US releases ally of Venezuela's president in swap for jailed Americans, AP learns
The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned.
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The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, The Associated Press has learned.
The deal represents the U.S. government's boldest bid to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation.
In a bold move to improve relations, the United States secures the freedom of 10 Americans imprisoned in Venezuela by exchanging a close ally of President Maduro. This exchange also includes the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor involved in a massive Pentagon bribery scandal. Read the full story here.
In a bold move to improve relations, the United States secures the freedom of 10 Americans imprisoned in Venezuela by exchanging a close ally of President Maduro. This exchange also includes the extradition of a fugitive defense contractor involved in a massive Pentagon bribery scandal. Read the full story here.
Defence contractor Leonard Glenn Francis is the central character in one of the largest bribery scandals in Pentagon history.