[JRios1968]

...or "henchmen" for that matter.

[StJacques]

"Henchmen" is a figurative translation I was aware of, but what I noted in its use in the article is that it did not refer to the "Peces Gordos de Chavez," or "Chavez's Henchmen," but rather to the "Peces Gordos de Gobierno," or "Government Henchmen" if I were to have used it that way, which didn't sound right to me because "governments" do not have "henchmen." But perhaps "Government Minions" might work a little better.