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Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 over alleged bribes to Venezuelan officials; he has not been convicted.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on BBN Crime Watch
Published 3:10 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Crime Watch at 3:10 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Newsmax's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by Newsmax: “Fugitive Businessman Taken into US Custody in Venezuela Bribery Case”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 3:10 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Venezuela, US.
BBN covered this story before: Venezuela Courts U.S. Help to Revive Oil Fields (October 9).

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NewsmaxFugitive Businessman Taken into US Custody in Venezuela Bribery Case

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA businessman wanted for years in the United States has been taken into custody in Venezuela.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in twenty nineteen, and again in twenty twenty-one, accused of allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterIT STARTED WITH A CONTRACT!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPicture it: a quiet Miami courthouse, a federal clock ticking, and a man who allegedly stayed out of reach for years!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterI'm told the crowd outside is eating cold empanadas in total silence!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYou are not outside a courthouse, Rosa. You are in a closet with a map behind you.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterTwo indictments, two years apart—and now the man allegedly responsible is finally in custody to face them.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUntil Monday, apparently. Newsmax reports he is now in United States custody, and the bribery allegations are exactly what they were before.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNo convictions yet, of course.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterCustody! The suspense is over, and I have no idea what happens next!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA court happens next. It is slow, and I have never once seen a case end with a drumroll.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterIs justice finally near? Look into the camera and tell me, Gloria!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is in custody. That is already further than Netflix got with its list.

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