Fugitive Businessman Linked to Alleged Venezuelan Corruption Taken Into US Custody
Alvaro Pulido was convicted of drug trafficking in Italy in 1997, according to prosecutors.
Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido, wanted by the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to secure Venezuelan government contracts and laundering over $2 billion, has been taken into custody. He is scheduled to appear in a Florida courtroom on October 13th. Pulido was indicted in Miami in absentia in 2019 and again in 2021, with a reward offered for his arrest.
- Alvaro Pulido, a 62-year-old Colombian businessman, has been arrested.
- He is wanted by the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes for Venezuelan government contracts and laundering over $2 billion.
- Pulido will appear in a Florida courtroom on October 13th.
- He was indicted in Miami in absentia in 2019 and 2021.
- A reward of up to $10 million was offered for information leading to his arrest.
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