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He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts for food imports during a period of hardship in Venezuela.","category":"Politics","area":"Latin America","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T17:46:14.064Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-14T17:10:38.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T17:46:14.064Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to AP, with two full reports and multiple digests corroborating.","critic":"Two full reports provide detail, while digests offer limited context and attribution.","hype":"Headlines are direct and factual, with no sensationalism or exaggeration."}},"tags":["#AlexSaab","#NicolasMaduro","#Venezuela","#MoneyLaundering","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Alex Saab","Nicolás Maduro","Delcy Rodriguez","United States","Venezuela","Kathleen Williams","Neil Schuster","Joe Biden"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty in a federal money laundering case.","Saab is accused of bribing officials to secure contracts for importing food into Venezuela during a time of hardship.","He was deported from Venezuela in May following US pressure.","The US has been investigating the Colombian-born businessman for over a decade."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Alex Saab, a close associate of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is anticipated to enter a guilty plea in a US federal money laundering case. The charges against Saab involve allegations of bribing officials to obtain lucrative contracts for importing food into Venezuela, a country experiencing significant hardship. Saab was deported from Venezuela in May by acting President Delcy Rodriguez, a move that followed pressure from the United States. The US has reportedly been investigating the Colombian-born businessman for more than ten years."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on plea hearing details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent (US) reported that Saab is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday. WPLG stated that Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami on Tuesday for a change of plea hearing, though the specific details of the plea were not immediately public. 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