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Alex Saab, a businessman with ties to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is set to change his plea in Miami federal court on September 15 regarding charges of money laundering and theft from Venezuela’s welfare program. Previously pleading not guilty after being extradited from Cape Verde last year, Saab faces new developments ahead of Maduro's upcoming U.S. trial scheduled for June 2027.
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Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, to change plea in US corruption case
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Saab → change → case
A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected on Tuesday to enter a new plea in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year.
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prosecutors → bear → trial
Alex Saab is scheduled to appear for a change of plea hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami, court records show.
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records → schedule → Miami
Saab was charged in an indictment unsealed in May with conspiring to launder monetary instruments.
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Saab → charge → instruments
Prosecutors said he stole millions of dollars from a welfare plan intended to help feed needy Venezuelans, and transferred some proceeds to U.S. bank accounts.
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he → say → accounts
Saab 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.
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Saab → plead → government
A change of plea hearing typically involves a guilty plea by a defendant who previously pleaded not guilty.
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who → involve → defendant
It is unclear whether Saab is entering a guilty plea, what charges are involved, and whether a plea includes conditions or obligations.
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plea → enter → conditions
Lawyers for Saab did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Lawyers → respond → comment
The U.S. Department of Justice and office of U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones in Miami did not immediately respond to similar requests.
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Department → respond → requests
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.
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Saab → serve → Caracas
Venezuela's new government detained Saab the following month.
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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.
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he → detain → scheme
Former U.S. President Joe Biden granted Saab clemency in December 2023, as part of a prisoner swap.
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Biden → grant → swap
Maduro is being held without bail in a Brooklyn jail, after pleading not guilty to drug trafficking charges.
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Maduro → hold → charges
He has claimed immunity from U.S. prosecution because he once led a sovereign country.
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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.
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Washington → call → 2019
Maduro's trial is scheduled for June 1, 2027.
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trial → schedule → June
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