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| Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Set $100 Million Reward for Arrest and Conviction of Nicolás Maduro |
As Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro continues his effort to steal a third Venezuelan presidential election, Senator Rick Scott was joined by Senator Marco Rubio in announcing the introduction of his Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials (STOP MADURO) Act. This legislation would increase the maximum reward amount from $15 million to a maximum of $100 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolás Maduro. The reward would be paid out by the federal government using seized assets already being withheld from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime and their co-conspirators, not taxpayer funds. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Florida and its federal law enforcement partners who have brought dozens of criminal charges against high-level regime officials, asset seizures total approximately $450 million dollars. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz are leading the companion bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives which is cosponsored by Representatives Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-At Large), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Mike Waltz (FL-06), Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Darren Soto (FL-09).
Senator Rick Scott said, “The time has come for Venezuela to be liberated from the illegitimate regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro. For years, I have urged the Biden-Harris administration to put the full weight of the federal government to put an end to the Maduro regime, but it has refused and continued its failed appeasement that has only enriched and emboldened Maduro and his puppet masters in Cuba at the expense of the Venezuelan people. In 2020, the Trump administration did the right thing by offering a reward of up to $15 million, but it’s time to up the ante. My STOP MADURO Act will increase the maximum reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Maduro to $100 million, using seized assets instead of U.S. taxpayer money to bring an end to the tyranny caused by this narcoterrorist. The Venezuelan people overwhelmingly voted for a new day of freedom and democracy on July 28 when they elected Edmundo González in an effort led by opposition leader María Corina Machado. It’s clear Maduro will not step down on his own, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill to rid Venezuela and the world of Maduro’s oppression and make way for President-elect González to bring democracy, freedom and opportunity back to Venezuela.”
Read more HERE. Lea más en español AQUÍ.
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Since the Biden-Harris administration's failed deal with Maduro was first announced, Senator Scott has put pressure on the White House to stand up for freedom and democracy in Venezuela. See the Senator’s actions below:
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Miami Herald: A U.S. Senate bill will raise bounty for leads on Venezuela’s Maduro to $100 million
A U.S. Senate bill to be introduced Thursday by Florida Republicans Rick Scott and Marco Rubio will increase a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela’s strongman Nicolás Maduro from the current $15 million to $100 million.
Maduro was indicted by the U.S. Justice Department in 2020 on drug-trafficking charges. The State Department has offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to Maduro’s arrest or conviction.
According to the Stop Maduro Act text, the U.S. government will not pay the reward using taxpayers’ money. Instead, it would use assets already withheld in the United States that were confiscated from Maduro and his allies. Held assets amount to nearly $450 million, Scott’s office said.
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The U.S. government and others around the world have accused Maduro of stealing the recent July 28 presidential election with the help of the country’s Electoral Council and Supreme Court, which are under his control. He was declared the winner despite overwhelming evidence that he lost to the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez.
The opposition gathered and published online tally receipts from more than 80% of the voting machines, showing Gonzalez won at least 67% of the votes. Despite repeated calls by foreign governments, the Electoral Council has yet to publish its data.
“The Venezuelan people overwhelmingly voted for a new day of freedom and democracy on July 28 when they elected Edmundo González in an effort led by opposition leader María Corina Machado,” Sen. Scott said. “It’s clear Maduro will not step down on his own and I urge my colleagues to support this bill to rid Venezuela and the world of Maduro’s oppression and make way for President-elect González to bring democracy, freedom and opportunity back to Venezuela.”
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