Police Arrest Financial Brain of 'Plus Ultra Case' in Germany
Simon Leendert Verhoeven, Dutch financier, arrested in Germany for money laundering illicit funds from Venezuela linked to the Plus Ultra case. He will be extradited to Spain.
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The German Police have arrested **Simon Leendert Verhoeven**, a Dutch financier, considered the brain of the money laundering in the **Plus Ultra case**.
## The Arrested Financier
**Simon Leendert Verhoeven**, a Dutch financier, has been arrested in **Germany**. Authorities consider him the key figure in laundering illicit funds originating from **Venezuela** within the framework of the so-called **Plus Ultra case**. The German Police have informed the **Audiencia Nacional** (National High Court) of his arrest and plan his handover to Spain via a flight from **Frankfurt** arriving in **Madrid** in the coming hours. This banker, who has been under an international search warrant for a year, is accused of arranging loans with the investigated airline.
## Illicit Funds for Plus Ultra
The role of **Verhoeven** lies at the origin of the case. According to the Prosecutor's Office, he granted the airline **Plus Ultra** more than **one million euros** through an offshore company structure. These funds reportedly originated from crimes committed in **Venezuela**. The airline sought this financier's help during the pandemic, just before receiving a rescue package of **53 million euros** from the Government of **Pedro Sánchez**. The company's defense has argued that these funds were necessary due to the inability to access bank financing and facing bankruptcy.
## The Arrested Financier
**Simon Leendert Verhoeven**, a Dutch financier, has been arrested in **Germany**. Authorities consider him the key figure in laundering illicit funds originating from **Venezuela** within the framework of the so-called **Plus Ultra case**. The German Police have informed the **Audiencia Nacional** (National High Court) of his arrest and plan his handover to Spain via a flight from **Frankfurt** arriving in **Madrid** in the coming hours. This banker, who has been under an international search warrant for a year, is accused of arranging loans with the investigated airline.
## Illicit Funds for Plus Ultra
The role of **Verhoeven** lies at the origin of the case. According to the Prosecutor's Office, he granted the airline **Plus Ultra** more than **one million euros** through an offshore company structure. These funds reportedly originated from crimes committed in **Venezuela**. The airline sought this financier's help during the pandemic, just before receiving a rescue package of **53 million euros** from the Government of **Pedro Sánchez**. The company's defense has argued that these funds were necessary due to the inability to access bank financing and facing bankruptcy.
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