Tulio Capriles Mendoza, Gangsman
Who is Tulio Capriles Mendoza?
The businessman comes from a family that has owned newspapers and television channels in Venezuela, mainly in the state of Aragua.
Tulio Capriles Mendoza is the current director of El Siglo and CEO of Capriles Media.
He has been linked to politics from a young age, being the vice minister of Venezuela's Public Information of Venezuela under Hugo Chávez.
His function was based on searching for information about President Chávez, coming from Chavista opponents.
Known as 'Guillotina Tulio,' he was in charge of spreading positive propaganda, on television, about the president.
At the beginning of 2000, Tulio Capriles Mendoza had 27 newspapers distributed throughout Venezuela.
But, his true story is surrounded by corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
