Alex Saab /tags/alex-saab Alex Saab en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 18 May 2026 22:06:22 GMT Ally of Nicolás Maduro is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US /americas/2026-05-18/ally-of-nicolas-maduro-is-charged-in-venezuela-bribery-case-after-deportation-to-us Alex Saab made his initial court appearance after being deported over the weekend by acting President Delcy Rodríguez as part of a purge of insider businessmen who are believed to have enriched themselves through corrupt dealings with Maduro. Mon, 18 May 2026 22:06:22 GMT /americas/2026-05-18/ally-of-nicolas-maduro-is-charged-in-venezuela-bribery-case-after-deportation-to-us Joshua Goodman | Associated Press 'Miami mess' for its city manager, the homeless seek a home in Cutler Bay and Venezuela’s alleged crime mastermind gets released /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-01-05/miami-mess-for-its-city-manager-the-homeless-seek-a-home-in-cutler-bay-and-venezuelas-alleged-crime-mastermind-gets-released In the first show of 2024, we discuss SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±'s investigation into Miami's hiring of the city manager’s wife for office remodeling. We look at a proposal to place homeless seniors and veterans into transitional housing in Cutler Bay that is being met with resistance (18:37). And we examine President Biden’s decision to free Venezuela’s alleged corruption mastermind, Alex Saab, from his Miami jail cell (35:29). Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:15:41 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-01-05/miami-mess-for-its-city-manager-the-homeless-seek-a-home-in-cutler-bay-and-venezuelas-alleged-crime-mastermind-gets-released Accused Venezuelan money launderer exposed as a U.S. informant, court records say /news/2022-02-16/accused-venezuelan-money-launderer-exposed-as-a-u-s-informant-court-records-say The accused mastermind behind laundering potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for the Venezuelan government has been exposed as a longtime informant for the U.S. government. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:36:34 GMT /news/2022-02-16/accused-venezuelan-money-launderer-exposed-as-a-u-s-informant-court-records-say Daniel Rivero Why Alex Saab's extradition to Miami threatens Venezuela's kleptocracy in Caracas /news/2021-10-19/why-alex-saabs-extradition-to-miami-threatens-venezuelas-kleptocracy-in-caracas Alex Saab — Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master — could turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime if he sings to U.S. officials. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:48:01 GMT /news/2021-10-19/why-alex-saabs-extradition-to-miami-threatens-venezuelas-kleptocracy-in-caracas Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei Venezuela's Alleged Top Corruption Operative One Step Closer To U.S. Extradition /news/2020-08-04/venezuelas-alleged-top-corruption-operative-one-step-closer-to-u-s-extradition The man the U.S. calls the top corruption henchman for Venezuela’s authoritarian regime is one step closer to being flown to Miami in handcuffs. Tiny Cape… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:26:01 GMT /news/2020-08-04/venezuelas-alleged-top-corruption-operative-one-step-closer-to-u-s-extradition Tim Padgett Venezuela's Dark Laundering Loop: Saab Nabbed, Bagley Pleads Guilty, Maduro Sweats /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-22/venezuelas-dark-laundering-loop-saab-nabbed-bagley-pleads-guilty-maduro-sweats Ten days ago, Colombian businessman Alex Saab was arrested in Cape Verde, an island republic off Africa’s west coast, as his private jet was refueling.… Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:24:47 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-22/venezuelas-dark-laundering-loop-saab-nabbed-bagley-pleads-guilty-maduro-sweats Tim Padgett How Venezuelan Exiles Helped Expose 'Perfect Example' Of Maduro Regime Corruption /show/latin-america-report/2020-01-27/how-venezuelan-exiles-helped-expose-perfect-example-of-maduro-regime-corruption Early last year, Bulgarian officials discovered almost $70 million had been transferred from Venezuela to a bank in their capital, Sofia."And the… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:04:23 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-01-27/how-venezuelan-exiles-helped-expose-perfect-example-of-maduro-regime-corruption Tim Padgett