Venezuela's government deported Alex Saab, a close ally of former President Nicolas Maduro, to the United States on Saturday, classifying him as a Colombian national to circumvent constitutional restrictions on extraditing Venezuelan citizens. Saab, who was previously released in a 2023 prisoner exchange, faces money laundering charges related to exploiting Venezuela's food aid program and had fallen out of favor with the interim administration that took power after Maduro's ouster.
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Venezuela's government deported Alex Saab, a close ally of former President Nicolas Maduro, to the United States on Saturday, classifying him as a Colombian national to circumvent constitutional restrictions on extraditing Venezuelan citizens. Saab, who was previously released in a 2023 prisoner exchange, faces money laundering charges related to exploiting Venezuela's food aid program and had fallen out of favor with the interim administration that took power after Maduro's ouster.