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Trump administration pressures oil magnate Harry Sargeant III to exit Venezuela

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The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to compel oil magnate Harry Sargeant III to divest his interests in Venezuela. The Treasury Department has frozen assets of Sargeant's offshore company, Bluewave Properties Ltd., which holds a stake in a Venezuelan oil producer. This action follows Sargeant's long-standing role as a back channel between Washington and Caracas, and his previous influence with the former Venezuelan government. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a government department against a prominent individual and their company concerning international business dealings. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Trump administration pressures oil magnate Harry Sargeant III to exit Venezuela

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 Français(FR) · Patricia Garip, Bloomberg ·

    Trump amps up pressure on billionaire Sargeant to exit Venezuela

    Treasury quietly froze the Palm Beach donor's offshore oil firm and handed him a license to unwind it, people familiar say.

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