Man with money on plane is sought
The government formally asked the U.S. to extradite a Venezuelan American businessman wanted on charges stemming from the airport seizure of a suitcase with hundreds of thousands of dollars in undeclared cash.
Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson brought nearly $800,000 into Argentina Aug. 4 on a plane chartered by the state energy company, authorities said. He is reportedly in the Miami area.
The scandal has shaken the governments of Argentina and Venezuela, where a state oil company official on the plane with Antonini Wilson has resigned.
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