Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering, fraud

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Alex Saab, a close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty in a US federal court on Tuesday to laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela's CLAP welfare program. As part of a plea deal, Saab agreed to forfeit $195 million and cooperate with ongoing investigations, marking a significant development in US efforts to prosecute corruption linked to the Maduro government.

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Alex Saab pleads guilty in US court to laundering bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela's welfare programme.

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