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Summary Sister of a US filmmaker jailed on espionage charges in Venezuela says he has been released.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Tiffany Tracy reported the release of Timothy Tracy in an emailed message.
Family and friends say the 35-year-old Hollywood producer and actor had been making a documentary about Venezuelan politics when he was arrested on April 24 at Caracas airport as he tried to leave the country to attend his father s 80th birthday in suburban Detroit.
Venezuelan officials allege Tracy was a spy who was trying to destabilize the country. U.S. President Barack Obama has called that allegation "ridiculous."
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