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Venezuelan Central Bank files federal lawsuit to block exchange rate website

By Jessica Karmasek | Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015 @ 10:24am

The Central Bank alleges that a group of Venezuelan exiles living in the United States -- some of whom allegedly were part of a short-lived coup in Venezuela -- are behind the website. The bank contends the website publishes misleading black-market exchange rates for dollars, hurting both it and the country’s economy.