Politics The star witness of the US Federal Attorney General in the case of the suitcase scandal, Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, will take the stand this week to give evidence in a trial against Venezuelan businessman Franklin Durán.

Durán has been accused of acting as a foreign agent for the Venezuelan government to cover up a political cash scandal.

Antonini, a Venezuelan-US businessman, was carrying the well-known suitcase stuffed with USD 800,000 coming from the Venezuela government, presumably for the election campaign of brand-new Argentinean President Cristina Fernández, Efe reported.

The court action against the Durán, the only one of the five defendants who has pleaded not guilty, will start again next Wednesday.