Businessman wanted in Venezuelan bribery case taken into US custody

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Businessman Alvaro Pulido was taken into U.S. custody in Miami to face federal charges related to a multi-billion dollar bribery scheme involving Venezuelan state contracts. Indicted in 2019 and 2021, Pulido was alleged to have worked with business partner Alex Saab to funnel bribes to allies of former president Nicolás Maduro in exchange for food,…

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