Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
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A fugitive businessman wanted by the United States for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts has been taken into U.S. custody. The suspect, identified as Alvaro Pulido, was previously indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and 2021.
The arrest marks a significant development in a multi-year corruption case involving high-level state contracts in Venezuela. Pulido had been a fugitive sought by U.S. authorities for years before finally being apprehended and placed into American custody.
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