Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

<p>A businessman wanted in the US for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody</p><p>A businessman wanted for years in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news">US</a> for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a> has been taken into custody.</p><p>Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted Venezuelan president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nicolas-maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a>. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the state department had been offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/fugitive-venezuela-bribery-case">Continue reading...</a>