A Colombian businessman accused of laundering more than $2 billion tied to alleged bribery schemes involving Venezuelan government officials was arrested and brought to South Florida to face federal charges, authorities said. Alvaro Pulido Vargas, 62, also known as German Enrique Rubio Salas, is scheduled for his first court appearance Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Todd Blanche announced the arrest Sunday, saying Pulido allegedly corrupted Venezuelan programs meant to provide food, medicine and housing for personal enrichment. Prosecutors allege Pulido helped arrange and conceal proceeds from two Venezuelan corruption schemes, moving money through accounts in the United States and other countries. In a 2021 case, Pulido and four co-defendants are accused of paying bribes to Venezuelan officials to secure inflated contracts through the CLAP program, which was intended to provide food and medicine. Prosecutors said the group received about $1.6 billion from the Venezuelan government and transferred roughly $180 million through or to the United States, including accounts in South Florida. Pulido faces one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and four money-laundering counts in the 2021 case, with each count carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A separate 2019 indictment alleges Pulido and Alex Saab Moran, described by the Justice Department as a Maduro regime ally, laundered about $350 million connected to a housing-contract bribery scheme. Prosecutors said the pair allegedly exploited Venezuela’s government-controlled currency exchange system by submitting false import documents for goods and materials that were never brought into the country, while bribing officials to approve the paperwork. Authorities said the proceeds were routed through U.S. accounts and then sent overseas. In the 2019 case, Pulido is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and seven money-laundering counts. The DEA, FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are listed among the agencies investigating the cases.