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Fact: In June 2020, authorities in Cabo Verde detained Alex Saab at the request of the U.S. during a fuel stop.
Statement: In 2019, the U.S. Treasury alleged Alex Saab and associates used bribes and kickbacks to win overpriced, no-bid CLAP contracts and moved proceeds via shell companies.
Fact: Alex Saab admitted to arranging millions in transfers for $17 million in bribes promised to former governor José Gregorio Vielma Mora.
Fact: Alex Saab has admitted that conspirators used fake companies, false invoices, and false shipping records.
Statement: Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello claimed Alex Saab's Venezuelan identity record was fraudulent or nonexistent.
Statement: According to journalist Roberto Deniz, former Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba helped Alex Saab gain access to Venezuela.
Statement: Piedad Córdoba has denied introducing Alex Saab to Hugo Chávez or Nicolás Maduro.
Fact: Journalists at Armando.info were the first to expose Alex Saab's role in Venezuelan food contracts.
Statement: The U.S. Treasury Department said Alex Saab and Álvaro Pulido received 3 to 4 times the actual construction costs for a public housing deal.
Fact: Delcy Rodríguez's regime deported Alex Saab to the U.S. in May 2026, returning him to U.S. custody.
Fact: As part of a plea agreement, Alex Saab accepted a $195 million forfeiture judgment and agreed to help locate assets.
Statement: U.S. officials called Alex Saab 'Maduro's bag man'.
Fact: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro welcomed Alex Saab home as a hero and appointed him acting industry minister.
Fact: In 2023, President Joe Biden gave Alex Saab a full pardon as part of a prisoner swap with Venezuela.
Fact: Alex Saab faces a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years.
Fact: Alex Saab pleaded guilty in Miami to conspiring to launder money.
Fact: Alex Saab admitted to profiting approximately $195 million from at least six food and medicine contracts.
New York spent 91% above the national average per student on K-12 education in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Citizens Budget Commission.
New York state is expected to spend $39 billion in school aid for the upcoming school year, a $1.7 billion increase.
The Citizens Budget Commission reported that New York's student performance is average nationally and lower than neighboring states that spend less.