US EditionTrump administration announces fresh sanctions on Maduro’s extended family members
The sanctions target seven individuals linked to Maduro’s inner circle for corruption and narcotics support, as the U.S. intensifies pressure on the Venezuelan regime.
- On Dec 19, the United States imposed sanctions on seven family members and associates tied to Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
- U.S. officials said the sanctions aim to target networks that prop up Maduro's rule and increase pressure on his circle, framing the move as part of a campaign to punish alleged corruption tied to Maduro's regime.
- Sanctioned relatives included Carlos Erik Malpica Flores's mother, sister of Maduro's wife, along with his father, sister, wife and daughter, the U.S. said on Friday.
- The move coincides with a military buildup as U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster and the administration strikes drug vessels, seizes an oil tanker, and declares a blockade in the southern Caribbean.
- Venezuela's government vehemently denied links to crime and said the U.S. is pursuing regime change to seize its oil reserves, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, `We will not allow Venezuela to continue flooding our nation with deadly drugs.
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U.S. sanctions more individuals allegedly supporting Maduro's rule
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions on several more family members and associates of the Maduro-Flores family on Friday, alleging their support for the Venezuelan government."Today, Treasury sanctioned individuals who are propping
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Published On 20 Dec 202520 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on several family members and associates of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as the Trump administration increases pressure on Caracas and continues to build up US forces on Venezuela’s borders.The sanctions announced on Friday come as the US military continues attacks on boats off the coun…
US Expands Sanctions Targeting Family Network of Venezuela’s Maduro
The United States imposed fresh sanctions on individuals linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 19 as part of an escalating pressure campaign targeting alleged drug trafficking and corruption by the regime. “We will not allow Venezuela to continue flooding our nation with deadly drugs,” U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a press release on Dec. 19. “Maduro and his criminal accomplices threaten our hemisphere’s pe…
After the threats to block Venezuela's oil carriers, the Government of Donald Trump considered seven responsible or complex "corruption transactions" in that country.
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