This is an article I came across on Slate. I am always interested when I hear about so-and-so hanging out with Chavez. My brother Aaron was serving a mission in Venezuela when they pulled all of the American missionaries from the country and sent them elsewhere because it was too dangerous for them there. After finishing his mission in Texas, Aaron came home with some of Chavez's propaganda and some good stories. Needless to say, he doesn't have a very high opinion of Chavez.
Here is another article about crime in Venezuela.
