Gilbert bigio biography
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Gilbert bigio biography
Gilbert Bigio
Haitian businessman
Gilbert Bigio | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1935 |
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Occupation | Founder of GB Group |
| Known for | Wealthiest person in Haiti |
| Spouse | Monique Bigio |
Gilbert Bigio is a retired Haitian businessman.
He is the founder of GB Group and Haiti's only billionaire. He was sanctioned by the Government of Canada for his involvement in arms trafficking and human rights violations in Haiti. Bigio is also the de facto leader of Haiti's Jewish community and an honorary consul to Israel.[1][2][3]
Bigio's name appeared in the 2021 Pandora Papers leak of secret offshore company documents by the ICIJ.
In an accounting document from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, Bigio was revealed as the buyer of Epstein's Mercedes Maybach at a price of $132,000.[4] Other leaked documents showed Bigio moving wealth to Miami and Switzerland through offshore companies in different tax havens.[5]