Tarek William Saab, the Attorney General of Venezuela, announced the second wave of arrests related to cryptocurrency money laundering cases, which originated from unregistered oil sales paid in different currencies and cryptocurrencies. Former president of the state-owned oil company PDVSA, Tareck El Aissami, former economic minister Simon Alejandro Zerpa, and entrepreneur Samark Lopez have been arrested. They are accused of laundering money through exchanges such as Kraken and investing in cryptocurrency mining.
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