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The infamous military contractor who escaped from San Diego house arrest is part of the deal involving 36 prisoners in Venezuela, President Biden confirmed Wednesday

The Biden administration has released one of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's closest allies from U.S. custody in a prisoner swap for 10 Americans held in Venezuela.

The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, officials said Wednesday.

CARACAS/WASHINGTON :Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government is freeing at least 20 opposition-linked prisoners and 10 Americans in exchange for the U.S release of a Maduro ally, two senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.The Maduro ally is Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who was granted clemency by

The deal represents the U.S. government’s boldest bid to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation.

Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian owner of a ship-servicing company in Southeast Asia who is the central character in one of the largest bribery scandals in Pentagon history, will be extradited.

The United States has freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor.

MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/us-venezuela-swap-prisoners-maduro-ally-for-10-americans-plus-fugitive-contractor-fat-leonard/">Read More</a>

The U.S. freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard.”

The reunion was broadcast on state media, which claimed diplomat Saab was freed after more than 1,280 days kidnapped by the United States.