Venezuela oil minister resigns, police arrest officials in corruption sweep

"In light of the investigations that have begun about serious occurrences of corruption at PDVSA, I have taken the decision to present my resignation as Minister of Oil, with the intent to support, accompany and totally back this process," El Aissami, who has been minister since 2020, said on Twitter.

El Aissami has been under U.S. sanctions since 2017 for alleged connections to drug trafficking, which he denies. PDVSA suffered heavy losses last year as tankers left Venezuela without proper payments being made for cargo. New PDVSA boss Pedro Tellechea ordered an audit andNeither PDVSA nor the prosecutor's office immediately responded to requests for comment.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

Someone is playing mind games… is this the right way of using turkish flag?

Venezuela is proof that Marxism and Communism do not work. They were once the richest most prosper country in South America. Now their citizens are fleeing their crime ridden country. POTUS BIDEN is leading us down the same path.

How about reporting in USA government corruption for once.

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