US Clears Extradited Ally Of Venezuela's Maduro On 7 Money Laundering Counts
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A US judge on Monday dismissed seven of eight money laundering charges against Alex Saab, a businessman close to the regime of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro who was extradited to the US and was on trial in Miami.
A US judge on Monday dismissed seven of eight money laundering charges against Alex Saab, a businessman close to the regime of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, a court filing showed.
On trial in Miami, Florida following his extradition from Cape Verde earlier this month, the Colombian businessman still faces one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which could carry a 20-year jail term.
Judge Robert Scola of the Southern District of Florida signed the order at the request of the prosecution.
On September 7, 2020, during the extradition process, the United States "sent an assurance" to Cape Verde that it would not "prosecute or punish defendant Alex Nain Saab for more than a single count of the indictment," the prosecution said in its request to Scola.
