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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

Joaquín Castro Accuses Trump Administration of 'Graft' Over Venezuela's Untraced Oil Billions

Democratic Congressman Joaquín Castro has publicly demanded to know where the Trump administration has directed Venezuela's oil revenue. (Credit: Screenshot from YouTube/JoaquinCastroTX)

Democratic congressman Joaquín Castro has accused the Trump administration of pursuing "oil, power and graft" in Venezuela, saying billions of dollars in oil revenue are being controlled by the White House "without transparency or safeguards".

His remarks, given to the Financial Times, land as fresh analysis shows only a fraction of the money has reached the country it was meant to help.

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