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In this April 29, 2020 photo, Venezuelan shipping magnate Wilmer Ruperti smokes a cigarette during an interview in Caracas, Venezuela. As a result of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, a high-stakes legal fight in U.S. federal court is pitting Ruperti against Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, in connection with oil tanker Alkimos carrying high octane gasoline estimated to be worth millions. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for ‘plundered’ oil cargo

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

A girl wearing a mask to protect herself from the new coronavirus, waits at the entrance of the Fe y Alegria school as her mother drops off her homework, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The schools uses Facebook and WhatsApp to send online homework assignments. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Shipping tycoon defends Venezuela gas delivery amid shortage

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

This Oct. 2017 photo taken by Jason Holt and released by his wife Laurie Holt, shows her posing for a photo with Wilmer Ruperti at a private jet airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. Laurie and Jason Holt say they are just grateful for the help being given by Ruperti, a wealthy Venezuelan businessman, after 16 months of confinement for their son Joshua Holt, who has been accused by government prosecutors of stockpiling weapons in a bizarre case that supporters say was a set up to retaliate against the U.S. as tensions between Washington and Caracas rise. (Jason Holt via AP)

Venezuelan tycoon funds jailed Utah man’s defense

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press