The Washington Post reports: Senior U.S. officials intervened in an international criminal investigation into a Venezuelan businessman who was enlisted by the Trump administration to help assert control over Venezuela’s government and oil industries, according to two people familiar with the matter. The officials lobbied to resolve the case in Switzerland in a way that would avoid criminal charges and end travel restrictions against the Britain-…
High-ranking U.S. representatives contacted Swiss authorities in the case of Venezuelan oil magnate Alejandro Betancourt. Instead of being arrested, he received a U.S. visa and entered the U.S. at least twice.