Alex Saab Pleads Guilty in Bribery and Fraud Case

Venezuelan ex-Minister Alex Saab admits to laundering proceeds from international bribery.

Fifty-four-year-old Alex Nain Saab Moran, originally from Caracas, Venezuela and a former resident of Barranquilla, Colombia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the United States. Saab, a former Minister of Industry under Nicolás Maduro’s regime, was involved in a scheme involving bribery and fraud across Venezuela and the U.S. His guilty plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams.