US Justice Department Charges Five Individuals For Alleged Venezuela Bribery Scheme

The American flag flies outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was charging three Colombians and two Venezuelans for money laundering in connection with a Venezuela bribery scheme.

The individuals allegedly laundered the proceeds of inflated contracts through a Venezuelan state-owned food and medicine distribution program called CLAP.