Maduro regime ally Saab charged with money laundering, DOJ says

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian businessman Alex Saab attend an event, in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

LOS ⁠ANGELES, May ⁠18 (Reuters) - Venezuelan ‌official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan ​businessman and ⁠ally ⁠of former President ⁠Nicolas ‌Maduro, ⁠was charged with money ​laundering ‌in connection ⁠with ​Venezuelan food contracts ⁠and oil, ​the U.S. Department of Justice ⁠said on Monday.

(Reporting by Jasper ​Ward, ⁠Writing by ​Christian ‌Martinez; Editing ​by Caitlin Webber)