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
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond Jr. also disqualified Krasner and one of his deputies from handling the case, which was related to a man seeking to overturn his second-degree murder conviction.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children will move to a new school in the U.K., and "Dancing with the Stars" will premiere with a brand new star-studded cast in a special two-night premiere.
The intense public focus on the jurors whose deadlock led to a mistrial could complicate any attempt to retry the case, and to seat jurors in other high-profile cases.
The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump and Rep. Joyce Beatty, whose lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building. 0:00 Board of Trustees votes to close the Kennedy Center 0:41 Sources describe Trump's 'f****ing crazy' phone call 2:46 Why is Trump so focused on getting his name on the Kennedy Center? 5:44 What’s troubling about Trump wanting his name on the building? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #trump…
The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s bid to halt a judge’s order that blocked the federal government from implementing mail-in ballot restrictions for the midterm elections. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports and is joined by Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia.
The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States is developing advanced space-based weapons and a new missile defense architecture as the Pentagon prepares for an increasingly contested military environment in orbit. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced Monday that the U.S. military now has a weapon operating in orbit around Earth, saying it is “capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action,” although he did not disclose further details about the system. DETAIL: Meink made the announcement at the Air and Space Forces…Open
