The evidence appears to be overwhelming that it is. While the Obama and Trump governments have issued targeted sanctions against scores of Venezuelan officials accused of corrupt dealings, there are numerous cases of ex-government officials accused of corrupt dealings living high on the hog in Miami. One of the most notorious is the Isaías brothers who fled Ecuador rather than face accusations of fraud to the tune of $600 million, after which they were convicted in abstentia. They took with them $100 million in bail-out money that a previous government assigned to the bank they bankrupted. Once in Miami, they donated $90,000 to Obama’s re-election campaign and generously supported congressional candidates, as reported by the New York Times. The president of Ecuador Rafael Correa insisted on their extradition, but to no avail.