US Pursuing Second Criminal Investigation Into Maduro, Sources Say
The probe follows concerns that the New York case lacks money-laundering charges and expands scrutiny of Maduro associate Alex Saab, who was indicted in January.
- On Tuesday, May 19, officials confirmed the U.S. is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami examining potential money laundering allegations.
- Justice Department and White House officials reportedly initiated the Miami probe due to concerns that the existing New York indictment against Maduro lacks sufficient money-laundering charges. The investigation offers a potential fallback option.
- Miami-Based prosecutor Michael Berger oversees the investigation, which formally opened around March and examines links between Maduro and money-laundering activities of associate Alex Saab. Saab faces separate charges involving a Venezuelan food program.
- While Maduro remains held in a Brooklyn jail awaiting trial for narcoterrorism charges filed in Manhattan, the Miami investigation provides the Justice Department with an alternative legal pathway if complications arise.
- Following Maduro's capture by U.S. forces in January, the government continues building its case, though analysts suggest the prosecution faces significant challenges tracing financial flows directly to Venezuelan leaders.
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Venezuela's Maduro's Legal Troubles Deepen With Second U.S. Investigation
U.S. prosecutors are reportedly pursuing a second criminal investigation into 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 U.S. judicial apparatus has launched a last-minute strategic movement to ensure the prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Department of Justice high-ranking leaders internally ordered the opening of a new criminal investigation in the Southern District of Florida. The decision responds to growing concern among federal and White House officials over the possibility that the indictment in force in New York will not be st…
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