In 2018, about two years before Michael Nadler stepped down from a more than a two-decade career as a public servant, the Miami attorney secured what was described as the largest judgment to date against a Venezuelan insider. He was working as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

As a result, the former national treasurer of Venezuela, Alejandro Andrade, is serving a 10-year sentence for his role in a foreign currency conspiracy that stole hundreds of millions from his country. Andrade was forced to surrender over $1 billion in cash and assets, including his oceanfront Palm Beach mansion, according to the U.S. government.