LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) – Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and ally of former President Nicolas Maduro, was charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuelan food contracts and oil, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. (Reporting by Jasper Ward, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
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LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) – Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and ally of former President Nicolas Maduro, was charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuelan food contracts and oil, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Caitlin Webber)