Raúl Gorrín, Venezuelan media mogul with ties to government politicians, faces new federal charges in Miami over allegations of conspiring to launder $1.2 billion reportedly taken from the government of the South American country.
Gorrín, whose influence grew through close ties with late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and current one Nicolás Maduro, acquired control of prominent Venezuelan companies, including insurer Aseguradora La Vitalicia and Globovisión, a news channel which quickly changed its editorial stance regarding the government, going from critical to amicable.
