Alex Saab, the Colombian businessman who served as Nicolás Maduro's top financial operative, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to launder money in a Miami federal court, nearly three years after the Biden administration pardoned him and sent him back to Venezuela. Saab, 54, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams. He agreed […] The post Maduro's financial fixer Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering after Biden pardon let him walk free appeared first on American Almanac .
Alex Saab, the Colombian businessman who served as Nicolás Maduro's top financial operative, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to launder money in a Miami federal court, nearly three years after the Biden administration pardoned him and sent him back to Venezuela. Saab, 54, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams. He agreed to forfeit $195 million and cooperate with the Department of Justice as part of the deal. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison, with a sentencing date still to be set. The plea caps a seven-year saga that spans a 2019 indictment, an arrest in Cape Verde, a presidential pardon, a hero's welcome in Caracas, and a second indictment secured in January 2026, all before federal prosecutors…Open
Alex Saab, the Colombian-born businessman U.S. officials call Nicolás Maduro's "frontman," pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to money laundering tied to a bribery scheme that looted a food program meant for Venezuela's poorest citizens. Saab, 54, entered his plea Tuesday before Judge Kathleen Williams in the Southern District of Florida on a single count […] The post Maduro's 'bag man' pleads guilty to laundering $195 million skimmed from Venezuelan food program appeared first on American Almanac .
Alex Saab, the Colombian-born businessman U.S. officials call Nicolás Maduro's "frontman," pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to money laundering tied to a bribery scheme that looted a food program meant for Venezuela's poorest citizens. Saab, 54, entered his plea Tuesday before Judge Kathleen Williams in the Southern District of Florida on a single count of money laundering. He agreed to forfeit $195 million and to cooperate with continuing federal investigations, a deal that could make him a key witness against Maduro himself, who sits in a Manhattan jail awaiting trial on drug charges after a U.S. military raid captured him in January. U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones attended the proceedings alongside more than a dozen…Open
Saab has been accused of participating in a sprawling international money laundering conspiracy involving the corruption and exploitation of a Venezuelan public welfare program.
The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best […] The post Venice Film Festival wraps with Golden Lion race shaped by Gaza documentary's record ovation appeared first on American Almanac .
The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best film and prizes for direction and acting after sifting through 21 titles that screened over the past eleven days in Venice, Italy. The competition featured big-budget studio entries, veteran directors returning after long absences, and a pair of documentaries centered on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that drew the festival's most intense audience reactions two years running. "NAZA,"…Open
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, call for the dismissal of their drug trafficking charges, insisting immunity on diplomatic grounds. #foxnews #news #us #fox Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. criminal case against him, urging a judge to dismiss the charges as an an unlawful effort to prosecute a foreign head of state.
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London for Britain's ruling Labour Party and longtime enemy of President Donald J. Trump, has been convicted for failing to pay vehicle tax.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been convicted and fined over an untaxed vehicle, following a case brought forward by Britain’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London for Britain’s ruling Labour Party and longtime enemy of President Donald J. Trump, has been convicted for failing to pay vehicle tax. DETAIL: Khan was convicted for failing to tax a 24-year-old Nissan Micra. The prosecution stemmed from official records showing Khan’s name and date of birth associated with the vehicle. The Mayor of London was found guilty by a magistrate last month. He was ordered to pay a fine of £220, as well as £85 in costs, and to settle a £35.84 bill in unpaid tax. Letters about the…Open
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he is “standing firm” in a social media post sharing photographs taken in June. Maduro and his wife have been in custody in New York since January, after being captured by US forces and face gun and cocaine importation conspiracy charges, to which they have pleaded not guilty. #cnn, #news, #maduro
A former lieutenant colonel in Venezuela’s National Guard living in Florida was deported, interrupting a lawsuit that accused him of ordering violent raids and torture.
