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Federal prosecutors in Miami have dismissed several criminal charges against an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro due to assurances they made to Cape Verde over a year ago as part of a rancorous extradition fight. Alex Saab now faces a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If…

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government quietly offered last year to release imprisoned Americans in exchange for the U.S. letting go a key financier of President Nicolás Maduro, according to people with knowledge of the proposal and message exchanges seen by The Associated Press. The offer was discussed at a previously…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says it is necessary to repair diplomatic relations with Colombia. ― Reuters file pic CARACAS, Oct 21 ― After two years of mudslinging and ruptured ties, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday it was necessary to repair diplomatic relations with Colombia. Maduro's statements came hours after…

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CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The chair of the Venezuelan opposition's negotiating team at talks with the government urged President Nicolas Maduro's administration on Sunday to resume dialogue as soon as possible, after the government suspended its participation this weekend. The government of Maduro, who scoffed at the invitation…

Venezuela’s government said Saturday that it would suspend negotiations with the country’s U.S.-backed opposition in retaliation for the extradition of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro to the United States, where he is wanted on money laundering charges. Colombian businessman Alex Saab, 49, a Venezuelan envoy, was arrested in…

A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday to the United States from Cape Verde, US justice officials said. The Justice Department said in a statement that Alex Saab was due to appear in court in Florida on Monday…

Venezuela's government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with its opponents in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro who prosecutors believe could be the most significant witness ever about corruption in the South American country. Jorge Rodriguez, who has been heading…

CARACAS, Venezuela—Alex Saab, a businessman accused by American prosecutors of creating a global network of companies to help Venezuela’s government evade U.S. sanctions, was extradited Saturday to the U.S., his lawyers said. Mr. Saab was flown out of the West African island nation of Cape Verde on a Justice Department…

Image caption, Saab was charged with money laundering in the USOne of President Nicolás Maduro's closest aides has been extradited from Cape Verde to the United States, where he's been charged with money laundering. The US Treasury says Alex Saab worked as a front man for Mr Maduro's regime. The…