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Enrique Cadena Plaintiff vs.
Pedro Miguel Delgado Defendant II.
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Filing # 54337663 E-Filed 03/28/2017 06:57:54 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO.: ENRIQUE CADENA, Plaintiff, v. PEDRO MIGUEL DELGADO, Defendant. / COMPLAINT Plaintiff Enrique Cadena sues Defendant Pedro Miguel Delgado and alleges as follows: INTRODUCTION 1.
Plaintiff Enrique Cadena is a respected Ecuadorian entrepreneur, businessman,
and philanthropist. This action arises from a concerted and malicious campaign by Defendant and others to defame Plaintiff by accusing him of criminal acts and of conspiring with members of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa’s administration to violate the laws of Ecuador. 2.
To effectuate the defamatory campaign against Mr. Cadena, Defendant sat for an
interview conducted by Spanish new outlet NTN24: Nuestra Tele Noticias (“NTN24”). 3.
NTN24 published its interview of Defendant on the Internet, via its website,
which is freely and generally accessible to the public, on March 9, 2017. The videos of Defendant’s interview are readily accessible and viewable online at https://goo.gl/PSxGjc.1
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NTN24 uploaded its approximately 47-minute interview of Defendant across four separate videos on its website. Each of the four videos appears on the same webpage and they are
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As a result of Defendant’s false publications and misrepresentations, Plaintiff has
suffered in a manner that continues to impose irreparable harm upon his reputation and valuable business interests. PARTIES, VENUE, AND JURISDICTION 5.
Plaintiff Enrique Cadena is a private individual and citizen of Ecuador.
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Defendant Pedro Miguel Delgado is a private individual—not a member of the
media—and resident of Miami-Dade County, Florida. 7.
Venue is appropriate in this Court because Defendant resides and the causes of
action accrued in Miami-Dade County, Florida. 8.
This is an action for damages in excess of $15,000.00, excluding interest, costs,
and attorneys’ fees. 9.
All conditions precedent to the maintenance of this action have been met,
performed, waived, or otherwise satisfied. GENERAL ALLEGATIONS A.
Enrique Cadena is a Private Individual 10.
Mr. Cadena is a private individual and businessman from Ecuador.
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Mr. Cadena has personally built business and financial interests that aim to
improve efficiency, establish transparency and accountability of transactions, and pass along savings to consumers in markets that have been traditionally underserved. These interests include stakes in companies that focus on providing logistics and transportation, telecommunications, and financial solutions.
juxtaposed vertically and in chronological order. Throughout this pleading, references will be made to the videos in the order in which they appear on NTN24’s website. 2
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Mr. Cadena deeply values his and his family’s privacy. He has consciously
avoided the public spotlight throughout his entire life. In this regard, Mr. Cadena has avoided politics. Mr. Cadena has never sought political office, nor has he ever sought to align or even associate himself with any governmental or political campaigns, whether through financial contributions or otherwise. 13.
Mr. Cadena has never had any relationship, social, financial, or otherwise, with
Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa, or any members of his administration or cabinet, including Vice President Jorge Glas. Mr. Cadena has never been a member of Ecuador’s current administration, the PAIS Alliance. 14.
Mr. Cadena has never been charged, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted for any
criminal act, civil violation, political scheme, bankruptcy or other personal financial insolvencies, or breach of the public welfare or peace. 15.
Mr. Cadena has never bribed, paid off, nor influenced any Ecuadorean
government official for his own benefit or that of any of his businesses. B.
The Defamatory Interview – Background 16.
Defendant, cousin to President Rafael Correa, is the former president of the
Central Bank of Ecuador. Defendant served as president of the Central Bank from November 2011, until he resigned in 2012, after accepting that he had lied about having a degree in Economics. 17.
Since December 2012, Defendant has been a fugitive residing in the United States
in an effort to avoid Ecuadorian authorities, his criminal convictions, an extradition request related to alleged money laundering, as well as an eight-year prison sentence entered against him by the courts in Ecuador.
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As reported by the Ecuador Times, in April 2015, Defendant was convicted and
sentenced to eight years in prison in Ecuador for his embezzlement of public funds, which emanated from an illicit loan extended in 2011, when Defendant was still Central Bank president, by the Central Bank of Ecuador to a certain Argentinian known as Mr. Gaston Duzac. 19.
Defendant renewed his admissions of falsifying his underlying academic degree
and achievements in the field of economics during his recent interview with NTN24. 20.
Accordingly, Defendant is a convicted felon, an admitted fraud, and a fugitive of
the Ecuadorian government. 21.
On March 9, 2017, NTN24 published its interview of Defendant in a series of
videos accompanied by what appears to be an article titled, “‘Correa what he does is use people and institutions’: Pedro Delgado, former president of the Central Bank of Ecuador to NTN24,” on its website: www.ntn24.com, which is a free online publication with no subscription fee.2 22.
This interview represents Defendant’s self-described attempt to present his “truth”
and demonstrate to “both sides,” meaning Ecuadorian President Correa and his administration on the one side, and Defendant’s current political opposition to said administration on the other side, that Defendant is not the cause, nor to blame, for the current Ecuadorian financial crisis. 23.
Most of the interview consists of Defendant’s attempts to explain away his
convictions and the underlying crimes of dishonesty (for embezzlement and the illicit loan) he faces in Ecuador by deflecting responsibility and alleging his resignation and conviction were politically motivated retribution. Under this theme, Defendant goes on to clearly, explicitly, and unequivocally implicate Mr. Cadena in criminal and/or otherwise unsavory behavior.
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A copy of the webpage, as it appeared on March 21, 2017, containing the videos is appended as Exhibit A. 4
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The Interview – Defamatory Statements Concerning Mr. Cadena 24.
At the 03:35 minute-mark of the second video of Defendant’s interview with
NTN24, the news correspondent asks Defendant to elaborate on a prior statement. Previously, Defendant had stated that Ecuador’s Prosecutor General had removed the local assistant prosecutor of the Pichincha province of Ecuador and had expressed his displeasure with Defendant because, in Defendant’s view, Defendant and the Central Bank investigations he led into certain transfers of state-owned lands had interfered with the financial interests of Ecuadorians who were close to members of President Correa’s administration. 25.
Beginning at the 03:40 minute-mark of the second video of Defendant’s interview
with NTN24, Defendant provides “another example” of how president Correa’s administration would exert its influence to protect the interests of its friends. Defendant begins by explaining that he didn’t make the connection he was about to explain until after the recent public denouncement of the alleged scandals surrounding Ecuador’s recent oil deals. Defendant continues by stating that during April 2012, when he still held office at the Central Bank of Ecuador, he ordered the publication of a list of delinquent debtors of Ecuador’s defunct banks and bankruptcy proceedings. Defendant goes on to state that “Enrique Cadena” appeared among the names on that list. 26.
Defendant continues to explain that he did not know Mr. Cadena at the time of the
publication of that list, but stated that once that list “came out” and “that name [Mr. Cadena’s]” was published, Defendant began receiving calls from Ecuador’s “strategic sector,” the one in which “Jorge Glas was involved.”3 Defendant explained that these callers expressed concern and displeasure over the way the list had been compiled and published, and the effect it would have 3
Defendant later clarifies that he never received calls from Vice President Jorge Glas personally, but rather from “those around him.” 5
on the “honor” of those listed. Defendant concludes by posing the following rhetorical question: “All I can say is, in April 2012, that [Mr. Cadena’s] name was published and a year after I left [Ecuador], that name is not on the list of debtors. The only thing that fits and what we will have to ask the people of the Central Bank is, did that man [Mr. Cadena] pay [his debts] or not?” 27.
Mr. Cadena, in his individual capacity, has never sought bankruptcy relief
voluntarily, nor has he ever been forced into bankruptcy involuntarily. In fact, Defendant’s above-described statement flagrantly mischaracterizes the events underlying Defendant’s reference. During December 2011, and not April 2012, a list of delinquent debtors and bankruptcy proceedings was made public by the government of Ecuador. However, Quin Cola, a company owned by Mr. Cadena’s family and which was in the process of dissolution and liquidation was included on that list—not Mr. Cadena. Mr. Cadena’s name was later added to the liquidation proceedings when the opposition in that case sought to pursue Mr. Cadena personally to pay for Quin Cola’s debt. Upon information and belief, Mr. Cadena’s name was never on any publically published list regarding insolvents. Additionally, Mr. Cadena was dropped from the liquidation proceedings after the court adjudged that Mr. Cadena was not an appropriate party to the bankruptcy proceeding against Quin Cola. 28.
On the other hand, the clear import of Defendant’s above-described statements is
that Mr. Cadena, whether via bribery or due to his alleged close relationship to Jorge Glas or others within Correa’s administration, or because of some other form of influence-peddling that Defendant strategically presents as a rhetorical question, had his name removed from the list of debtors of Ecuador’s defunct banks and bankruptcy proceedings when it should have been properly listed. In short, Defendant intentionally implies that Mr. Cadena’s name was removed prematurely when stating within only one year. Defendant further implies that the premature
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removal of Mr. Cadena’s name was only due to illicit means (i.e., Mr. Cadena’s alleged close connection to the Correa administration) rather than because Mr. Cadena may have in fact paid his debts or otherwise properly resolved any related underlying legal disputes in his favor. 29.
Later at the 09:40 minute-mark of the second video of Defendant’s interview with
NTN24, the news correspondent asks Defendant whether his relationship with Gaston Duzac, the Argentine debtor of the loan that exposed Defendant to an eight-year prison sentence in Ecuador, was connected to Duzac’s involvement in a company named Scanbuy and, in turn, some related issues in Ecuador’s telecommunications sector concerning mobile wallet/payment technology. 30.
At the 10:52 minute-mark of the second video of Defendant’s interview with
NTN24, Defendant proceeds to address the issue surrounding Scanbuy. Defendant explains that during November 2011, when he still held office at the Central Bank of Ecuador, there was already a contract in place for mobile payment/wallet services with a company named Alternet. Defendant continues by explaining that, at that time, he ordered a review/audit of the contract with Alternet, because “it was important,” and that certain revisions to the terms of that contract resulted. By April 2012, Defendant explained that he rescinded the contract with Alternet because Alternet had been in breach of the revised terms of the contract. Defendant explains that in the process of revising the contract, he discovered that Alternet had been working with another company named Denarii, of which Defendant later discovered Mr. Cadena was a “partner.” Defendant explained that at that moment: “You will understand that, without knowing, I had started to interfere with the interests of great partners in other businesses of people close to the government, who had also been doing business with the mobile wallet.” 31.
Mr. Cadena has had absolutely no involvement with Alternet. He has never
invested in, does not own any portion of, does not manage, does not work for, and does not
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transact any business whatsoever with Alternet. Denarii Systems, LLC,4 in which Mr. Cadena had a financial interest, has never had any involvement with Alternet. Denarii has not invested in, does not own any portion of, does not manage, does not work for, and does not transact any business whatsoever with Alternet. 32.
Again, the clear import of Defendant’s above-described statement is to align Mr.
Cadena with Jorge Glas and Correa’s administration. Defendant unequivocally implies that Mr. Cadena’s involvement in the deal with Alternet was hidden, obscure, and nefarious and that Defendant’s “interference” with Mr. Cadena’s business interests, by rescinding the deal with Alternet, represents another example of an instance where Defendant’s actions as head of the Central Bank of Ecuador negatively impacted those close to Correa’s administration and, consequently, why Correa’s administration has attacked and continues “attacking” Defendant. 33.
At approximately the 00:35 minute-mark of the third video of Defendant’s
interview with NTN24, the news correspondent asks Defendant, because of his previous position within Correa’s administration, to confirm or dispel the notion of the existence of a group of “untouchable men” who “handle everything” in Ecuador and who are close to the Correa administration. 34.
Beginning at the 00:45 minute-mark of the third video of Defendant’s interview
with NTN24, Defendant unequivocally affirms his belief in and the existence of this group of “untouchable men.” Defendant continues by explaining that, as far as interfering with the interests of “untouchable men like Jorge Glas” was concerned, Defendant had already given us
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For the purposes of this pleading, it is assumed that Defendant intended to make reference to a company named “Denarii Systems, LLC” when, during his interview, Defendant merely made reference to a company named “Denarii.” During the 2011 time period referenced by Defendant, Mr. Cadena had a passive financial interest in Denarii Systems, LLC, but had no involvement in, nor control over, the daily business or management of the company’s affairs. 8
two examples where Defendant did not know “him [Mr. Cadena].” Then, Defendant, presumably to be ironic, concludes by stating: “Those are the coincidences of life.” 35.
At the 01:04 minute-mark of the third video of Defendant’s interview with
NTN24, the news correspondent asks Defendant to confirm that Defendant had no contact with Jorge Glas. Beginning at the 01:08 minute-mark, Defendant replies by stating: “Let’s see, we had contact because of my former position, I obviously knew him, but his relationship to a person that was published as a debtor [Mr. Cadena] and that I apparently took a contract from [Mr. Cadena], I did not know, I did not know it.” 36.
The import of Defendant’s above-described statements, again, is to unequivocally
depict Mr. Cadena as a member of some select and largely unknown group of Ecuadorian businessmen who enjoy a financially beneficial and protected relationship with members of Correa’s administration. 37.
Taken as a whole, Defendant’s various allusions to Mr. Cadena, as identified
above in paragraphs 24 – 36, throughout Defendant’s approximately 47-minute interview with NTN24, undeniably cast Mr. Cadena as an insider of the Correa administration. According to Defendant’s statements, as an “untouchable,” Mr. Cadena has enjoyed significant leniency and benefits from Correa’s administration in certain criminal and financial-related matters. 38.
The only conclusion reasonably drawn from Defendant’s statements is that Mr.
Cadena, because of his relationship with Jorge Glas and others within Correa’s administration, is able to secure for himself lucrative financial opportunities, is able to operate personally and commercially with impunity from the law, and that any of Defendant’s attempts to “interfere” with those considered the “untouchables” of Correa’s administration, like Mr. Cadena as the
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Defendant points out, are the reasons behind Defendant’s ouster, persecution, prosecution, and criminal convictions in Ecuador. COUNT I DEFAMATION (LIBEL PER SE & PER QUOD) 39.
Mr. Cadena incorporates by reference the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 –
38 as if fully set forth herein. 40.
On March 9, 2017, NTN24 published the videos containing Defendant’s false
statements, identified in paragraphs 24 – 38 above. 41.
Defendant’s false statements, as identified in paragraphs 24 – 38 above, amount to
defamation per se, because those statements, on their face and without innuendo, tend to expose Mr. Cadena to hatred, ridicule, or contempt, tend to injure Mr. Cadena in his business, reputation, or occupation, and/or charge that Mr. Cadena committed a crime. 42.
Where necessary, paragraphs 24 – 38 above also set forth and detail any necessary
innuendo when it is required to understand and realize the defamatory content of Defendant’s false statements. 43.
In sum, all of the statements identified in paragraphs 24 – 38 above are false and
defamatory. 44.
Defendant’s publication of the defamatory statements identified in paragraphs 24
– 38 above about Mr. Cadena, a private individual, was negligent, in that Defendant failed to act reasonably in ascertaining the truth or falsity of the statements before publishing them. 45.
Defendant did not publish the defamatory statements and article in good faith,
based upon an honest mistake of the facts, or as a result of any reasonable grounds to believe that they were true.
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46.
As a result of Defendant’s defamation, Mr. Cadena has suffered damages,
including impairment to his reputation and standing in the community, humiliation, and an impairment of his ability to conduct business. 47.
Defendant’s statements falsely implicated Mr. Cadena in criminal activity, fraud,
and conspiracy to commit the same. They falsely portray Mr. Cadena as one who remains beyond the reaches of the law because of an alleged close relationship with Correa’s administration. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Enrique Cadena demands the entry of final judgment in his favor and against Defendant Pedro Miguel Delgado, in an amount to be determined at trial, consisting of damages, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as any such further relief as this Court deems just and proper. Mr. Cadena reserves the right to seek leave to amend this complaint to add a claim for punitive damages as necessary and appropriate. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Plaintiff Enrique Cadena demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable under Florida law. Dated: March 28, 2017
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Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: (305) 371-6421 By: /s/ Jared Lopez Roy Black, Esq. Florida Bar No. 126088 Jared Lopez, Esq. Florida Bar No. 103616 RBlack@royblack.com JLopez@royblack.com civilpleadings@royblack.com Counsel for Enrique Cadena
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Pedro Delgado, former president of Banco Central de Ecuador and cousin to president Rafael Correa, during an interview in our news program Zoom a la Noticia (Zoom to the News) from NTN24, said that Correa has fooled Ecuadorian citizens and that he “uses people and institutions” for his own benefit. According to Delgado, Correa was trying to deflect attention from irregular oil negotiations to blame former officials of the country's banking crisis. Mistrust of Correa When asked by the Director of Zoom a la Noticia on NTN24, Andrea Bernal, about his departure from the country, Delgado said that he did not “flee”, but that he traveled legally. "The last day I was in Ecuador, a meeting took place at the Presidency of the Republic, in which it was agreed that I was going to submit my public resignation and assume the responsibility, and then return to the country past that date", he said. Delgado accepted that he had assured his return to the country to answer for the irregularities he was being accused of: "Yes, I committed myself, and because of my sense of loyalty with Rafael I agreed to publicly submit my resignation". The former official said that he never returned to Ecuador because he lost confidence in President Rafael Correa: "at the time, if I had not been attacked by Rafael, I would have returned immediately and anything could have happened. Now I am aware that if I would have been so naive as to come back, we would be facing a ‘Roman Circus' ". According to Delgado, president Rafael Correa knew that he was never awarded a University degree in Economy.
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President Correa assured that Pedro Delgado was a traitor to the revolution.
The former official said that he does not stand trial in Ecuadorian courts, argumenting that his cousin manipulates all judicial bodies: "Rafael runs the Prosecutor's Office, the Comptroller's Office, judges and the entire apparatus of persecution and instrumentation of legal and quasi-legal procedures”.
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“What Correa does is use people and institutions”: Pedro Delgado, former president of Banco Central de Ecuador at NTN24 | NTN24 His refusal to appear before Ecuadorian courts began when he noticed irregularities in his defense process. As Delgado claimed, Correa had ordered "his secret police apparatus" to investigate and follow him . The former Director of Banco Central del Ecuador said that he has been constantly persecuted by president Rafael Correa, according to him “he has sent people to follow me” through an official of the Secretariat of Intelligence, using a vehicle from the Consulate. Delgado said that the irregularities in the Duzac-Cofiec credit case were previously related to Correa’s Government, and that when he became head of Banco Central of Ecuador there was already a contract signed with a company that had not complied with contract definitions.
About Correa’s position to defend him before his departure from the country, Delgado said that he stopped having the support of the President because "he appeared to be defending me but it was lip service, the moment that his image and his partners in other activities prevailed” he stopped doing it.
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He also mentioned that he was never related to million dollar loans during his administration, and that the purchase of his house in the U.S. was not irregularly financed. "I had a credit approved in a Bank," he said.
In the beginning, president Correa, defended his cousin from accusations against him. 'I did not cause the crisis' The former official also defended that he did not cause the crisis in the country as he has been accused by both official and opposition parties in Ecuador. "Rafael uses the crisis for political purposes, because if he wanted to close the crisis he could have done it". About the question from the Director of the program Zoom a la noticia of NTN24, Andrea Bernal, if he would return to Ecuador to face justice, Delgado said that conditions are not given due to a "flawed legal process" and that, even if there is a change of President, he still finds it difficult to prove his innocence because "the process is closed (...) and they didn’t allow me to show evidence." Delgado, who is a fugitive of justice, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for the crime of misappropriation of public funds. Delgado is allegedly responsible for irregularly granting an 800 thousand dollar credit to an Argentinian citizen in 2011. In 2012 he was embroiled in a scandal because he asserted that he had a university degree in economy, which turned out to be false. After acknowledging the infringement he resigned from his post and left the country.
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Pedro Delgado, expresidente del Banco Central de Ecuador y primo del mandatario Rafael Correa, dijo en entrevista para el programa Zoom a la Noticia de NTN24 que Correa tiene engañado al pueblo ecuatoriano y que “utiliza a las personas e instituciones” para su propio beneficio. Según Delgado, Correa intentaba desviar la atención de negociaciones petroleras irregulares al culpar al exfuncionario por la crisis bancaria del país. Desconfianza a Correa Al cuestionamiento de la directora del programa Zoom a la Noticia de NTN24, Andrea Bernal, sobre su salida del país, Delgado aseguró que no “huyó”, sino que viajó legalmente. “Ese último día en el que yo estuve en Ecuador hubo una reunión en la Presidencia de la República en la que se acordaron que yo iba a presentar mi renuncia pública y asumir esa responsabilidad y luego regresar al país pasada esa fecha”, dijo. Delgado aceptó que había asegurado regresar al país para responder por las irregularidades de las que se le acusaban: “sí, yo me había comprometido, y tenía un sentimiento de lealtad con Rafael y por eso acepté presentar públicamente mi renuncia”. El exfuncionario refirió que nunca regresó a Ecuador porque perdió la confianza en el mandatario Rafael Correa: “en su momento si Rafael no me hubiera atacado hubiera regresado inmediatamente y hubiera pasado cualquier cosa. Ahora me doy cuenta que si hubiera sido tan ingenuo de volver lo que estaríamos sería frente a un ‘circo romano’”. Según Delgado el mandatario Rafael Correa sí estaba enterado que no contaba con un título universitario real como economista.
Justicia ecuatoriana El exfuncionario aseguró que no comparece ante la justicia ecuatoriana por considerar que su primo manipula todos los órganos judiciales: “Rafael maneja la Fiscalía, la Contraloría, los jueces y todo el aparato de persecución e instrumentación de procedimientos legales y ‘cuasi-legales’”.
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“Correa lo que hace es utilizar a las personas y a las instituciones”: Pedro Delgado, expresidente del Banco Central de Ecuador a NTN24 | NTN24 Su rechazo a presentarse ante la justicia ecuatoriana inició cuando advirtió irregularidades en el proceso de su defensa. Según alegó Delgado, Correa había ordenado a “su aparato policiaco secreto” se le investigara y persiguiera. El exdirector del Banco Central del Ecuador indicó que ha sido perseguido constantemente por el presidente Rafael Correa, según dijo “él ha mandado gente a perseguirme” por medio de un funcionario de la Secretaría de Inteligencia que hacía uso de un vehículo del Consulado. Delgado aseguró que las irregularidades en el caso de los créditos Duzac-Cofiec estaban relacionadas con el Gobierno de Correa con anterioridad, y que cuando ocupó el cargo al frente del Banco Central de Ecuador ya existía un contrato con una empresa que no había cumplido con definiciones de contrato.
Sobre la postura de Correa de defenderlo antes de su salida del país, Delgado asegura que dejó de contar con el apoyo del mandatario porque “él aparecía boca para fuera defendiéndome, pero el momento en el que primó más su imagen y sus asociados en otras acciones” dejó de hacerlo.
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También refirió que nunca estuvo relacionado con la concesión de créditos millonarios durante su gestión, y que la compra de su casa en EE. UU. no fue financiada de forma irregular. “Yo tenía aprobado un crédito en un banco”, dijo.
'No soy el causante de la crisis' El exfuncionario también defendió que él no es el causante de la crisis en el país como han acusado tanto figuras del oficialismo como de la oposición ecuatoriana: “Rafael utiliza la crisis simplemente por interés político, porque de haber querido cerrar la crisis la pudo cerrar”. A la pregunta de la de la directora del programa Zoom a la Noticia de NTN24, Andrea Bernal, si regresaría a Ecuador para responder ante la justicia, Delgado aseguró que las condiciones no están dadas por un “proceso jurídico viciado” y que, aunque haya un cambio de presidente, aun ve difícil demostrar su inocencia porque “el proceso está cerrado (…) y no me permitieron presentar pruebas”. Delgado, quien se encuentra prófugo de la justicia, fue condenado a 8 años de prisión por un delito de malversación de fondos públicos. Presuntamente Delgado es responsable de conceder irregularmente un crédito de 800 mil dólares a un ciudadano argentino en el 2011. En el 2012 se vio envuelto en un escándalo por haber afirmado que contaba con un título universitario de economista que resultó ser falso. Tras reconocer la infracción renunció de su cargo y salió del país.
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