Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

A local news story from Florida, reported by WFLA Tampa.

Local News · Florida · October 11, 2026

From WFLA Tampa

A businessman wanted for years in the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody, American authorities said on Sunday.

Reported by WFLA Tampa, October 11, 2026. Read the full story at WFLA Tampa →

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