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NYT Ties Trump's Venezuelan Gold Imports to Criminal Networks

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The Times traced the gold entering the United States back to miners in places like El Callao, a historic mining town in Venezuela's Bolívar state, where workers are compelled to pay protection fees to criminal organizations that dominate the industry. Residents in the mining areas have seen little benefit from the expanded trade, with reporting finding that increased mining activity has only worsened already inadequate public services.
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The U.S. government is negotiating agreements in a notoriously corrupt industry in Venezuela, including one with a company that the U.S. considers a security threat

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An investigation by The New York Times revealed that President Donald Trump's administration allowed Venezuelan gold to be imported into the United States following the military intervention in which President Nicolás Maduro was kidnapped, although U.S. refineries do not process the mineral for doubts about alleged connections of Venezuelan companies with corrupt practices linked to the Guayana Train.

·Mexico
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An investigation by the "New York Times" states that the trader has released the White House to import gold from Venezuela. In an area known for its corruption, a part of this gold would finance Tren de Guayana, the gang that Donald Trump announced to fight by removing Nicolas MaduroC is an investigation that will not fail to react. On 28 September, three New York Times journalists revealed that the United States imports gold ingots from Venezue…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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It has been reported that Venezuelan gold brought in under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump is unable to enter the market due to issues regarding its involvement with criminal organizations. Evidence has also been found that dollar funds paid by U.S. government-linked companies to local Venezuelan mining firms flowed into local criminal organizations. The New York Times reported on the 28th (local time)

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The , as published this Monday The New York Times (NYT). The investigation carried out by NYT ranges from the mines of southern Venezuela to the White House and the commercial houses of Europe. The anonymous sources consulted claim, referring to the capture of Nicolás Maduro - self-proclaimed Venezuelan president- by Washington in ... Continue reading "Trump is bringing gold from Venezuela to the US, but refineries refuse to process it, accordin…

·Concepción, Chile
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Crisis Group broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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