DATE: 11-14-2017 a me, me a 4 ; ) coy ee = Oo _ The Attorney General returned shortly thereafter to express his appreciation for that assistance and he recontacted Legat, Caracas, on approximately three other occasions relating to visa information, in December, 1975, Ricardo Lozano telephoned Legat and extended to him a social invitation, which was declined, Ricardo Lozano was net seen or heard from again by Legat until September 30, 1976, when he appeared at the Legat Office, Caracas, at which time he requested assistance for himself to obtain a visa to.the U. 5, On that occasion, Ricardo Lozano claimed that he had a photo~ graphic assignment in Jamaica for the magazine "Vision" and that he planned a twoeday stopover in Puerto Rico before returning _ to Venezuela, On his visa application Ricardo Lozano indicated his occupation as a graphies reporter and industrial investigator, He listed his employer as Investigaciones Comerciales E Industriales (ICI) and, in that connection, he produced a letter of employment signed by the ICI owner ,Wuis Posada Carriles, visa was issued to Ricarde Lozano on October 1, 1976, | fhernan Ricardo Lozano was never a paid informant. or source of the Legat, Caracas, office |X) Luis Posada Carriles(has been identified as a former Divigion Chief of DISIP who resigned from that agency in L974 and ‘established ICI, a private investigative agency. Legat Leo stated that he had very slight contact with Posadafeven when Posada was an official of DISIB JG) egat Leo and Posada met’ perhaps no more than three times since 1971, On June 10, 1976, Posada appeared at the Legat Office to ask what, if any, interest the FBI had in Juan Carlo Bordeni, Pesada was thereupon told . that Bordoni was a fugitive from justice and that efforts were being made to extradite Bordoni to the U. 5. from Venezuela to answer charges of bank fraud in connection with the collapse of the Franklin National Bank, Posada stated that in that case he ° wished to advise Legat Leo that Bordoni had hired two ICI operatives to act as armed bodyguards in this home. [That infor- INAtion was subsequently provided to ordon tS Et police who were — I involved in the expected arrest of Bordoni It is pointed out that Luis Posada Carriles was neyer a paid informant or source of the Legat, Caracas, Office, , Docld: 32296804 Page 3
eleased under the cg DATEY 1-4-2017 The Attorney General Legat Leo further reported that Freddy Lugo, the second Venezuelan citizen arrested in connection with captioned " o.., Matter, is not khowh to him. Venezuelan press reports identify | Lugo as a journalist and photographer, At the time of his arrest, Lugo reportedly had on his person a piece of paper bearing the name and telephone number of Legat Leo. Et is not known to Legat Leo how his name came into the possession of Lugo. (further, Luge has never been a NON mant or aco source of the Legat, Caracas, Office.]& . The police of Trinidad and Tobago made available Kerox copies of papers and documents which they found among the personal - °° effects of Hernan Ricardo Lozano and Freddy Lugo. An examination. of those papers and documents revealed that it appeared that the piece of paper bearing Mr, Leo's name was taken from a notebook consisting of approximately 30 pages which was found in the possession of Hernan Ricardo Lozano, ‘The nameg of more than 170 individuals were inscribed in that notebook. 9) With regard to Ricardo Morales Navarrete, Legat Leo pointed out that he is currentiy employed as a Division Chief of DISIP. Morales. Navarrete was formerly affiliated with a Special Investigations Unit, Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the immediate supervision of Orlando Garcia Vasquez, Minister Counsellor, Morales Navarrete arrived inf Venezuela ~~ from Miami, Florida, in approximately 1974, having been - . summoned by Orlando Garcia Vasquez, a confidant of Carlos Andres Perez, President of Venezuela. Legat Leo maintained contact with - both Morales Navarette and Garcia Vasquez in connéction with official matters, Those individuals arranged the arrest and deportation of several fugitives wanted by Federal and local law enforcement authorities in the U, Be @) Cegat Leo has advised that neither Ricardo Morales Cu) lavarrete hor Orlando Garcia Vasquez were, ever paid informants . _ or sources of the Legat, Caracas, ofzice&f)It is pointed out, however, that Ricardo Morales Navarrete was a paid informant -of . our Miami Office at various times between 1961 and 1975, reporting information of a general criminal nature as wel’ as information - involving both pro-and anti-Castro activities, In addition, , Morales Navarrete operated as a source of inforwation at various times for Ee Central Intelligence agency Bprus Enforcement Seo Administravion, the Miami, Florida, Poli®@’pepartment and other local law enforcement. agencies in the Greater Miami area, & f) SECRET Docld: 32296804 Page 4