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Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation
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FILE - Pedestrians walk near a poster asking for the freedom of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 9, 2021. - photo by AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File
MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is once again targeting the businessman, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could bolster the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Federal prosecutors for months have been digging into Alex Saab's role in an alleged bribery conspiracy involving Venezuelan government contracts to import food, according to two former law enforcement officials who spoke to AP about the ongoing probe on the condition of anonymity. Saab, 54, amassed a fortune through Venezuelan government contracts.