Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
MIAMI (AP) — A businessman wanted for years in the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.
TL;DR
- A businessman wanted in the U.S. for bribery has been taken into custody.
- The U.S. had sought him for allegedly paying bribes to Venezuelan officials for state contracts.
- He was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and 2021.
- He is a longtime business partner of Alex Saab, an ally of Nicolás Maduro.
- The U.S. had offered a $10 million reward for his arrest.