US Sanctions Individuals Tied to Maduro for Election Fraud

The United States announced on Sept. 12 that it has sanctioned and issued visa restrictions against 16 individuals tied to Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro related to fraud stemming from the July 28 presidential election, which the United States has deemed as illegitimate. “The United States is taking decisive action against Maduro and his representatives for their repression of the Venezuelan people and denial of their citizens’ rights to a free and fair election,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said in a statement. Those sanctioned were Rosalba Gil Pacheco, Edward Miguel Briceno, Luis Ernesto Duenez, Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Caryslia Rodriguez, Malaquias Gil, Inocencio Antonio Figueroa, Antonio Jose Meneses, Dinorah Yoselin Bustamante, Pedro Jose Infante Aparicio, Domingo Antonio Hernandez, Elio Ramon Estrada, Johan Alexander Hernandez, Asdrubal Jose Brito, Miguel Antonio Munoz, and Fanny Beatriz Marquez....