{"id":81161,"date":"2026-05-17T00:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/venezuela-says-it-deported-alex-saab-a-key-maduro-ally-to-face-legal-proceedings-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T00:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:25:51","slug":"venezuela-says-it-deported-alex-saab-a-key-maduro-ally-to-face-legal-proceedings-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/venezuela-says-it-deported-alex-saab-a-key-maduro-ally-to-face-legal-proceedings-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela says it deported Alex Saab, a key Maduro ally, to face legal proceedings in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Venezuela&#8217;s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-venezuela-prisoner-swap-maduro-ally-alex-saab\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">prisoner swap<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision marks a stark reversal for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/key-ally-of-venezuela-leaders-nicolas-maduro-to-appear-in-us-federal-court-on-money-laundering-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alex Saab<\/a><\/span>, who Maduro fought tooth and nail to bring home after his previous international arrest in 2020. Now, the Colombian-born business owner, long described by U.S. officials as Maduro&#8217;s &#8220;bag man,&#8221; may be asked to testify against his former protector, who is <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nicolas-maduro-jail-special-administrative-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">awaiting trial on drug charges in Manhattan<\/a><\/span> after being captured in a shock <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-officials-reveal-new-details-on-the-covert-operation-to-capture-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">raid by the U.S. military<\/a><\/span> in January.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/1921c647-7f48-4259-b358-1aa099a83de6\/thumbnail\/620x413\/440341a8407a7d78bd0278b0cd10d72f\/ap26136822804592.jpg#\" alt=\"Nicolas Maduro,Alex Saab \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/1921c647-7f48-4259-b358-1aa099a83de6\/thumbnail\/620x413\/440341a8407a7d78bd0278b0cd10d72f\/ap26136822804592.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/16\/1921c647-7f48-4259-b358-1aa099a83de6\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/731cd276171bdeb1918931e7c1501c1a\/ap26136822804592.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Nicolas Maduro, left, and Alex Saab stand together during an event marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jesus Vargas \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Venezuelan immigration authority, in a short statement Saturday, did not explicitly say where it had sent Saab but said the decision was made based on several ongoing criminal investigations in the U.S. The statement&#8217;s reference to Saab only as a &#8220;Colombian citizen&#8221; may have been a nod to Venezuelan law, which prohibits the extradition of its nationals. Following his last arrest, Maduro and acting President <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/delcy-rodriguez-maria-corina-machado-venezuela-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Delcy Rodr\u00edguez<\/a><\/span> claimed that Saab was a Venezuelan diplomat who had been illegally detained during a refueling stop while en route to Iran for an important humanitarian mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press reported in February that federal prosecutors have been digging for months into Saab&#8217;s role in an alleged bribery conspiracy involving Venezuelan government contracts to import food.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation stems from a 2021 case the Justice Department brought against Saab&#8217;s longtime partner, Alvaro Pulido, a former law enforcement official said. That prosecution, out of Miami, centers around the so-called CLAP program set up by Maduro to provide staples \u2014 rice, corn flour, cooking oil \u2014 to poor Venezuelans struggling to feed themselves at a time of rampant hyperinflation and a crumbling currency.<\/p>\n<p>Saab, 54, amassed a fortune through Venezuelan government contracts. But he fell out of favor with the country&#8217;s new leadership that took power following Maduro&#8217;s ouster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since taking over from Maduro on Jan. 3, Rodr\u00edguez demoted Saab, firing him from her Cabinet and stripping him of his role as the main conduit for foreign companies looking to invest in Venezuela. 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