Former Venezuelan oil and finance ministers arrested in graft case
Maduro-allied officials arrested amid a corruption probe at state oil company
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Maduro-allied officials arrested amid a corruption probe at state oil company
Tareck El Aissami had been away from the public eye for over a year
Attorney General Tarek William Saab claimed El Aissami demanded cash payments in exchange for contracts with public Venezuelan companies.
Alberto Marcano, killed in the American Fork area while changing a flat tire Thursday, had been in the United States for nearly a year and was hoping to bring his family here.
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan former oil minister Tareck El Aissami, once one of the most influential officials in President Nicolas Maduro's government, has been arrested in a corruption probe into state oil company PDVSA, the attorney general said on Tuesday.