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The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Everton forward Salomon Rondon pays emotional tribute to late father after Venezuela goal

Everton forward Salomon Rondon has made five appearances for Frank Lampard's side so far this season

Liverpool Echo

Malaysian fugitive ‘Fat Leonard’ requests asylum in Venezuela

Leonard Glenn Francis pleads guilty of running elaborate bribery scheme involving US officials

The Independent UK

Matthew Yglesias: Republicans have a special obligation to Venezuelan migrants

The idea of tackling the “root causes” of migration and asylum flows is the kind of high-minded notion likely to be dismissed by politicians such as Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis, who brag that they are actually doing something about the immigrants showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border while other…

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Fabiola Santiago: DeSantis is lying his way back into Florida’s governor’s mansion. UN’s Venezuela report proves it

When it comes to immigration, what comes out of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mouth is pure, orchestrated deceit.

Miami Herald

Malaysian defence contractor ‘Fat Leonard’ seeks Venezuela asylum

Local media reported that Leonard Glenn Francis had requested to remain in Venezuela on health and political grounds.

Al Jazeera

Navy bribery fugitive 'Fat Leonard' seeks Venezuelan asylum

The fugitive defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of one of the U.S. Navy’s worst corruption scandals, has requested asylum in Venezuela, according to a law enforcement official in the South American country

The Independent UK

Fugitive businessman 'Fat Leonard' to seek asylum in Venezuela -reports

CARACAS - A fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal wants to seek political asylum in Venezuela after being detained in the country last week, local media said Monday.

Reuters

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Colombia, Venezuela reopen cargo trade as relations thaw

Colombia and Venezuela reopened cargo transport at a major border crossing on Monday, potentially enabling billions of dollars in trade after years of icy bilateral relations and heavily-restricted economic ties.

Reuters

Experts: 'Fat Leonard' may be Venezuela's bargaining chip

A fugitive defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who claims to have incriminating sex photos of top U.S. Navy brass could become the latest bargaining chip in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to win official recognition from the Biden administration

The Independent UK

A dramatic shift at the border as migrants converge on a remote corner of South Texas

Migrants from across the hemisphere are increasingly crossing the border in a remote corner of South Texas. The shift has big implications for border towns like Eagle Pass — and the entire country.

WEKU

Trump threatens to deport ‘millions and millions’ of immigrants if re-elected

Trump’s comments on Venezuela come after Ron DeSantis accused of transporting migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

The Independent UK

DeSantis grabs hold of immigration debate but leaves Florida GOP open to attacks

MIAMI — By flying dozens of Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis inflamed a national debate over U.S. immigration policy and put himself in a position to dictate the terms of the discussion.

Miami Herald

Months before buses carrying immigrants arrived from Texas, Venezuelans in Chicago saw signs of humanitarian crisis

Rafael Briceño Colmenares, who arrived in the Chicago area earlier this year, is among thousands that have fled their South American homeland in order to help feed their families.

Chicago Sun-Times

Venezuela requests warrants for 23 former petrochemical executives -minister

Venezuela has requested international warrants for the arrest of 23 former executives of a petrochemical company in Colombia, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami said on Thursday.

Reuters

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WEKU

'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive in a massive Navy bribery case, has been caught in Venezuela

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, had fled house arrest prior to his sentencing.

Tribune News Service

‘Fat Leonard’ arrested in Venezuela, ending 16 days on the run

Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who fled home arrest in San Diego earlier this month, was arrested Tuesday morning in Venezuela as he attempted to board an airplane at the Caracas international airport, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

The Independent UK

Fugitive fraudster Fat Leonard finally captured fleeing Venezuela airport

‘Fat Leonard’ Francis bilked the navy out of at least $35m in his extensive bribery scheme

Reuters

Venezuela arrests 'Fat Leonard' contractor in U.S. Navy bribery case

Venezuelan police have arrested a fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the centre of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal, as he prepared to leave the country for Russia, Venezuelan Interpol said.

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Bangkok Post

Kingpin of US Navy scam in Asia caught

A military contractor at the centre of a major US Navy corruption scandal in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia has been arrested in Venezuela, where he had fled after escaping house arrest in California.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Texas sheriff’s probe of DeSantis’ heartless Vineyard stunt a long shot, but could unearth answers

The legality of what occurred last week, when a group of 48 Venezuelans were flown from Texas and dumped on swanky Martha’s Vineyard — a heartless relocation effort financed by the state of Florida and crowed about by Gov. Ron DeSantis — is being investigated. Good, we need more answers,…

Al Jazeera

‘Fat Leonard’ nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing US Navy trial

Leonard Glenn Francis fled the US earlier this month ahead of sentencing for his role in a massive bribery scandal.

The Guardian - AU

‘Fat Leonard’, fugitive contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, arrested in Venezuela

Malaysian defence contractor fled before sentencing in US over bribery scheme that lasted more than a decade and involved dozens of US navy officers

The Independent UK

Fugitive in massive Navy bribery case caught in Venezuela

A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela

Tribune News Service

Tyler Cowen: When immigration hypocrisy landed on Martha’s Vineyard

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent public money to fly about 50 Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, the ostensible point — besides trolling and publicity, of course — was to show that immigrants are a burden on red-state resources. But his stunt reveals a political…

The Independent UK

Increase in Venezuelan migration is felt across US

Venezuelans have surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border in August after Mexicans

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