Venezuela's Former Oil Minister Arrested for Alleged Ties to US Intelligence Firm
2 months ago

Venezuela's Former Oil Minister Arrested for Alleged Ties to US Intelligence Firm

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Venezuela's former oil minister, Pedro Tellechea, has been arrested for alleged ties to US intelligence services. Tellechea was appointed head of PDVSA in January 2023 and resigned days before his arrest. He was accused of facilitating the illegal delivery of an automated control system to a company controlled by the US intelligence services.

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Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe, authorities say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe, authorities say

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s once-powerful oil minister, who resigned unexpectedly last year during a corruption probe at the top ranks of the state-run crude industry, has been arrested, the government said Tuesday. The top prosecutor tied the former minister to the alleged scheme that involved selling Venezuelan oil through the country’s cryptocurrency oversight agency in parallel to the state-run Petróleos …

Venezuela detains 44 officials in corruption probe
1 year, 8 months ago

Venezuela detains 44 officials in corruption probe

Al Jazeera  

Government cracks down on embezzlement that is believed to have cost it billions of dollars. So far, the country’s powerful oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, has resigned over the graft investigation, and Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Twitter on Sunday that the prosecutor’s office has detained “44 subjects linked to various corruption schemes that have sought to embezzle …

Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil
1 year, 8 months ago

Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — One startup lists as its address a small home in a working-class district in Venezuela’s capital whose owner has never heard of the firm. They are among the dozens of obscure middlemen at the center of a new crackdown in Venezuela on corruption in the state-run oil industry that has government insiders scurrying for cover — and …

Top Venezuela oil official pleads guilty to taking bribes
1 year, 8 months ago

Top Venezuela oil official pleads guilty to taking bribes

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The former general counsel for Venezuela’s state-owned oil company pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on money laundering charges Wednesday in connection to a conspiracy to siphon at least $550 million from state coffers through corrupt currency deals. “I came here to own up to my mistakes and to take responsibility before the U.S. courts.” Nass, 43, in …

Venezuela’s powerful oil tsar resigns amid corruption inquiry
1 year, 9 months ago

Venezuela’s powerful oil tsar resigns amid corruption inquiry

Al Jazeera  

Petroleum Minister Tareck El Aissami announces his resignation on Twitter, saying he will cooperate with gov’t investigation. Venezuela’s powerful petroleum minister has announced his resignation following the detention of at least six high-level officials amid a corruption inquiry focused on state-run company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, the judiciary, and other parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation …

Venezuela arrests brother of ex oil czar in corruption probe
2 years, 3 months ago

Venezuela arrests brother of ex oil czar in corruption probe

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has thrown back in prison the brother of the country’s former oil czar as part of an ongoing investigation into a multi-billion dollar embezzlement scheme at the state-run oil company. Ramirez was originally arrested in early 2018 for his alleged involvement in a decade-old scheme to siphon to a bank account in the tiny European country …

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