
Alejandro Betancourt, self-styled oil czar and subject of money laundering and tax fraud investigations in Spain and Switzerland, is the fixer for President Trump's recent Venezuelan oil deal.
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Alejandro Betancourt is under investigation in Spain and Switzerland for money laundering and tax fraud.
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The fixer for President Trump's recent deal for Venezuelan oil is Alejandro Betancourt, a self-styled "oil czar" who is under investigation in Spain and Switzerland for money laundering and tax fraud.
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