Joshua Goodman

May 03, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Businessman Alex Saab argues that his detention, during a refueling stop on his way to Iran, violated U.S. law and numerous international treating protecting diplomats.

By Joshua Goodman

4 minute read

March 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Marco Rubio said that he is concerned U.S. officials and resources will be distracted from the threat posted by Beijing in a region that during the Cold War was so squarely aligned with the U.S.

By Joshua Goodman

3 minute read

March 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The case against the Venezuelan-American dual national stands out from a bevy of other ongoing criminal investigations focused on the South American country because it's one of the first to look into the dealings of Venezuela's military, a key plank of support for President Nicolás Maduro.

By Joshua Goodman

3 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Robert Scola said the public's right to access criminal proceedings outweighs any concerns about the safety of Alex Saab's family in Venezuela.

By Joshua Goodman

6 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The State Department cited "multiple, credible media reports" that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández had engaged in significant acts of corruption by taking payments from drug traffickers.

By Joshua Goodman

4 minute read

January 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Court records raise fresh questions about what the Trump administration knew about the failed plot to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro involving an idealistic if battle-scarred former U.S. Green Beret and a ragtag army of Venezuelan military deserters he was helping train at secret camps in Colombia around the time of his arrest.

By Joshua Goodman

7 minute read

December 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review

José Irizarry, once a standout U.S. narcotics agent, used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels.

By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian

5 minute read

November 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Retired University of Miami professor Bruce Bagley was the go-to academic expert on drug trafficking in Latin America, sharing his knowledge with Congress, journalists, prominent attorneys and even the Central Intelligence Agency.

By Joshua Goodman

5 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review

A federal judge Wednesday threatened to throw out the guilty plea of a veteran U.S. narcotics agent who conspired with a Colombian cartel money launderer…

By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian

5 minute read

November 03, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, right, and then Vice President Tareck El Aissami tour the construction site of La Rinconada baseball stadium on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, in 2018.

By Joshua Goodman

3 minute read