{"id":2335699,"date":"2024-09-02T16:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-seizes-maduro-jet-over-alleged-sanctions-violations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:06:37","slug":"us-seizes-maduro-jet-over-alleged-sanctions-violations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-seizes-maduro-jet-over-alleged-sanctions-violations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US seizes Maduro jet over alleged sanctions violations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-seizes-maduro-jet-over-alleged-sanctions-violations-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062U.S. government has seized a private \u200bjet owned by Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in \u2062the Dominican Republic \u200ddue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-arrest-professor-who-smuggled-advanced-medical-equipment-to-iran\/\" title=\"Feds Arrest Professor Who Smuggled Advanced Medical Equipment to Iran\">alleged sanctions violations<\/a>. According to\u2063 the Department\u2064 of Justice, Maduro&#8217;s affiliates reportedly used\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-corrupt-shell-company-named-after-deceased-mothers-birthplace-map-tattooed-on-his-back\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s Corrupt Shell Company Named After Deceased Mother\u2019s Birthplace; Map Tattooed on His Back\">shell company<\/a> to \u200dpurchase the $13 million\u200b aircraft from a Florida\u200c company, which was then\u2064 transferred to Venezuela \u200din April\u200c 2023. The plane has been primarily used for flights to\u200d and from a military base in Venezuela and has \u200doccasionally transported Maduro himself. Matthew Axelrod, a Department of Commerce official, emphasized that this\u200d seizure sends a clear \u2062message that aircraft acquired illegally in the\u2063 U.S. for sanctioned Venezuelan officials \u2062will not be overlooked.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US seizes Maduro jet over alleged sanctions violations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_813656\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. government seized an aircraft belonging to Venezuelan President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nicolas Maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> on Monday in the Dominican Republic, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Government officials said the seizure was in response to sanctions and export control violations after Maduro&rsquo;s affiliates used a shell company to purchase the $13 million airplane from a Florida-based company and transfer it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Venezuela\">Venezuela<\/a> in April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the plane has flown &ldquo;almost exclusively&rdquo; to and from a military base in Venezuela and has at times transported Maduro in and out of the country, the officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses government loyalists gathered at the presidential palace in support of his reelection one month after the presidential vote in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Let this seizure send a clear message: aircraft illegally acquired from the United States for the benefit of sanctioned Venezuelan officials cannot just fly off into the sunset,&rdquo; Department of Commerce official Matthew Axelrod said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland said Maduro and &ldquo;his cronies&rdquo; illegally smuggled the plane and that the DOJ would &ldquo;continue to pursue those who violate our sanctions and export controls to prevent them from using American resources to undermine the national security of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. transferred the plane, a Dassault Falcon 900EX, to the U.S. Southern District of Florida with the help of the Dominican Republic, DOJ officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">officials cited<\/a> an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump that banned people in the U.S. from engaging in transactions with those who act on behalf of the Venezuelan government, as well as Department of Commerce-imposed export controls on items intended for use by the Venezuelan military.<\/p>\n<p>The seizure comes about a month after Venezuela&rsquo;s presidential election, which sparked widespread protest in the country after Maduro declared he won reelection. The U.S. State Department disputed the results, saying the authoritarian ruler&rsquo;s claim of victory was a farce and that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia had, in fact, received the most votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_813656\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"813656\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. government confiscated a jet owned by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday in the Dominican Republic, as reported by the Department of Justice. Officials stated that this action was taken due to violations of sanctions and export controls, as Maduro&#8217;s associates allegedly utilized a shell company to acquire the $13 million aircraft from a Florida-based firm and subsequently transferred it to Venezuela in April 2023. Since then, the plane has primarily operated between Venezuela and a military base, occasionally transporting Maduro himself. <\/p>\n<p>Matthew Axelrod from the Department of Commerce emphasized that this seizure serves as a strong warning against illegally obtained aircraft benefiting sanctioned Venezuelan officials. Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Maduro and his associates of smuggling the plane unlawfully and affirmed that the DOJ will persist in targeting those who breach U.S. sanctions and export regulations to safeguard national security.<\/p>\n<p>The seized aircraft, identified as a Dassault Falcon 900EX, was transferred to Florida with assistance from Dominican authorities. Officials referenced an executive order issued by former President Donald Trump prohibiting transactions with individuals acting on behalf of the Venezuelan government, along with export controls imposed by the Department of Commerce regarding items meant for use by Venezuela&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<p>This seizure occurred roughly one month after Venezuela&#8217;s presidential election, which led to significant protests following Maduro\u2019s claim of victory\u2014a claim disputed by the U.S. State Department that labeled it as fraudulent while asserting opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia had actually garnered more votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2335700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maduro-jet.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39925,36612,4133,5036,9029],"class_list":["post-2335699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jet-seizure","tag-maduro","tag-news","tag-sanctions","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maduro-jet.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}