Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face judicial proceedings in US
The deportation could make Saab a witness in U.S. cases tied to a $350 million money laundering scheme, officials said.
- On Saturday, Venezuelan authorities deported Alex Saab, a close ally of Maduro, to face U.S. judicial proceedings less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned him.
- Since taking power following Maduro's ouster, President Delcy Rodr stripped Saab of his Cabinet role, ending his position as the primary investment conduit for foreign companies.
- Federal prosecutors are investigating Saab's role in an alleged bribery conspiracy involving the CLAP food program and his longtime partner Alvaro Pulido, centered on Venezuelan government contracts.
- Long described by U.S. officials as Maduro's "bag man," Saab may now be asked to testify against his former protector, who awaits trial on drug charges in Manhattan.
- Citing ongoing U.S. criminal investigations, the Venezuelan immigration authority referred to Saab only as a "Colombian citizen," likely circumventing laws prohibiting the extradition of Venezuelan nationals.
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