Nervis Gerardo is a Venezuelan politician who was Deputy Minister of Electrical Energy during the presidency of Hugo Chávez. He funnelled almost $25 million and 11.5 million euros through Credit Suisse accounts and 124 million euros through Andorra as part of a PDVSA corruption scheme, commanding bribes from U.S. companies to help them secure lucrative energy contracts with the national oil company. He has been arrested twice. As of 2022, he is facing charges of corruption and money laundering in Spain, Andorra, the U.S. and Venezuela, which have both filed extradition requests.