Cape Verde Court Approves Extradition of Maduro’s Ally to the US

A court in Cape Verde has ruled that a Colombian businessman, who was a special envoy of the Venezuelan government, can be extradited to the United States.

Alex Saab is facing money laundering charges for allegedly helping the government of President Nicolas Maduro transfer around 350 million dollars out of Venezuela.

The suspect is alleged to have designed schemes to provide the government of president Maduro with much-needed illicit cash flows in the face of US sanctions.

He is also charged with siphoning money from a government food aid scheme.

But, he denied the charges.