Maria del Lujan Telpuk

Maria del Lujan Telpuk

María del Luján Telpuk was an anonymous 27-year-old airport policewoman until she found $800,000 in cash in baggage carried by Guido Antonini Wilson. In Argentina, Ms. Telpuk is now famous as the "suitcase girl," and doors are opening... [more]

María del Luján Telpuk was an anonymous 27-year-old airport policewoman until she found $800,000 in cash in baggage carried by Guido Antonini Wilson.

In Argentina, Ms. Telpuk is now famous as the "suitcase girl," and doors are opening for her in show business.

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The Venezuelan Suitcase Scandal: How Many More Controversies Can Fit Inside?

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From:   guanabee.com
Like Mary Poppins' magic bag, more and more just keeps coming out of this infamous Venezuelan suitcase . The "Valijagate" circus started back in August 2007, when Buenos Aires customs authorities stopped Venezuelan-American businessman, Guido Antonini Wilson, with $800,000 stuffed in a suitcase. They let Antonini go but seized the money, and then the U.S. got involved and accused Hugo Chavez of trying to fund Cristina Kirchner's presidential campaign and it all went KABOOM. More than a year later we're still hearing about this scandal. Why? Well for starters, one of the women involved got naked for playboy. Also, and we suppose this is ... Read Full Story

Mara del Lujn Telpuk, a.k.a. "Suitcase Girl", In Miami Court

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From:   machochip.com
One year ago in August of 2007, a plane landed in Argentina carrying Venezuelan and Argentine officials and one of them was carrying a suitcase worth $800K. The man carrying the suitcase full of cash goes by the name Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson (yes, he's actually named "Guido.") and he initially declared $60K to a busty brunette, 27-year-old, officer by the name of Mara del Lujn Telpuk. His decision turned out to be a bad move after Telpuk searched the suitcase more closely and discovered $800K. It's a sum you're not allowed to carry. Playboy caught whiff of her shortly thereafter because in February ... Read Full Story

Duran found guilty in 'suitcase-gate'

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MIAMI, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. jury has convicted a Venezuelan businessman of working as an illegal foreign agent in Florida in the so-called suitcase-gate case, prosecutors say. Franklin Duran, who prosecutors said got wealthy by funneling bribes to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government, was found guilty of illegally coming to the United States to silence a former associate who had been caught trying to deliver a suitcase full of Venezuelan government cash, the Miami Herald reported. The case has been known as suitcase-gate in South America. Prosecutors said Duran went to Miami to bribe fellow Venezuelan businessman Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson into ... Read Full Story

Argentinan Playmate Maria del Lujan Telpuk to Testify on $800 Thousand Found in Airport

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Maria del Lujan Telpuk was a nobody. The former nursery school teacher was working as a Buenos Aires airport police officer in August 2007 when she happened upon a discovery that would change her life forever. When a plane full of Venezuelan and Argentinan government officials landed in Buenos Aires, Telpuk asked to inspect a suitcase being carried by Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, of Key Biscayne, Fla. In that suitcase she found $800 thousand, setting off a series of lawsuits and scandals based on the relationship between Argentina and Venezuela. From the Miami Herald: " U.S. prosecutors say the $800,000 inside was intended as ... Read Full Story

Welcome to our wikizine about "suitcase girl" Maria del Lujan Telpuk

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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Maria del Lujan Telpuk". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
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Antonini Wilson refuses to give testimony in Argentina because there...
Venezuelan businessman, Guido Antonini Wilson expressed he has no intentions to come over to Argentina to give testimony as an accused of trying to smuggle almost US$790,550 dollars after arriving in Argentina in a state-chartered flight 2007, as he ...  
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