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Venezuela court has launched the trial of six
American Oil executives jailed well over two years after being lured to the South American nation and arrested on corruption charges, an attorney confirmed Friday.
The lingering case appears to have taken a new sense of urgency, which defense attorney Jesus Loreto credited to former New
Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's recent meeting with President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.
Loreto said a positive sign was his ability to meet with his client, Tomeu Vadell, for the first time in six months.