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How Alleged Illicit Gold Trade Feeds the Chavista Regime

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How Alleged Illicit Gold Trade Feeds the Chavista Regime
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro (L) looks on before talking to judges and members of the Supreme Justice Tribunal on its annual opening day of sessions in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 24, 2019. Getty Images
Fergus Hodgson
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A newly published investigation reports that Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his cabinet allegedly received around $1 billion in 2020 by illicitly trading gold reserves.
Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson
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Fergus Hodgson is the director of “ Econ Americas”, a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “ Impunity Observer” , a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “ Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan (2024).”
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