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Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and former minister under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, pleaded guilty on September 15, 2026, in Miami to one count of money laundering conspiracy. He agreed to forfeit $195 million and cooperate with U.S. authorities in their ongoing investigation against Maduro, who faces trial for drug trafficking charges scheduled for June 2027. Saab had previously been detained in Cape Verde and extradited to the United States in connection with a separate money laundering case involving the theft of millions from Venezuela’s welfare program.
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Leaning score withheld for article 12071: score contradicts its own evidence · logged 2026-09-15
A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty on Tuesday (September 15, 202^) in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year.
asserted
prosecutors → bear → trial
Alex Saab entered the plea to one count of money laundering conspiracy at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami, court records show.
asserted
records → enter → Miami
He also agreed to forfeit $195 million and cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice.
asserted
He → agree → Justice
The court records did not reveal the nature of any investigations where Saab might offer help.
uncertain
Saab → reveal → help
Saab’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
asserted
lawyers → respond → comment
Prosecutors said Saab stole millions of dollars from a welfare plan intended to help feed needy Venezuelans, and transferred some proceeds to U.S. bank accounts.
asserted
Saab → say → accounts
He had pleaded not guilty in July, two months after being extradited as part of acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez’s attempt to shed parts of her predecessor’s government.
asserted
He → plead → government
Saab served under Maduro as Venezuela’s minister of industry, before being removed by Rodriguez in January soon after Maduro’s seizure by U.S. Special Forces in Caracas.
asserted
Saab → serve → Caracas
Venezuela’s new government detained Saab the following month.
asserted
government → detain → Saab
In 2020, he was detained in Cape Verde and extradited the following year to face money laundering charges for allegedly siphoning $350 million out of Venezuela in connection with a bribery scheme.
uncertain
he → detain → scheme
Former U.S. President Joe Biden granted Saab clemency in December 2023, as part of a prisoner swap.
asserted
Biden → grant → swap
Maduro is being held without bail in a Brooklyn jail, after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking charges.
asserted
Maduro → hold → charges
He has claimed immunity from U.S. prosecution because he once led a sovereign country.
asserted
he → claim → country
Legal experts have called this an uphill battle, in part because Washington had not recognized Maduro as Venezuela’s president since 2019.
asserted
Washington → call → 2019
Maduro’s trial is scheduled for June 1, 2027.
asserted
trial → schedule → June
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