Politics● ElevatedSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 12:36 AM
Former Maduro ally pleads guilty to money laundering and fraud
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · South America
Alex Saab pleads guilty in US court to laundering bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela's welfare programme.
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