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Late Venezuelan leader Chavez' aide extradited to US by Spain

Spain's High Court said on Friday it had extradited to the United States a Venezuelan woman who was a member of late President Hugo Chavez's inner circle, on charges of money laundering and belonging to a criminal group.

Claudia Diaz "has already been handed over to the US in compliance with a court ruling yesterday", the High Court said without giving details.

Spain's High Court approved in October the extradition of Diaz, a former Navy sergeant who was Chavez's nurse when he was being treated for cancer. She also served as Venezuela's national treasurer from 2011 to 2013.

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