Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro embraces Alex Saab, who was facing U.S. bribery charges, after he was released by the U.S. government, at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 20, 2023. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Home World Americas Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, pleads not guilty to US charges July 24th, 2026 | 18:51 PM WORLD Americas 1 Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest By Luc Cohen Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman and onetime prominent ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. money laundering charges.