Álvaro Pulido: US detains man accused in multi-billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme
- A Colombian man wanted for allegedly laundering money that had been illegally syphoned off a Venezuelan government welfare plan has been detained in the United States.
- The US Department of Justice said Álvaro Pulido, 62, had been arrested during a Homeland Security Task Force operation on Sunday, but did not provide further details as to how he ended up in US custody.
- Pulido had been in jail in Venezuela since March 2023 accused of diverting profits from the state-run oil company PDVSA.
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- A Colombian man wanted for allegedly laundering money that had been illegally syphoned off a Venezuelan government welfare plan has been detained in the United States.
- The US Department of Justice said Álvaro Pulido, 62, had been arrested during a Homeland Security Task Force operation on Sunday, but did not provide further details as to how he ended up in US custody.
- Pulido had been in jail in Venezuela since March 2023 accused of diverting profits from the state-run oil company PDVSA.
Sources: BBC News