A Dangerous Assignment

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FRONTLINE and the Venezuelan news outlet Armando.info investigate the figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S.

A Dangerous Assignment

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FRONTLINE and the Venezuelan news outlet Armando.info investigate the figure at the heart of a corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the U.S.

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