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Police: Miami-Dade money laundering scheme had links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Spain
A 39-year-old man in Miami-Dade County stands accused Wednesday of money laundering millions as part of a scheme with links to Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, and Spain.
Senate bill sets $100 million reward for arrest, conviction of Nicolás Maduro
Senator Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio introduce legislation to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Venezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan opposition calls on US to cancel oil company licenses to pressure Maduro
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies.
Federal judge in Miami sentenced 2 over car bomb injuring U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia
A federal judge sentenced two Colombian men on Thursday in Miami over a car bomb explosion that injured 47 people — including three U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia, near the border with Venezuela.
Striking out 12, Taiwan defeats Venezuela 4-1 in the Little League World Series semifinal
Taiwan beat Venezuela 4-1 in the championship game of the international bracket at the Little League World Series.
Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election.
How Maduro’s administration works around U.S. sanctions, according to prosecutors
Despite U.S. sanctions, prosecutors say Venezuela’s state-owned oil company accessed aircraft parts from the U.S. such as bearings, joint slide flexes, and actuators for its aircraft fleet.
Venezuelan opposition continues worldwide demonstrations including in Miami
Venezuelans continued protests on Saturday at home and around the world. Thousands were at a rally at the FPL Solar Amphitheater, at Bayfront Park, in downtown Miami.
Venezuela in crisis: Demonstrations from Miami to Caracas continue after election
The Venezuelan flag and “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” chants took over Bayfront Park’s amphitheater on Saturday in Downtown Miami.
Venezuela in crisis: Human rights activists report 79 teenagers in custody after deadly protests
Human rights activists reported Friday that they had records of 79 teenagers who were arrested after protests erupted Monday in reaction to the results of the July 28 presidential election.
Crisis in Venezuela: Protesters in support of opposition to meet at Miami’s Bayfront Park
The organizers of a protest in solidarity with the opposition in Venezuela on Saturday in Downtown Miami announced there are free parking options.
Crisis in Venezuela: Justice First opposition party reports more arbitrary detentions
The Justice First, or Primero Justicia, an opposition political party in Venezuela, reported more arbitrary detentions on Friday.
Crisis in Venezuela: Maduro reports 1,200 arrests during protests, warns about 1,000 more
Nicolas Maduro reports 1,200 arrests during protests and threatens to arrest 1,000 more. Nongovernmental organizations report arbitrary arrests, executions, and raids by police and military forces.
Crisis in Venezuela: Padrino’s cousin in U.S. urges 4-star general to ‘do the right thing’
The Padrino family appears to embody the divisions of many Venezuelans and Venezuelan Americans during the ongoing political crisis.
Maduro turns to loyalists amid calls for election transparency: ‘I throw myself before justice’
Nicolás Maduro and his ruling socialist party continued to attack and criminalize dissent Wednesday amid growing calls for transparency after the election on Sunday.
Biden administration questions legitimacy of Venezuela’s election results
The Biden administration shared their concerns Tuesday over the recent Venezuelan presidential election results, questioning the legitimacy of incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s declared victory and calling for transparency from Venezuela’s electoral authorities.
South Florida leaders demand action amid controversy over Venezuelan election results
South Florida leaders and residents continued their demand for change at a press conference Tuesday after questioning the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Maduro’s purported re-election.
South Florida leaders, residents rally amid controversial Venezuelan election results
Calls for freedom echoed across South Florida on Monday as Venezuelan expatriates reacted to the contentious election results.
Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election
As thousands of people demonstrate across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González has announced that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election whose victory electoral authorities handed to President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot
Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks
Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, thousands of supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters during the highly anticipated July 28 presidential contest.
Venezuela arrests security chief for opposition leader days ahead of presidential vote
Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a week before President Nicolás Maduro faces a tough reelection.
US sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders.
How does Venezuela's presidential election work?
Venezuela’s government faces its toughest electoral test in decades in a July 28 presidential election, which could give President Nicolas Maduro another six years in power or end the self-described socialist policies that once successfully boosted anti-poverty programs but whose sustained mismanagement later pushed the country into an ongoing economic crisis.
Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaine
A Miami contract pilot known as “Jagger” flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing.
Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million
Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million.
West Park woman smeared feces ‘all over her son’ as ‘punishment,’ deputies say
A West Park woman is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after deputies accused her of “smearing feces all over her son” as a “form of punishment” for soiling himself, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.
US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades
The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela in a rebuke to President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a democratic opening in the OPEC nation.
Ex-Venezuelan military major in Fort Lauderdale admits to role in $1.7M fraud involving corruption
A former Venezuelan National Guard major pretended to be involved in the financing of food imports when in reality he was part of a $1.7 million fraud, according to U.S. prosecutors.
Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for presidential election
A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for Venezuela’s presidential election includes more than 20 potential options ranging from as soon as mid-April through early December.
Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has laid bare the sense of abandonment that plagues communities across the South American country.
At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela
Officials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela.
Griselda archives: Cocaine dirty money affords foreign brutal killers luxury in Miami
Luis Garcia-Blanco, a Cuban who had arrived in Miami on the Mariel boatlift, was accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend Maricel Gutierrez in the head with a machine gun in 1980, in Miami-Dade. He had allegedly also cut off her finger and kept it in a Bible.
Human rights groups in Venezuela demand release of prominent detained attorney and activist
Representatives of several human rights organizations have held a press conference demanding the immediate release of a prominent attorney and activist detained last week.
US government pulls some of Venezuela's sanctions relief after court blocks opposition candidate
The U.S. government has pulled back part of the sanctions relief it granted Venezuela last year, following through on its threat after the South American country’s highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader.
Venezuelan street gang members use women to lure murder victim to Miami-Dade hotel, records show
Venezuela’s vicious Tren De Aragua street gang — known for its brutality in dominating narcotrafficking and black markets — is operating in Miami-Dade County, according to federal and local law enforcement. A recent murder is evidence that the gang used women as a lure and was working out of hotels in Medley and near the Miami International Airport.
US delegation is meeting with Mexico's government for talks on the surge of migrants at the border
A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president about a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
U.S.-Venezuela prisoner swap: Family in Florida celebrates man’s return in time for Christmas
Stephanie Cristella, who lives in Florida’s Orlando area, said she is hoping her cousin will make it to his mother’s house in Boise, Idaho — in time for Christmas.
‘More Americans at risk’: Gimenez, others critical of Biden decision of Venezuela prisoner swap
The United States agreed to free a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for 10 Americans imprisoned there.
New US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes Miami federal case
A US-Venezuela prisoner swap was ongoing on Wednesday between Nicolas Maduro, who is wanted for narcotrafficking in the U.S., and President Joe Biden’s administration.
Scott has public phone conversation with Venezuela’s María Corina Machado
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was in Miami-Dade County’s Sweetwater on Friday when he had a public conversation on the phone with María Corina Machado, a lead figure of the Venezuelan opposition.
Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer player
Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.
Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.
DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says
Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab.
Chicago and other US cities struggle to house asylum-seekers as winter weather hits
Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.
Venezuela's attorney general opens investigation against opposition presidential primary organizers
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into organizers of a presidential primary election held over the weekend.
Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge
Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.
Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival
A faction of Venezuela’s opposition is set to pick its candidate for next year’s presidential election.
Migrating Venezuelans undeterred by US plan to resume deportation flights
Some migrants say the U.S. government’s plan to restart deportation flights to Venezuela in the coming days won't stop them from continuing their journeys.
Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle.
Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan
Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World Series
Coming back to the Little League World Series after losing last year’s title game, Curacao doesn’t just want to be good for its size.
15 dead, 36 injured in Mexico bus crash, most apparently Venezuelan migrants
A bus carrying mostly Venezuelan migrants has crashed into a freight truck in central Mexico, killing at least 15 people and injuring 36.
Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakes
The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest — and largest — in the world.
Immigration parole program: Cuban mother dreams of family reunion in Miami-Dade
Odamyis Gomez, a married mother of two in Cuba, said she dreams of a family reunion in Miami-Dade County, and she had put her hope on President Joe Biden’s parole program. But in January, a group of 20 states challenged the case-by-case basis program to help Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
Venezuela bans opposition leader from public office for 15 years
María Corina Machado, one of the few opposition leaders left in Venezuela, won’t be able to hold public office for 15 years, the troubled country’s officials announced on Friday.
Colombia’s government, largest remaining rebel group agree to cease-fire at talks in Cuba
Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group declared a cease-fire agreement during talks in Cuba, the latest attempt to resolve a conflict dating back to the 1960s.
Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leader
Leaders of Venezuela’s fractured opposition are shaking voters’ hands and promising — yet again — that they will defeat President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box.
‘Risk it all’: Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end
A recent increase of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.
Defiant Juan Guaidó fears for family’s safety, denounces persecution in Venezuela, Colombia
Juan Guaidó said Venezuela’s regime deals with the opposition with torture, murder, exile, threats, and division — just as dictators in Nicaragua and Cuba do.
Venezuela’s Guaidó denounces being expelled from Colombia
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at Tuesday’s international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis.”
Altuve may be out 'a while' due to hand injury, Baker says
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve seems headed for a lengthy stint on the injured list after being hit on the hand with a pitch while playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006
Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.
Mayorkas visits Miami-Dade with warning for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Monday in Miami-Dade County that the new program for refugees and asylum seekers from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua is already working.
Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.
With new leadership urging for unity, Venezuela’s opposition stands divided in South Florida
While the Venezuelan diaspora in South Florida agrees that Nicolás Maduro needs to be removed from power, they don’t all have hope for the future of the opposition and the 2024 presidential elections.
Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says
People worldwide are more gloomy about their economic prospects than ever before and trust business far more than governments, nonprofits and the media in an increasingly divided world.
South Florida sponsor helping Venezuelan migrants with Biden parole program
As President Joe Biden announced the recent expansion of an immigration policy for migrants coming from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, sponsors in South Florida are stepping up to help people who might not even know about the program.
South Florida migrants benefitting from Biden’s parole program
After President Joe Biden announced nearly one week ago that he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, many South Floridians are already benefitting.
How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet
The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.
Jury finds Hugo Chavez’s ex-nurse guilty of money laundering
The former nurse of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative currency transactions when she served as the country's national treasurer.
Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume
The Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.
Venezuela’s bid to save ‘diplomat’ from US charges takes hit
For two years, Venezuela’s socialist government has been fighting to extricate from the U.S. justice system an insider businessman it claims was on an ultra-secret mission to Iran when he was arrested on a U.S. warrant during a routine fuel stop in Africa.