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    The Navy, Venezuela and $50m: Who is ‘Fat Leonard’, the fugitive behind historic military corruption case?

    by Graeme Massie Dec 22, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: AP

    When Venezuela agreed to release 10 Americans as part of Joe Biden’s latest international prisoner swap, there was also another high-profile name included in the deal.

    Infamous fugitive “Fat Leonard” was included in the swap and handed over to US officials in return for alleged money launderer Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

    Now 15 months after fleeing to the South

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