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Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan tycoon behind 'the biggest oil deal in world history'

At the helm of North American Blue Energy Partners, the 46-year-old billionaire, chosen as a partner by the Trump administration to exploit the country's oil resources, faces money laundering and tax fraud investigations in Switzerland and Spain.

Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan tycoon behind 'the biggest oil deal in world history'

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