U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela ... - CNBC
Dec 20, 2023 · Alex Saab, the Colombian-born prisoner released by the U.S. to Venezuela, was awaiting trial in Miami federal court on a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, related to an alleged...
10 American detainees released in exchange for Maduro ally ... - CBS News
Dec 21, 2023 · The Maduro ally, Colombia-born Alex Nain Saab Morán, was charged in Florida in 2019 for money laundering and was arrested in 2020 in the Republic of Cabo Verde while en route to Iran.
GOP pressures Biden to release evidence against ... - Associated Press News
Jan 25, 2024 · Alex Saab, 52, was released from federal prison in Miami last month as part of a prisoner swap and was immediately welcomed to Venezuela as a hero by President Nicolás Maduro. Once freed, Saab launched into a tirade against the U.S., claiming he had been tortured while awaiting extradition from Cape Verde in a bid to make him turn on Maduro.
US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Maduro celebrated the return of Alex Saab as a “triumph for truth” over what he called a U.S.-led campaign of lies, threats and torture against someone he considers a Venezuelan diplomat illegally arrested on a U.S. warrant.
Explainer: Who is Maduro ally Alex Saab, who was granted …
Dec 20, 2023 · U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to grant clemency to Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as part of a deal in which Maduro's government released Venezuelans linked...
Alex Saab, once charged by U.S. with money laundering, named …
Oct 18, 2024 · Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro on Friday appointed controversial businessman Alex Saab as the country’s minister of industry and production, despite the charges that had been brought against him in the United States for allegedly running a massive corruption and money-laundering scheme.
Venezuela Names Former US Prisoner Saab as Industry Minister
Oct 18, 2024 · CARACAS (Reuters) -Businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States last year, has been named as industry ...
Venezuela’s Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally ... - CNN
6 days ago · Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Alex Saab stand in an embrace during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela ...
Venezuela halts talks after Maduro ally’s extradition to US
Oct 17, 2021 · The announcement capped a tumultuous day that saw businessman Alex Saab placed on a U.S.-bound plane in Cape Verde after a 16-month fight by Maduro and his allies, including Russia, who consider the Colombian-born businessman a Venezuelan diplomat.
Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela’s Maduro, released by US - NBC 6 …
Dec 20, 2023 · The release of Alex Saab, a Maduro associate who was arrested on a U.S. warrant for money laundering in 2020 and long was regarded as a criminal trophy by Washington, is a significant...