Fost ministru al lui Maduro pledează vinovat de spălare de bani în faţa justiţiei americane / Se așteaptă să spună în instanță tot ceea ce ştie despre culisele puterii de la Caracas

Former Venezuelan official Alex Saab, expelled to the U.S., changed his plea to guilty, potentially implicating Nicolás Maduro in drug trafficking. Saab, a key intermediary for the Venezuelan government, was arrested in 2020 and extradited in 2021 for money laundering and misappropriating food aid. His cooperation with U.S. authorities could reveal significant information about Caracas's power dynamics. Saab faces up to 20 years in prison under a plea agreement, while Maduro, captured in 2026, is also under federal indictment in New York.