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Weekly Roundup: Florida Lawmakers Want Tougher Venezuelan Sanctions, Spain Busts Laundering Ring, and More
printEighty-four people were arrested in Spain on Tuesday for allegedly laundering over $15 million connected to a Nigerian advance-fee fraud scheme, The Wall Street Journal reported. The accused used money transfer booths in Spain to send money in low cash denominations to Nigeria using fake identities, the WSJ said. More South Florida lawmakers contend that U.S. State Department sanctions imposed on Venezuelan officials on Wednesday for human rights abuses are not strong enough, the Miami Herald reported. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others aim to pass a bill that would freeze the assets of Venezuelan officials involved in violently cracking...
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