Citgo 6: How the US government brought seven Americans home
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On October 1, five of the so-called Citgo 6 were woken up early in their Venezuelan prison by a guard telling them to “get dressed up properly.”
The men put on their yellow prison suits – “We called it our ‘Minion’ suit,” Jose Pereira said – before they were instructed by the head of the prison to instead change into civilian clothes.
“We said, ‘Why?’ and he said, ‘Well, because you’re going home,’” Pereira recounted to CNN.
The day would mark the end to the “nightmare” that began nearly five years prior, when the six oil executives were lured to Venezuela for what they were told would be a business meeting right before Thanksgiving 2017.
In addition to securing the ...
