FBI indicts men in Maduro‑linked money‑laundering scheme
The FBI announced federal indictments on Sept. 25, 2025 charging two men — Arick Komarczyk and Irazmar Carbajal — in an alleged money‑laundering and unlicensed money‑transmitting scheme that the bureau says moved funds tied to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s family through U.S. bank accounts. An undercover 2022 operation purportedly documented an agreement to move $100,000 in sanctioned funds (about $25,000 actually moved into the U.S.), and Carbajal was deported to the Dominican Republic and arrested during a U.S. layover on Oct. 2; Komarczyk is believed to be in Venezuela. FBI officials, including Director Kash Patel and the Miami special agent in charge, issued statements tying the case to broader sanctions enforcement and national‑security concerns.
📌 Key Facts
- Two men indicted Sept. 25, 2025 in Florida: Arick Komarczyk (money laundering; conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting) and Irazmar Carbajal (conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting).
- Undercover operation in 2022 indicated Komarczyk and Carbajal agreed to move $100,000 of alleged sanctioned Venezuelan government money; about $25,000 was moved into the U.S.
- Carbajal traveled from Uruguay to the Dominican Republic, was deported Oct. 2, 2025, and was arrested during a U.S. layover; Komarczyk is believed to be in Venezuela.
- FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Miami Special Agent Brett Skiles provided on‑the‑record statements, framing the operation as part of efforts to choke off laundering of Maduro regime funds; DOJ has an active reward on Nicolás Maduro.