Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
Prosecutors say the 54-year-old businessman used fake companies and falsified shipping records to skim money from Venezuelan food contracts.
- On Tuesday, close Maduro ally Alex Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami for a change of plea hearing in his federal money laundering case.
- Prosecutors allege Saab orchestrated a conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records, skimming from government contracts intended to supply the CLAP food program for poor Venezuelans.
- U.S. officials long described Saab as Maduro's "bag man," a key conduit for foreign companies navigating sanctions after the government invested resources rallying public support for his release.
- President Delcy Rodriguez deported Saab in May following pressure from the United States, later stripping him of his Cabinet role and distancing herself from the businessman.
- This month, Trump announced a partnership with Venezuelan oil entrepreneur Alejandro Betancourt, aiming to access oil fields with a potential to produce 65 billion barrels of crude.
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The former minister of Nicolás Maduro has a standing in a court in Miami
Aliado de Nicolás Maduro plans to plead guilty tomorrow to bribe officials to obtain food contracts in Venezuela.
Clarin
Independent EspañolA close collaborator of the deposed Venezuelan leader will plead guilty in the U.S. for bribes to obtain food contracts.The Colombian businessman faces charges of money laundering after an agreement with the justice system, while examining new charges.
Alex Saab set to plead guilty in US Venezuela food contracts case
Alex Saab is expected to plead guilty in a Miami federal case over Venezuela food import contracts. The move reopens scrutiny of a controversial US-Venezuela prisoner swap and Washington's Maduro strategy.
The Toronto Star
Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case
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…
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