Venezuela gives US oilmen house arrest in gesture to Biden

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BREAKING: Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela on corruption charges have been granted house arrest in a goodwill gesture toward President Biden, lawyers and family of the men confirmed.

FILE - This undated file photo posted on Twitter on June 18, 2020 by Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, shows CITGO oil executives Jose Angel Pereira, from left to right, Gustavo Cardenas, Jorge Toledo, Jose Luis Zambrano, Tomeu Vadell and Alirio Jose Zambrano, standing outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, in Caracas, Venezuela.

by masked security agents while at a meeting in Caracas just before Thanksgiving in 2017. They had been lured to Venezuela in order to attend a meeting at the headquarters of Citgo’s parent, state-run oil giant PDVSA. “This is a positive and important step that should help secure their wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak in Venezuela,” said Richardson in a statement.

The six men were convicted of embezzlement last year in a trial marred by delays and irregularities. They were sentenced to between 8 and 13 years of prison for a never-executed proposal to refinance some $4 billion in Citgo bonds by offering a 50% stake in the company as collateral. Maduro at the time accused them of “treason.” They all pleaded innocence.

 

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Oh nice! There is no such thing by the way, Goodwill gesture. My ass. How much cash did we give them for “humanitarian” reasons now?

Because Biden is a socialist communist just like Chavez two peas in a pod if Biden Has His Way, America will be just like Venezuela

Wonder if US would’ve done the same if it were Venezuelan executives America is a cheap “taker”

execute them instead

That makes no sense. Jail them as they deserve.

Us Americans would prefer you put them back in.

No wonder the oil conglomerates are what destroyed Venezuela! Not their President! More power to them for realizing the truth!

Once again the rich get slaps on the wrist.

I don’t appreciate Americans going to other countries to con people then getting special treatment.

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