NYT Ties Trump's Venezuelan Gold Imports to Criminal Networks
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Aides joked about keeping gang-linked Venezuelan gold bars at White House party: report
The Trump administration's push to bring Venezuelan gold into the United States has tied American companies to a mining industry still riddled with gang extortion and corruption.After U.S. forces removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, the administration moved quickly to take control of the country's natural resources, starting with oil and then turning to minerals, reported the New York Times. Venezuela holds one of the world's …
️THE LOOTED WEALTH TURNED OUT TO BE USELESS TO THE US,
ℹ️Venezuelan gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars, imported into the US under an agreement supported by the Trump administration, is being stockpiled and left unused.Processing companies refuse to work with it out of fears that it may be...
NYT: Refiners Won’t Touch Trump’s Venezuelan Gold
The New York Times reports: In early March, as President Trump basked in the success of a military intervention in Venezuela, he joined Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the West Wing for a private celebration. A businessman also attended, and brought along a pile of gold. The president looked approvingly at the 10 Venezuelan gold … The post NYT: Refiners Won’t Touch Trump’s Venezuelan Gold appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. Source
The U.S. authorities, apart from oil, wanted access to gold reserves in Venezuela, but when they purchased the metal, they had problems with mining irregularities, writing The New York Times.
A Curse of Gold: Mining and Violence in Venezuela’s South
Illegal gold mining is doing growing damage to southern Venezuela, its delicate ecosystem and its people. Curbing this harm is up to the government in Caracas. Foreign capitals should use whatever means they can find to send this message.
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