Investigative Reporters Targeted in Venezuelan Government Probe

Venezuela is targeting a group of investigative journalists as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe into billions of dollars of missing oil revenue.

Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab accused former Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami, the most powerful target in the investigation, of hiring reporters to write damning stories about rivals.

Tarek William Saab

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Venezuelan reporters including Ewald Scharfenberg and Roberto Deniz were part of the group, Saab said. Both work for independent news outlet Armando Info, and are now in exile. Saab accused five other journalists.

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