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Venezuela to seek extradition of former minister in corruption case

Venezuela will seek the extradition of a former top energy official and launched fresh legal action against a former oil minister, who it is also trying to extradite from Europe, the state attorney-general's office said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 9, 2022

Venezuela government again accuses ex-oil czar of wrongdoing

The Venezuelan government is again accusing its former oil czar of wrongdoing while he oversaw the country’s most important industry

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Restoring Chevron operations in Venezuela depends on U.S. -minister

Progress in relaunching oil major Chevron Corp's operations in Venezuela under U.S. sanctions on the country depends on licenses from Washington, Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Ex-Fla. Congressman David Rivera diverted $13 million from Venezuelan deal to convicted drug trafficker, others

MIAMI — As Venezuela’s economy was crashing in 2017, the country’s state-owned oil company hired former U.S. Rep. David Rivera for a costly public relations campaign to improve the tarnished image of the Venezuelan firm in the United States.

Miami Herald · Apr 22, 2022

Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians

Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022

With help from Iran, Venezuela doubles oil production despite US sanctions

Venezuela has doubled its oil production in recent months thanks to Iran and other players that are helping it evade U.S. sanctions, but the country’s industry is now running near the top of its capacity and it is unlikely it could go much higher than current output levels, according to…

Miami Herald · Jan 21, 2022