Spanish court allows extradition of late Venezuela leader Chavez's aide to US

FILE PHOTO: A mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is seen at the Juan Vicente Gomez airport in San Antonio, Venezuela February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's High Court approved on Friday the extradition of a Venezuelan woman who was part of the late President Hugo Chavez's inner circle to the United States on charges of money laundering and belonging to a criminal group.

Claudia Diaz, a former Navy sergeant, was Chavez's nurse when he was being treated for cancer, while her husband served as one of his aides de camp, according to Venezuelan media. She also served as Venezuela's national treasurer from 2011 to 2013, the court said in a statement.