Partner of PSOE spokesperson linked to Panama firms tied to Venezuelan money-laundering network

Exclusive filings disclose that Sergi Vélez Viola, the partner of PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez, acted as secretary and director of two Panama-registered companies, Travel Line Inc. and Kenninghall Overseas Inc., together with his father José Luis Vélez and other executives. Both firms originally listed the law firm Alcogal as their registered agent, with attorney Edgardo Eloy Díaz—who also represented firms investigated in the Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA) Venezuelan money-laundering case.

In 2014, a restructuring installed the Vélez family and associate Rigoberto Lewis in top positions, replacing Alcogal with the local agent Franco & Franco. The records also detail powers of attorney granted to José Luis and his wife Montserrat Viola Gesse, and list residential addresses in Andorra and Spain, tying the family to the jurisdiction where BPA investigations were pursued. The article connects these corporate links to a broader network involving former Venezuelan officials such as Nervis Villalobos and financial operatives linked to PDVSA money-laundering probes, expanding earlier reporting on the Vélez family’s obscure business activities.