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Caracas (Venezuela), Jan 20: The Trump administration issued a parting shot to Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, announcing a sweeping round of stiff financial sanctions that target a network accused of moving oil on behalf of the president alleged frontman.
The U.S. Treasury Department hit three individuals, 14 business entities and six ships with financial measures.
They”re accused of assisting the Venezuelan oil firm PDVSA, under Maduro”s control, of outmaneuvering earlier U.S. sanctions designed to stop the president from profiting from crude sales.
Trump, who leaves the White House on Wednesday, has led an international coalition over the last two years by…