This is funny.
[Menendez] took a keen interest in its value in October 2021, searching online for the worth of a kilogram, the indictment says.
They threw in a dig at Venezuela. Because of course they did.
The illicit use of gold has significant global implications. Venezuela, under strict international sanctions and in economic crisis after years of government mismanagement and corruption, profits from illegal and dangerous mining in a region called the Arco Minero. The Venezuelan government has been reported to have sold hundreds of millions’ worth abroad to finance its programs and pay creditors.
Oh no, not Government programs and paying creditors. Thats worse than what drug cartels.
Yea I wonder if strict international sanctions have anything to do with the economic crisis. They write it as if the two are unrelated.
Bob Menendez literally voted to continue sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba