# Fugitive businessman taken into custody in US bribery case involving Venezuela

https://mins.news/en/item/95988

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-12 07:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4hOBQ8A

> A businessman wanted in the United States over alleged bribes to senior Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody.

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