{"id":38884,"date":"2026-05-19T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/05\/19\/us-justice-department-charges-maduro-ally-alex-saab-with-money-laundering\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:01:42","slug":"us-justice-department-charges-maduro-ally-alex-saab-with-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/05\/19\/us-justice-department-charges-maduro-ally-alex-saab-with-money-laundering\/","title":{"rendered":"US Justice Department charges Maduro ally Alex Saab with money laundering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. prosecutors charged Alex Saab, known as the &#8220;bag man&#8221; for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with money laundering over his alleged exploitation of a Venezuelan welfare plan, according to court filings unsealed on Monday.<br \/>Saab, a top ally of Maduro&#8217;s, was deported by Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez over the weekend to the U.S. in a move that she said was &#8220;justified by national interests.&#8221;<br \/>The deportation signaled a new level of coordination between the Trump administration and Rodriguez, Maduro&#8217;s former vice president. Saab, the 55-year-old former Venezuelan minister of industry, conspired to bribe Venezuelan officials and transferred money through U.S. bank accounts to enrich himself, prosecutors alleged. 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