U.S. intervened in criminal probe of oilman helping Trump in Venezuela

Washington Post World Thursday 27 August 2026, 10:09 UTC By Samuel Oakford, Samantha Schmidt, Anthony Faiola, Karen DeYoung 1 min read

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Senior U.S. officials intervened in an international criminal investigation into a Venezuelan businessman who was enlisted by the Trump administration to help assert control over Venezuela’s government and oil industries, according to two people familiar with the matter. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. intervened in criminal probe of oilman helping Trump in Venezuela Swiss prosecutors asked the U.S. Justice Department to arrest Alejandro Betancourt. Instead, he was given a multi-entry visa...

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