Venezuelan sentenced to 12 years in US for laundering over $1 billion

Jorge Figueira was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia for operating a money laundering network that moved over $1 billion through bank accounts, crypto exchanges, and shell companies. The case highlights ongoing US enforcement against illicit finance linked to Venezuela, though the specific predicate offenses and beneficiaries remain unclear.

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