[BBC News] Venezuela corruption: 15-year sentence for Hugo Chávez’s nurse

Claudia Díaz is the latest former Venezuelan official to be sentenced in the US

A US judge has sentenced the nurse of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to 15 years in jail.

Claudia Díaz, who Chávez named as Venezuela’s national treasurer, is the latest in a series of Venezuelan ex-top officials to be jailed in the US.

Díaz and her husband had been found guilty of laundering millions of dollars they had received in bribes from a Venezuelan media mogul.

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8 Comments

  1. Zandoli
    April 21, 2023

    And herein lies my problem with US arrogance and over-reach. Why does the US care that a Venezuelan engaged in corrupt practices that had nothing to do with the US? Meanwhile their very political system is the most corrupt in the world whereby politicians routinely trade influence for campaign donations. That is legalized bribery.

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    • If we knew better
      April 24, 2023

      FELLER I COULDNT AGREE MORE. You would swear is their money they take if at all. That is Uganda making them look stupid with their agenda.

      • MEME
        April 24, 2023

        @If we knew better
        And i fully support Uganda!!

  2. Bring back the kidnapped parrots
    April 20, 2023

    Now all they need to do is find out what happened to all the missing Dominican money.

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    • Man bite dogs
      April 23, 2023

      Good idea all they have to do is to ask ugly Lenny, that bogger likes to accuse others as to divert attention away from himself bloody snake in the grass.

      • If we knew better
        April 24, 2023

        No is Skerrit that you have to ask. Also ask Skerrit about the 10 million Chavez put there for the KALINAGO only. Unfortunately the Kalinago dont have a financial institution and is government to government donations, so guess who gladly accepted USD$ 10 million for a people that never got to see a black cent. It wasnt Lennox Linton thats for sure because he was NEVER in government. Ask your red nosed PM you fool. Besides who bites dogs? only a total idiot.

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  3. Johnjay
    April 20, 2023

    Hope those in DA watching what’s going on. Dont care where you hide or live, we will or they will catch you. Give Dominica back their monies.

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    • Man bite dogs
      April 23, 2023

      😂😂😂😂😂 Get out of here bloody 🤡

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