Alex Saab, 54, Faces Bribery Probes After Deportation in Maduro Case

16 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 17

Alex Saab was deported after his February arrest in a joint U.S.-Venezuelan operation, reopening U.S. exposure for the Colombian businessman nearly three years after Joe Biden pardoned him in a 2023 swap.
Federal investigators are still pursuing alleged bribery conspiracies tied to Venezuelan food import contracts, separate from the 2019 housing indictment covered by Biden’s pardon.
U.S. officials have accused Saab of siphoning $350 million from Venezuela, and earlier court hearings showed he secretly met the DEA for years about corruption inside Maduro’s circle.
Following Nicolás Maduro’s capture in a January U.S. raid, interim President Delcy Rodríguez stripped Saab of his cabinet post, signaling deeper cooperation that could turn him into a key witness in Maduro’s Manhattan drug case.

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