US TAGS ITS OWN INFORMANT VS MADURO AS A LIAR

The Associated Press (AP) reports that Venezuelan-born businessman and pilot Alejandro Marin was arrested in Miami on three counts of knowingly making false statements to US federal agents, according to court filings.

Marin operates a chartered flight business out of Miami’s Opa Locka executive airport and conspired in the plot against Vice President El Aissami using his business, teleSUR also reported.

The government of Venezuela has said that the years-long persecution of Minister Tareck El Aissami, like the recent charges against President Nicolas Maduro, are part of a permanent destabilization campaign against top officials of the Bolivarian government.

AP’s Joshua Goodman reports that in coordination with US authorities, Marin had transported millions of dollars on private jets, in violation of US-imposed unilateral coercive measures. The $140,000 is said to have gone missing during a US-directed operation in July 2018. Federal public defender Christian Dunham, who is representing Marin, says his client is expected to appear in court on September 30th for a pre-trial detention hearing. According to the arrest order, the stolen funds were deposited to an account controlled by Marin over two years ago.

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