Venezuela's oil czar announced his resignation Monday as officials investigate alleged corruption among public officials in the state oil industry and other parts of the government.
Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami Monday resigned his post on Monday after the opening of a corruption investigation involving the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in which two officials have already been arrested. El Aissami, a powerful ally of President Nicolás Maduro, has been singled out by the United States as an alleged drug lord.
The man responsible for running Venezuela's oil industry - the one that pays for virtually everything in the troubled country, from subsidized food to ridiculously cheap gas - has quit amid investigations into alleged corruption among officials in various parts of the government.
The man responsible for running Venezuela’s oil industry the one that pays for virtually everything in the troubled country, from subsidized food to ridiculously cheap gas has quit amid investigations into alleged corruption among public officials