The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on.
The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP has learned. Alex Saab, who was arrested on a US warrant for money laundering in 2020, was released from custody Wednesday. In exchange, Maduro will free some, if not all, of the roughly dozen US citizens who remain imprisoned in Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the situation. The White House declined to comment. On Friday and again on Monday, two docket entries were filed under seal in the long-dormant criminal case out of federal court in Miami, an indication that a behind-the-scenes deal was in the works. The deal between Washington and Caracas represents the US government’s latest bid to improve relations and bring back imprisoned Americans.
