Naman Wakil, who faced foreign corruption charges in Miami, died in 2023. But the feds still seized his tainted profits.

The U.S. government said the money came from illegal payments made by Naman Wakil to win lucrative contracts with a Venezuelan agency.

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The United States men's national team plays the first of their two January international friendlies on Jan. 18 taking on Venezuela.

Hundreds of Venezuelans gathered on Thursday in Doral, near Miami, to demand stronger international action for a free and democratic Venezuela. Waving their country's tricolour flags, they called for more pressure on the Venezuelan government and expressed their support for the opposition leader they recognise as the legitimate president.

A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.

"The Iranians, in fact, are beginning to build drone factories for the manufacture of Iranian drones in our own hemisphere," Sen. Marco Rubio said.

On Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team will face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The friendly is an opportunity for the United States to build positive momentum under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term on Friday, despite overwhelming evidence that he lost July’s presidential election to opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez,

Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine coach tasked with leading the U.S. national team through the 2026 World Cup, said he and his staff have been quite impressed with the level of play from the MLS players at camp in Fort Lauderdale this week.

Signing Inter Miami CF have acquired midfielder Telasco Segovia from Portuguese top-flight side Casa Pia AC, the club announced Friday.