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The article covers a legal/political event (indictment of Alex Saab) with no direct commercial mechanism. No commodity price, supply chain, or company margin impact is described. The event is diplomatic/legal, not commercial.

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  • Alex Saab, Colombian businessman and Maduro ally, extradited to US on May 18, 2026.
  • Indicted for conspiracy to launder money through US banks linked to Venezuelan CLAP food subsidy program.
  • Prosecutors allege siphoning of hundreds of millions from CLAP and illegal oil sales.
  • Saab faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
  • This is the second indictment; previous extradition and pardon related to earlier charges.

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