Alex Saab

Alex Saab

Colombia ColombiabusinessmanMaleb. 19813.5Global Dominance: 0.01%

Alex Saab is a Colombian businessman and a key intermediary for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accused by the United States of money laundering and food trafficking, who has been a subject of high-level investigations.

Power5,732
Reach600,290

Country presence

Recent news mentions

Alex Saab was a lawyer for Chaves and Maduro in Venezuela.

Ya es hora de pensar en serio en un tren a Guanacaste y la zona sur
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-09-26
3.0

Alex Saab is a Colombian businessman accused of being a frontman for Nicolás Maduro and has recently pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the U.S.

Roberto Deniz analiza las revelaciones
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-19
2.0

Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States.

Alex Saab recibirá su condena el 20 de enero tras declararse culpable de lavado en Estados Unidos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-17
3.0

Álex Saab is accused by the U.S. of being a frontman for the deposed president Nicolás Maduro.

dos capítulos clave dentro de
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-16
2.0

Alex Saab is a key operator for Maduro who pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States.

Alex Saab, exministro y operador clave de Maduro, se declara culpable de lavado de dinero en Estados Unidos
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-09-16
3.0

Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States and reached a cooperation agreement with the prosecution.

Las claves del acuerdo Alex Saab-EU y el posible impacto en el caso contra Nicolás Maduro
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-09-16
5.0

Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering in US court.

Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering in US court
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-16
3.0

Alex Saab, a Venezuelan businessman, pleaded guilty to money laundering in a Miami court.

Exminsitro venezolano Alex Saab se declara culpable de lavado
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-09-16
3.0
Also mentioned
Kathleen M Williams
Kathleen M Williams

Alex Saab declared guilty of money laundering and conspiracy in a U.S. federal court.

el alfil que se le cae a Maduro y los interrogantes que se abren tras declararse culpable de lavado de dinero en EE. UU.
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-16
3.0

Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman, pleaded guilty to money laundering in a federal court in Miami related to a corruption scheme in Venezuela.

Alex Saab, señalado testaferro de Maduro, se declara culpable de lavado de dinero tras un acuerdo con la Fiscalía de EE. UU.
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-16
3.0

Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for money laundering and agreed to provide information about high-ranking Venezuelan officials.

El testaferro de Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab, se declaró culpable por corrupción y acordó "dar información" sobre altos funcionarios venezolanos
Clarín·ArgentinaArgentina· 2026-09-16
5.0

Alex Saab is implicated as a key figure in Nicolás Maduro's inner circle and plans to plead guilty in the U.S. for money laundering charges.

Alex Saab, señalado testaferro de Nicolás Maduro, se declarará culpable en Estados Unidos por caso de lavado de dinero
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-09-14
3.0

Alex Saab is a businessman linked to Abelardo De La Espriella and alleged narcotrafficking.

Iván Cepeda abre desde Barranquilla la oposición a Abelardo De La Espriella y cuestiona la legitimidad de su Gobierno: 'Incompatibilidad insalvable'
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-08-07
3.0

Alex Saab is a businessman linked to Nicolás Maduro's regime and has faced accusations of corruption.

qué implica para la relación bilateral
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-08-03
4.0

Alex Saab is a billionaire and business partner of Maduro who was arrested on orders from Washington.

Marco Rubio und die Kontrolle über Venezuela: Hoffnung auf Demokratie?
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-17
5.0

Alex Saab is the financial operator of Maduro's regime who was detained while flying to Tehran.

La impune complicidad de los K
Clarín·ArgentinaArgentina· 2026-07-04
2.0

Alex Saab, a financial operator for Maduro, was extradited to the United States for corruption charges.

cómo está Venezuela a 6 meses de la captura de Maduro
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-07-03
4.0

Álex Saab is a controversial figure defended by Abelardo de la Espriella, known for being a money launderer for Nicolás Maduro.

Abelardo de la Espriella empezó el espectáculo, una crónica de Fernando Vivas sobre el presidente electo de Colombia
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2026-06-27
4.0

Alex Saab is a controversial figure defended by Abelardo De la Espriella, accused of being a financial operator for Nicolás Maduro.

Cepeda admite el triunfo de De la Espriella y denuncia injerencia de Trump en las elecciones
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-06-24
4.0

Álex Saab is a controversial figure and former client of De la Espriella, linked to the Venezuelan regime.

¿Quién es Abelardo De la Espriella, el ‘outsider’ que gobernará Colombia?
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-06-22
4.0

Before entering politics, he was a high-profile criminal defense lawyer who built his career defending several controversial clients, including Alex Saab, an alleged financier and close ally of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas Maduro.

Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-22
5.0