Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez

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NAME: Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez
ALIASES: None
DOB:  July 2, 1958
POB: Aragua, Venezuela
NATIONALITY: Venezuelan
CITIZENSHIP: Venezuelan
HEIGHT: Unknown
WEIGHT: Unknown
HAIR COLOR: Gray
EYE COLOR: Brown
SCARS, TATTOOS, OR MARKS: Unknown

Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez is a former Major General of the Venezuelan National Guard. His other Venezuelan government positions include Intendent of Protection of Socioeconomic Rights and Minister of Overall Development for the Central StrategicRegion (this region includes the Venezuelan states of Aragua, Carabobo, Miranda, Vargas, and Yaracuy; as well as the Capital District). Motta Dominguez hasalso held the position of President of the Socialist Enterprise Roads of Aragua, Venezuela. In 2015, Motta Dominguez was named President of the National Electricity Corporation (Corpoelec) and later in the same month, he was appointed the Minister of Electricity.

Motta Dominguez was sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 27, 2019, pursuant to Executive Order 13692, Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela. On the same date, Motta Dominguez was indicted for conspiracy to commit money laundering and laundering of monetary instruments in the Southern
District of Florida. Motta Dominguez was also sanctioned with other Venezuelan officials by Canada in November 2017 under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act.

According to the indictment, Motta Dominguez and a coconspirator allegedly awarded three Florida- based companies more than $60 million in procurement contracts with Corpoelec in exchange for bribes paid to them or for their benefit.  The indictment further alleges that the unlawful activity was a bribery scheme that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and involved bribery offenses in Venezuela.According to the charges, a substantial portion of the proceeds from the corrupt contracts was laundered through U.S. financial institutions using bank accounts located in the Southern District of Florida.

The U.S. Department of State is offering a REWARD OF UP TO $5 MILLION for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez. If you have information and are located outside of the United States, please contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If in the United States, please contact the local Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in your city.

ALL IDENTITIES ARE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Government officials and employees are not eligible for rewards.

TIPS:  CONTACT THE DEA AT +1-305-780-3768 (PHONE/WHATSAPP/SIGNAL/TELEGRAM) OR BY EMAIL
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