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Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in a $195M money laundering case, agrees to cooperate
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MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro long described by U.S. officials as the ousted leader’s frontman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win lucrative government contracts in the South American coun…
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MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case that accused him of bribing officials to win lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South American country.
Saab has been accused of participating in a sprawling international money laundering conspiracy involving the corruption and exploitation of a Venezuelan public welfare program.
A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has pleaded guilty to bribing officials to secure contracts for importing food during Venezuela's crisis
A close financial fixer for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty in Miami to a money laundering charge related to the South American country’s food-import contracts and oil sales that violated US sanctions.
MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro long described by U.S. officials as the ousted leader’s frontman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win lucrative government contracts in the South American coun…
Alex Saab, the Colombian businessman who became one of Nicolás Maduro's most important financial operatives, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Miami federal court to one count of money laundering and agreed to forfeit $195 million in illicit proceeds.
