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US arrests Turkish businessman accused of helping Venezuela skirt sanctions
MIAMI (AP) — A Turkish businessman was arrested Monday in Miami and charged with helping Venezuela’s state-run oil company circumvent U.S. sanctions. Taskin Torlak, 37, was arrested while attempting to return to Turkey, the Justice Department said in a statement. According to court documents, Torlak operated several companies involved in the shipment of sanctioned oil. Starting in 2020, he allegedly started working with unnamed co-conspirators and companies from Ukraine, China, Indonesia and elsewhere to transport Venezuela’s crude oil at a time when most western buyers stayed clear of the South American country for fear of undermining U.S. sanctions aimed at removing President Nicolas Madur

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