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US prosecutors charged Alex Saab, known as the “bag man” for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with money laundering over his alleged exploitation of a Venezuelan welfare plan, according to court filings unsealed on Monday.Saab, a top ally of Maduro’s, was deported by Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez over the weekend to the US in a move that she said was “justified by national interests.”For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The deportation signaled a new level of coordination between the Trump administration and Rodriguez, Maduro’s former vice president.Saab, the 55-year-old former Venezuelan minister of industry, conspired to bribe Venezuelan officials and transferred money through US bank accounts to enrich himself, prosecutors alleged. He made his initial court appearance on Monday afternoon in a Miami federal court.The charges come as the administration of President Donald Trump prepares to try Maduro, who was
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