The Case of the Welched Rewards unearths events decades in the making. Go behind the scenes of an international manhunt and an unusual lawsuit that rattled law enforcement in three countries. While many people were involved, the people below are mentioned in Reward.
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| Last | First | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abramovitz | Jose | Senior advisor to Peru’s Minister of the Interior who retained the author as counsel for Peru | Peru |
| Almon | Thomas | Jose Guevara’s criminal lawyer who submitted his claim for the reward | U.S. |
| Anderson | Danilo | Venezuelan prosecutor murdered, allegedly by Otoniel Guevara and other family members | Venezuelan |
| Boloña Behr | Carlos | Peru’s Minister of Economy and Finance, 1991-93, 2000 | Peru |
| Camet Dickman | Jorge | Peru’s Minister of Economy and Finance, 1993-98 | Peru |
| Castro | Luis Alva | Peru’s Minister of the Interior, 2007-08 | Peru |
| Chavez Frias | Hugo | President of Venezuela, 1999-2013 | Venezuela |
| Cooke | Marcia G. | U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida who heard the Guevaracase | U.S. |
| Costa Santolalla | Gino | Peru’s Minister of the Interior, 2002-2003, chair of Special, Committee to investigate reward claims; Vice Minister of the Interior, 2001-2002 | Peru |
| Currier | Kevin W. | FBI Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) stationed in Santiago, Chile for international coordination | U.S. |
| Fujimori | Alberto | President of Peru from 1990 to November 22, 2000 | Peru |
| Garcia Perez | Alan | President of Peru from 1985-1990, 2006-2011 | Peru |
| Garcia | Gonzalo | Alias for Venezuelan businessman who helped Montesinos in Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Guevara Chacon | Jose | Member of the Venezuelan spy service, DISIP (General Sectoral Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services) and plaintiff in his lawsuit against Peru | Venezuela |
| Guevara | Otoniel | Commandant in DISIP and cousin of plaintiff, Jose Guevara | Venezuela |
| Guzman | Abimael | Leader of the Shining Path terrorist group captured by police squad headed by Antonio Ketin Vidal in 1992 | Peru |
| Hamilton | John | U.S. Ambassador to Peru, 1999-2002 | Peru |
| Laufer | Orlando | Investigator and former DEA agent in Venezuela who identified an alleged Montesinos hideout | Venezuela |
| Lizier Corbetta | Jose | Owner and captain of the Karisma, the sailboat on which Montesinos fled Peru | Peru |
| Longa | Waldo | FBI Special Agent (SA) in Miami | U.S. |
| Mejia Guzman | Emma Aurora | Self-styled journalist and Montesinos companion from Isabela Island to Caracas | Peru |
| Miquilena Hernandez | Luis | Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, 2001-2002 | Venezuela |
| Montesinos Torres | Vladimiro Lenin | Fugitive from Peru, advisor to President Fujimori, and head of Peru’s National Intelligence Service (SIN), 1990-2000 | Peru |
| Omana | Arturo | Alias Jose Guevara used when approaching bank in Miami | U.S. |
| Nuñez Perez | Jose Luis | Jose Guevara’s driver, companion, and recipient of his telephone call from FBI custody | Peru |
| Paniagua Corazao | Valentin | Interim President of Peru, November 22, 2000-July 28, 2001 | Peru |
| Percovich Bambaren | Luis | Bank officer at Pacific Industrial Bank in Miami threatened by Jose Guevara | U.S. |
| Percovich Mallea | Carlos | Uncle of the Pacific Industrial Bank officer who was mistakenly contacted by Montesinos | Peru |
| Perez de Cuellar | Javier | Prime Minister of Peru, 2000-2001, and UN Secretary General, 1982-1991 | Peru |
| Perez Rangel | Carmen Yolanda | Alias for Emma Mejia when entering Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Poleo | Patricia | Venezuelan journalist working with Orlando Laufer in Venezuela and former director of El Nuevo Pais | Venezuela |
| Rangel | Jose Vicente | Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1999-2001, and Minister of Defense, 2001-2002 | Venezuela |
| Rodríguez Perez | Manuel Antonio | Alias for Montesinos when entering Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Rospigliosi Capurro | Fernando | Peru’s Minister of the Interior, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, chair of Special Committee to investigate reward claims, and defendant in Guevara’s lawsuit | Peru |
| Toledo Manrique | Alejandro | President of Peru, 2001-2006 | Peru |
| Ugaz Sanchez-Moreno | Jose | Ad hoc prosecutor of Fujimori and Montesinos, 2000-2002, and partner in the law firm Benites, Vargas & Ugaz in Peru | Peru |
| Vargas Valdivia | Luis | Ad hoc prosecutor of Fujimori and Montesinos, 2002-2004, and partner in the law firm Benites, Vargas & Ugaz in Peru | Peru |
| Vidal Herrera | Antonio Ketin | Peru’s Minister of the Interior 2000-2001, head of the police teams that captured terrorist Abimael Guzman in 1992 and Montesinos in 2001, and defendant in Guevara’s lawsuit | Peru |
