Alex Saab, a close associate of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was arrested in Cape Verde in June 2020 for money laundering on behalf of the government of Venezuela. He was extradited to the United States last Saturday. Alex Saab, a businessman wanted by US authorities is allegedly involved in a bribery scheme aimed at profiting from Venezuela's state-controlled exchange rate. He is also suspected of having organized a network of corruption which made it possible to profit from a program of food subsidies managed by the State.