‘Step in the right direction’: Family members relieved after ‘Citgo 6′ moved from prison to house arrest Tags: VENEZULA – Two family members of the “Citgo 6″ found out late Friday that their loved ones are now on house arrest. “I can’t overstate what a relief this is because of how difficult this has been for them -- physically and emotionally after how much they’ve suffered while being imprisoned all these years,” daughter of one of the Citgo 6, Gabriela Zambrano-Hill, aid. They’ve been detained in Venezuela since 2017 after being accused of money laundering and embezzlement. The country’s foreign minister calling the decision to move the group of American refinery executives from prison to house arrest a goodwill gesture to honor the new White House’s agenda.