U.S. prosecutors are reportedly pursuing a second criminal investigation into former Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro, raising the possibility that the ousted Venezuelan leader could face additional charges beyond the drug trafficking and narcoterrorism case already pending in New York.
The new probe is being run by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami and has examined possible money laundering allegations, Reuters reported, citing a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter. The investigation has been active for months and was underway when President Donald Trump ordered the January U.S. military raid that captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, according to the report.
