Tag: Jailed

Chevron Manager Jailed in Venezuela

A former Venezuelan air force fighter pilot jailed in his home country in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned. The arrest, combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro’s government, is straining efforts by the Biden administration […]

Alexander Smirnov charged with lying about Bidens, will remain jailed awaiting trial, judge rules

LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday, reversing an earlier order releasing the man. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles ordered Alexander Smirnov’s detention after prosecutors raised concerns […]