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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joshua Goodman and Alanna Durkin Richer

Maduro-linked fugitive with $10M bounty captured after years on the run

A businessman sought for years by American law enforcement over allegations of bribing senior Venezuelan officials to win lucrative state contracts has been taken into U.S. custody.

A Miami federal court indicted Alvaro Pulido in 2019 and 2021 as part of a broader probe into his long-standing business associate, Alex Saab, a former ally of ousted President Nicolás Maduro.

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