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flag FBI charges two men in scheme to launder Maduro family funds via U.S. accounts.

flag The FBI has indicted Arick Komarczyk and Irazmar Carbajal in a money-laundering scheme tied to children of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. flag The investigation, started in 2019, found Komarczyk opened U.S. bank accounts for Maduro’s family and associates, facilitating wire transfers from Venezuela. flag In 2022, an undercover operation revealed they agreed to move $100,000 in suspected sanctioned funds, with about $25,000 transferred into the U.S. Komarczyk, reportedly unbothered when confronted, called the activity “sexy business.” Both men face charges including money laundering and conspiracy. flag Carbajal was arrested in the U.S. during a layover after being deported from the Dominican Republic; Komarczyk is believed to be in Venezuela. flag The case is part of broader U.S. efforts to disrupt financial networks supporting Maduro’s regime, which the U.S. does not recognize and has labeled as criminal.

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