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Thank you, New York Times. Without an explainer - the public certainly can't understand this cartoon-level of criminality.
(hexbear.net)
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.
It gets in the way of all Venezuelans literally starving to death.