Alvaro Pulido taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
Alvaro Pulido, accused of bribing senior Venezuelan officials for state contracts, has been taken into US custody after years as a fugitive.
The Chestnut Post Staff ·
Businessman Alvaro Pulido has been taken into US custody after being wanted for years over allegations that he bribed senior Venezuelan officials to secure lucrative government contracts.
Pulido was indicted in federal court in Miami in 2019 and 2021 during an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab. Saab was once an ally of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration and the State Department had offered up to $10 million for information leading to Pulido’s arrest.
Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at The Guardian
