Former Maduro Ally Pleads Guilty in US to $195M Money Laundering Scheme

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The guilty plea caps a years-long geopolitical saga, spanning a high-profile U.S.

prisoner swap and validating early reporting into a corrupt Venezuelan state food program.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · September 17, 2026

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