By Samuel Rubenfeld ( October 14, 2026, 21:56 GMT | Insight) -- Alvaro Pulido Vargas, a Colombian businessman, made his initial appearance in Miami federal court on charges in two separate indictments involving the alleged laundering of more than $2 billion associated with Venezuelan bribery schemes, according to court records. Pulido’s US court appearance comes weeks after his longtime business partner, Alex Nain Saab Moran, pleaded guilty to his role in one of the corruption schemes.A Colombian businessman made his initial appearance in Miami federal court on charges in two separate indictments involving the alleged laundering of more than $2 billion associated with Venezuelan bribery schemes, according to court records....
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