil
227. POWELL $820,000.00 SIDNEY PANAMA
all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) and Section 1956(a)(2).
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54. Criminal Act No. 228: Wire Fraud. On or about the dates enumerated above as to
each criminal act, in Miami-Dade County, Florida and abroad, for the purpose of executing the
scheme to defraud described above, Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard, by false pretenses,
55. Criminal Act No. 229: Mail Fraud. On or about the dates enumerated above, for the
purpose of executing the scheme described above, and for obtaining money by false pretenses,
representations, and promises, Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard, did knowingly and
prejudgment interest at the statutory rate against Defendants jointly and severally;
3) enter preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against Defendants prohibiting them
from continuing to operate businesses utilizing the funds stolen from Dager and the
proceeds thereof;
4) award reasonable attorneys’ fees, investigative fees, and costs pursuant to applicable
law; and
5) grant all such further relief as this Court deems just and proper.
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COUNT II – ACCOUNTING
Against Defendant Jose Gaspard
56. Plaintiff re-avers the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 35 as if fully set
forth herein.
57. Defendant Jose Gaspard has deprived Plaintiff of title to certain property, the
monetary proceeds from those property rights, and caused further loss of revenue from title to the
complained of property. Plaintiff’s losses are uncertain and cannot be calculated based on the
58. Plaintiff and Defendant Jose Gaspard have a relationship based on the above
business dealings.
59. Defendant Jose Gaspard, while acting on behalf of Yellowstone, has deprived
Plaintiff of the complained of property and residual funds, has concealed the monetary amount
actually collected, and the amount of further proceeds gained from reinvesting the funds.
60. Plaintiff is thus unable to obtain the information necessary to ascertain a correct
61. Plaintiff has no other adequate legal remedy and has suffered damages.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant Jose Gaspard and requests
this Court enter a Judgment against Defendant Jose Gaspard requiring an accounting of the
complained of conduct.
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COUNT III - BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY
Against Defendant Jose Gaspard
62. Plaintiff re-avers the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 35 as if fully set
forth herein.
b. undertook such trust and assumed a duty to advise and/or protect Plaintiff by
64. Jose Gaspard has committed individual and multiple breaches of his fiduciary
duties to Plaintiff
65. Due to Jose Gaspard’s continued breaches of the fiduciary duty to Plaintiff, Plaintiff
66. Plaintiff re-avers the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 35 as if fully set
forth herein.
67. Defendants Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard have conspired to defraud Plaintiff.
68. By Defendants’ Jose Gaspard and Chamel Gaspard’s actions in conspiracy against
Plaintiff, Plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff has suffered damages more than $41,000,000.00, in
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1) enter an award of compensatory damages, plus interest, against Defendants;
2) enter a final judgment against Defendants for all attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to
3) grant all such further relief as this Court deems just and proper.
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Exhibit A