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Alvaro Pulido, wanted in Venezuela bribery case, taken into US custody

ABC News reports that Alvaro Pulido was taken into U.S. custody, according to a Homeland Security Task Force spokesperson, and is set to appear in Miami court Tuesday.

Updated Oct 12, 2026 · 14:22 UTC3 reports

The short version

  • ABC News reports that Alvaro Pulido was taken into U.S. custody in a Venezuela bribery case, according to a Homeland Security Task Force spokesperson.[ABC News]
  • Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and 2021 over alleged bribes to top Venezuelan officials for state contracts, and the DEA and State Department had offered up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest.[ABC News]
  • The spokesperson said an investigation led by the DEA, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations was involved but did not say how Pulido came into custody, a key open question.[ABC News]

Key facts

  • Alvaro Pulido was taken into U.S. custody in a bribery case involving top Venezuelan officials.[ABC News]
  • Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab.[ABC News]
  • The DEA and State Department had offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Pulido's arrest.[ABC News]
  • A Homeland Security Task Force spokesperson, Nicole Navas Oxman, said Sunday that an investigation led by the DEA, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations led to Pulido's custody.[ABC News]
  • Pulido is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Tuesday in Miami.[ABC News]
  • Pulido was arrested in Venezuela in 2023 during a corruption crackdown at PDVSA led by Delcy Rodríguez while she was serving as Maduro's vice president.[ABC News]

What remains uncertain

  • The spokesperson did not say how Pulido came into U.S. custody, so the circumstances of his arrest remain unexplained.[ABC News]
  • The custody account rests on a single outlet, ABC News, relaying a spokesperson's statement.[ABC News]
  • The bribery accusations against Pulido are allegations in U.S. charges, and his initial court appearance has not yet occurred.[ABC News]

Sources

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