Venezuelan officials may face U.S.
sanctions for profiting from food shortages that have exacerbated hunger in the
South American country. The calls by members of Congress on both sides of the
aisle come in response to an Associated Press investigation that found
trafficking in hard-to-find food has become big business in Venezuela, with the
military at the heart of the graft. Embattled socialist President Nicolas
Maduro has given the military increasingly broad control over the food supply
as shortages have led to widespread malnutrition this year. More…
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