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US Sentences Venezuelan to 12 Years for $1 Billion Money Laundering
Original: The US Sentences Venezuelan to 12 Years for Laundering Over $1 Billion https://www. occrp.org/en/news/the-us-sente nces-
A US court has sentenced a Venezuelan national to 12 years in prison for laundering more than $1 billion, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The case highlights continued US prosecution of large-scale financial crimes linked to Venezuelan networks, drawing attention from anti-corruption outlets monitoring money laundering across borders.
Why now: The scale of the laundering scheme and its connection to Venezuela is drawing attention amid ongoing scrutiny of corruption there.
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