Economics
U.S. Ends Sanctions on Venezuelan Official Who Broke With Maduro
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The U.S. Treasury Department lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela’s former intelligence chief to reward him for breaking ranks with Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
American officials have promised sanctions relief for people associated with Maduro who help remove him from power. The U.S. enacted the policy for the first time on Tuesday by lifting sanctions imposed Feb. 15 on the former Director General of Venezuela’s National Intelligence Service, Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera.