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Alex Saab
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Alex Saab is a Colombian businessman and ally of the Maduro regime involved in extensive corruption and money laundering allegations. In 2019, he was indicted in the Southern District of Florida for conspiring to launder $350 million through bribes to secure housing contracts. He previously served as a DEA informant starting in 2018, forfeiting $12.5 million in illicit proceeds. After being extradited from Cape Verde in 2021, seven of eight charges were dismissed to comply with extradition agreements. Saab was released in a 2023 prisoner exchange but re-arrested in 2026, facing new federal charges regarding a food-for-oil corruption scheme.
Saab has also faced investigations in Colombia and Ecuador regarding fictitious exports, money laundering, and fraud, though he was acquitted of all charges in Colombia in 2024 and cases in Ecuador were dropped. His business networks have appeared in international financial leaks, including the Panama and Pandora Papers. He remains subject to U.S. Treasury sanctions.
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Office of Public Affairs | Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges Involving Venezuelan Food Contracts and Oil | United States Department of Justice
www.justice.gov · 2026-05-18
Most charges dropped against Alex Saab in deal for extradition | Miami Herald
www.miamiherald.com
Alex Saab
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-18
Colombian businessman and Maduro ally Alex Saab worked as DEA informant, court papers reveal
www.miamiherald.com · 2022-02-16
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Treasury Increases Pressure on Alex Saab and His Network in Venezuela | U.S. Department of the Treasury
home.treasury.gov
Corruption in Venezuela: The Alex Saab Case
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Homeland Security Task Force Arrests Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab on Money Laundering Charges
Alex Saab, a Maduro regime ally, has been arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab arrested on money laundering charges
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, was arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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VE·Venezuela·about 1 month ago
Former Venezuelan Minister Alex Saab Charged with Money Laundering
Alex Saab, former Venezuelan Minister of Industry and National Production, was charged with money laundering offenses linked to alleged misappropriation of funds from Venezuelan government contracts.
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VE·Venezuela·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab, Maduro regime ally, arrested on money laundering charges
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official, was arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Charged with Money Laundering
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, was charged with money laundering offenses in a US court. The charges are linked to alleged misappropriation of funds from Venezuelan government contracts.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Former Minister Alex Saab Arrested on Money Laundering Charges
Alex Saab, former Venezuelan Minister of Industry and National Production, was arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab charged with money laundering involving Venezuelan food contracts
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, was charged with money laundering offenses related to misappropriation of funds from Venezuelan government contracts.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Former Venezuelan Minister Alex Saab Arrested on Money Laundering Charges
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan Minister, was arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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VE·Venezuela·about 1 month ago
US charges former minister Saab with money laundering
Alex Saab, former Venezuelan Industry Minister, was charged with money laundering offenses linked to alleged misappropriation of funds from Venezuelan government contracts.
money launderingcharged
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official, was arrested on money laundering charges related to Venezuelan government contracts, including the CLAP subsidized food program.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab indicted on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official, was indicted on money laundering charges related to Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab indicted after being extradited to the US
Alex Saab, considered the main financial operator of Nicolás Maduro, was indicted on charges related to the diversion of hundreds of millions of dollars from state contracts.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Indicted for Money Laundering
Alex Saab, a former ally of Venezuelan President Maduro, was indicted on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil. He was arrested by a Homeland Security Task Force and appeared before a federal court in Miami.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Indicted Again
Alex Saab, a former ally of Venezuelan President Maduro, was indicted again on money laundering charges. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Indicted
Alex Saab, former Venezuelan Industry Minister, was indicted on money laundering charges.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Arrested for Money Laundering
Venezuelan businessman and ally of Maduro regime Alex Saab has been arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Venezuela: US Charges Former Minister Saab with Money Laundering
Former Venezuelan Industry Minister Alex Saab has been charged with money laundering offenses.
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab Indicted on Money Laundering Charges
Alex Saab, a Venezuelan businessman and ally of President Nicolas Maduro, was indicted on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
money launderingindicted
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Homeland Security Task Force arrests Maduro regime ally on money laundering charges
Alex Saab, a former ally of Venezuelan President Maduro, was arrested on money laundering charges involving Venezuelan food contracts and oil.
fraudarrested
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US·United States·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab charged in Venezuela bribery case
Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was charged with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food.
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VE·Venezuela·about 1 month ago
Alex Saab, Maduro ally, charged in Venezuela bribery case
A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was charged with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food.
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