Gorrín, 56, who was close to Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chávez, and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, was charged alone with one court of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If he’s ever caught and convicted, the offense carries up to 20 years in prison.

A former city of Abilene employee was arrested Wednesday for allegedly money laundering over a five-year period. Wesley Stawarczik, 47, was charged with second-degree felony money laundering and was booked into the Taylor County Jail on Wednesday.

The United States on Wednesday charged a Venezuela media tycoon for his role in a massive bribery scheme that saw hundreds of millions of dollars laundered through the U.S. financial system.

A Venezuelan media tycoon has been charged in federal court in Florida for what authorities say was his role in laundering money in a conspiracy to siphon more than $1 billion from Venezuela's state oil company.

The United States has made a big announcement involving a Venezuelan media mogul named Raul Gorrin Belisario. He is known for owning a news network called Globovision, which is recognized for supporting the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro.