The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws. That's according to a Justice Department announcement Monday. U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States.
FILE - Venezuela ’s President Nicolas Maduro , left, and first lady Cilia Flores arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Sept. 1, 2015. WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuela n President Nicolas Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States , citing violations of sanctions and export control laws.
U.S. officials say associates of the Venezuelan leader used a Caribbean-based shell company to hide their involvement in the purchase of the plane, valued at the time at $13 million, from a company in Florida. The plane was exported from the U.S. to Venezuela, through the Caribbean, in April 2023 in a transaction meant to circumvent an executive order that bars U.S. persons from business transactions with the Maduro regime.
“Let this seizure send a clear message: aircraft illegally acquired from the United States for the benefit of sanctioned Venezuelan officials cannot just fly off into the sunset,” Matthew Axelrod, an assistant secretary for export enforcement in the Commerce Department, said in a statement.Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results
Meanwhile, the opposition managed to obtain more than 80% of vote tally sheets – considered the ultimate proof of results – nationwide. The documents, the faction said, show Maduro losing by a wide margin against former diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez.
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