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Maduro Reportedly Held in Ultra-Secure 'Jail Inside of a Jail' Brooklyn Facility With No Outside Contact

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is held under extreme isolation at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, facing charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.

International Business Times UK

Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation

The U.S. Justice Department is targeting Alex Saab, a businessman linked to Nicolás Maduro, in an investigation that could impact the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader

The Independent UK

Maduro’s alleged frontman Alex Saab reportedly detained in Caracas

FBI and Venezuela’s intelligence agency also reportedly arrest billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín at same address

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Oil Tanker Carrying Half a Million Barrels Returns to Venezuela After Interim Leader Seeks U.S. Military Help

The tanker departed an eastern Venezuela port shortly after the Jan. 3 military operation in Caracas without authorization from port authorities or Petróleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, which said it was never paid for the half-million barrels of crude onboard.

Latin Times

Ex-marine convicted of killing three people released to US in prisoner swap

Dahud Hanid Ortiz, convicted in Venezuela of triple homicide in Madrid, is one of 10 US nationals flown to Texas

The Guardian - US

Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers

A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Maduro and His Crony Made Millions While Venezuelan Children Starved

Venezuela is governed not only by a brutal dictatorship, but by a band of depraved criminals who have enriched themselves in part by stealing money intended to buy food for hungry children.

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Venezuela Arrests Ex-oil Minister Accused Of US Links

Venezuela on Monday announced the arrest of a former oil minister accused of links to a firm controlled by US intelligence services -- the latest scandal to shake the crisis-hit country's energy sector.

International Business Times

Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry

Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced the arrest of a former oil minister and accused him of working with the U.S. government to undermine the industry that drives the country’s economy

The Independent UK

Venezuela's Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and assurances from the South American country to hold a free and fair presidential election in 2024

The Independent UK

US rejects claims of CIA involvement in alleged plot to kill Maduro after Venezuela arrests six

State department says allegations of American collusion are ‘categorically false’ as US navy member identified among foreign citizens detained

The Guardian - AU

The Navy, Venezuela and $50m: Who is ‘Fat Leonard’, the fugitive behind historic military corruption case?

Leonard Glenn Francis set to be sentenced for bribing scores of Navy officials after Venezuela included him in prisoner swap with White House, writes Graeme Massie

The Independent UK

First Thing: ‘Very serious’ ceasefire negotiations in Gaza face impasse

Hamas has said it will not discuss releasing more hostages until Israel ends its war, while Israel has vowed to continue ‘to the end’. Plus, the women who fought back against a couch-surfing predator

The Guardian - UK

Fugitive defence contractor 'Fat Leonard' returned to US in Venezuela prisoner swap

Leonard Glenn Francis fled to Venezuela to escape sentencing in the United States

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Biden administration secures release of jailed Americans in Venezuela

Breaking: In a surprising move, the Biden administration secures the release of Venezuelan President Maduro in exchange for jailed Americans. Read more on ...

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Smashing Success: American Prisoners Freed, U.S.-Venezuela Relations on the Mend!

Ten Americans have been released from Venezuela prison and are en route to the US. A deal was made involving the release of wrongfully detained Americans i...

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Americans Released in Venezuela, Saab Exchanged, Francis to Face Justice

Breaking news: 10 wrongly detained Americans to be released in Venezuela, while Colombian businessman Alex Saab is exchanged. Justice prevails as Leonard F...

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US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes notorious key ally of Nicolás Maduro

Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that corrupt Venezuelan officials enjoy impunity

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International Business Times

US, Venezuela Swap Prisoners As Tensions Ease

The United States and Venezuela reached a deal Wednesday to swap 10 American prisoners for an ally of President Nicolas Maduro, as Washington eases pressure on the leftist Caracas government while it pushes for progress on democracy.

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Wrongfully detained Americans released in Venezuela-U.S. deal, major thawing

Discover the thrilling tale of the U.S. securing the release of 10 wrongfully detained Americans from Venezuela, while granting clemency to an alleged fina...

Al Jazeera

Venezuela, US reach prisoner swap deal as tensions ease

Ten prisoners arrive back in the US, Maduro ally returns to Venezuela after US President Joe Biden grants him clemency.

Latin Times

U.S. Releases Alex Saab, a Close Ally of Venezuela's Maduro, in Swap for Jailed Americans

A news dispatch reported that, in exchange, Venezuela will free some, if not all 10 U.S. citizens still imprisoned in Venezuela

The Independent UK

The US has released an ally of Venezuela's president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns

The Associated Press has learned that the Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in swap for jailed Americans

The Independent UK

DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says

Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab

The Independent UK

Venezuela and opposition to resume talks in Barbados, mediator Norway says

Venezuela’s government and opposition will resume their dialogue mediated by Norway with talks scheduled for Tuesday in Barbados

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