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Operation Money Badger
Operation Money Badger was a secret espionage operation carried out in Venezuela by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United States prosecutors since 2013. After the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Manhattan released a series of classified documents in an apparent accident, ''Associated Press'' (AP) published an investigative report with the news on February 1, 2024. History The secret 15-page report made in 2018 was available on the internet for a few hours, until an AP journalist began asking questions and it was taken down. It revealed that an investigative operation had begun in 2013 and had intensified during the Trump administration. The memo was intended not to be made public in the future. The report also reported that the United States had infiltrated DEA operatives in Venezuela under the order that "it is necessary to carry out this operation unilaterally and without notifying the Venezuelan authorities," recognizing that it could be a violation of intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of States of Venezuela, 23 states, the Venezuelan Capital District, Capital District and Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit Illegal drug trade, drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The DEA is responsible for coordinating and pursuing U.S. drug investigations both domestically and internationally. It was established in 1973 as part of the U.S. government's War on Drugs, war on drugs. The DEA has an DEA Office of National Security Intelligence, intelligence unit that is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community. While the unit is part of the DEA chain-of-command, it also reports to the Director of National Intelligence, director of national intelligence. The DEA has been criticized for sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espionage
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ''espionage agent'' or ''spy''. A person who commits espionage as a fully employed officer of a government is called an intelligence officer. Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. The practice is clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome. In some circumstances, it may be a legal tool of law enforcement and in others, it may be illegal and punishable by law. Espionage is often part of an institutional effort by a government or commercial concern. However, the term tends to be associated with state spying on potential or actual enemies for military purposes. Spying involving corporations is known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, largest, and average area per state and territory, smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's Economy of New York City, economic and Government of New York City, administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world. Present-day Manhattan was originally part of Lenape territory. European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post by Dutch colonization of the Americas, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used ''AP Stylebook'', its AP polls tracking National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA sports, sponsoring the National Football League's annual awards, and its election polls and results during Elections in the United States, US elections. By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario Las Américas
''Diario las Américas'' is the first Spanish-language newspaper founded in South Florida, the second oldest in the United States dedicated to Spanish-speaking readers, after ''La Opinión'', in Los Angeles. Its first copy circulated on July 4, 1953, under the direction of its founders, the brothers of Nicaraguan origin, Francisco and Horacio Aguirre Baca. ''Diario Las Américas'' has been a member of the Inter American Press Association, Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) since its foundation. History ''Diario las Américas'' was founded on July 4, 1953. It began as an evening newspaper with circulation from Tuesday to Sunday. Its closing time was noon because the copies were sent by air to different cities in the United States and Latin America where it was distributed to subscribers, government offices and diplomatic headquarters, in the early hours of the morning of the following day. In June 2006, its website was launched on the Internet, for which it partnered with "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Impulso (Venezuela)
''El Impulso'' is the oldest newspaper in Venezuela founded in 1904. It is a regional newspaper based in Barquisimeto, in the state of Lara. ''El Impulso'' is a family owned business, and is currently managed by the fourth and fifth generation. History Founding Founded in Carora in 1904, ''El Impulso'' moved to Barquisimeto in 1919. El ImpulsoHistoria Founded by Federico Carmona in 1904, it was passed on to his son in 1928, and was controlled by the Carmona family. Bolivarian government The paper ceased publication on 15 September 2014 due to the lack of printing paper and financial problems, though it later was able to produce once again. Almost four years later, the newspaper released a statement explaining that the circulation of physical copies was to cease indefinitely due to the mismanagement and censorship practices of the Nicolás Maduro government. See also * List of newspapers in Venezuela This is a list of newspapers in Venezuela, both national and regional. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader serving as the 53rd president of Venezuela since 2013. Previously, he was the 24th Vice President of Venezuela, vice president from 2012 to 2013, the List of ministers of foreign affairs of Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2012, and the third President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, president of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2006. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly in 2000. He was appointed to a number of positions under President Hugo Chávez, serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, President of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2006, as List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2012 and as the Vice President of Venezuela, vice president from 2012 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Saab
Alex Nain Saab Morán (born 21 December 1971) is a Colombian-born Venezuelan businessman, who has served as Venezuela’s Minister of Industry and National Production since 18 October 2024. Saab was the subject of journalistic investigations for conducting businesses estimated at US$135 million with the Venezuelan government, while other Colombian businessmen had stopped exporting to Venezuela due to uncertainty regarding payments and tight exchange controls. Saab's name has appeared in multiple ICIJ leaks including the Panama Papers, Pandora Papers and the FinCEN Files. Saab was enriched by the materials supplier business of the Bolivarian missions, Housing Mission in Venezuela. Armando.Info, a Venezuelan investigative journalist outlet, reported that Saab received US$159 million from the Venezuelan government to import housing materials between 2012 and 2013, but only delivered products worth US$3 million. He later sold food to Venezuela for more than US$200 million in a contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario 2001
''2001'' (''Diario 2001'') is a Venezuelan newspaper. It was established by Bloque De Armas in 1973, Bloque De ArmasHistoria launching its first edition on 2 July 1973 under the directorship of Rafael Poleo. Andrés Bello Catholic UniversityDiario 2001 accessed 2 June 2012 Initially launched as a competitor to the evening newspaper '' El Mundo'' of rival media group Cadena Capriles, its sales did not meet expectations (despite its distinguishing use of colour printing) and it converted to a morning newspaper. See also * List of newspapers in Venezuela This is a list of newspapers in Venezuela, both national and regional. It also includes newspapers with other languages and themes. National Regional Anzoátegui state Apure state Aragua state Barinas state Bolívar state Carabobo s ... References External linksOfficial website 1973 establishments in Venezuela Mass media in Caracas Newspapers published in Venezuela Newspapers established in 1973 Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Espectador
''El Espectador'' () is a nationally circulated Colombian newspaper founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez in 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá. It was initially published twice a week, 500 issues each, but some years later became a daily paper. As the oldest newspaper in Colombia still in circulation'', El Espectador'' is considered a newspaper of record for Colombia and a home for prominent writers, including the 1982 Nobel Prize Laurete Gabriel García Márquez. It is a member of the Inter American Press Association and the Asociación de Diarios Colombianos (ANDIARIOS). It defined itself as a "political, literary, news, and industrial newspaper". In 2001, during a financial crisis, It transitioned into a weekly release, but reverted to a daily release on May 11, 2008, a comeback which had long been rumoured. With this change, it now utilized a by tabloid format. From 1997 to 2011 its main shareholder was Julio Mario Santo Domingo. Since 2001, the paper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Nacional (Venezuela)
''El Nacional'' is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its ''El Nacional'' newspaper and website. It, along with ''Últimas Noticias'' and ''El Universal (Caracas), El Universal,'' are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country. In 2010, it had an average of 83,000 papers distributed daily and 170,000 copies on weekends. It has been called Venezuela's newspaper of record. Since the increase of censorship in Venezuela during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, ''El Nacional'' has been described as one of the last independent newspapers in Venezuela. ''El Nacional'' published its final print edition on 14 December 2018 (after having been cut to five print editions per week back in August), joining in the dozens of anti-government newspapers in the nation that have stopped printing due to paper and toner shortages. It became an exclusively online newspaper after the date, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
