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Venezuelan ex-electric chief among 2 indicted in US
Source: Associated Press
Venezuelan ex-electric chief among 2 indicted in US
By CURT ANDERSON
June 27, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — Two former Venezuelan officials have been indicted on U.S. money-laundering charges, including the ex-minister for electricity, who was fired after a series of blackouts, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, 60, faces seven counts of money laundering and one count of money-laundering conspiracy, Miami U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said in a news release.
Motta and Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez, 55, awarded $60 million in contracts to three Florida-based companies in return for bribes, most of which were laundered through South Florida financial institutions, prosecutors said. Lugo was procurement director at Venezuela’s state-run Corpoelec, which Motta also headed.
Also Thursday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that sanctions have been imposed on Motta and Lugo that blocks all property and interests in property and any entities they own or control. The action would prohibit any dealings by U.S. persons that involve any of the two men’s property or property interests.
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By CURT ANDERSON
June 27, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — Two former Venezuelan officials have been indicted on U.S. money-laundering charges, including the ex-minister for electricity, who was fired after a series of blackouts, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, 60, faces seven counts of money laundering and one count of money-laundering conspiracy, Miami U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said in a news release.
Motta and Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez, 55, awarded $60 million in contracts to three Florida-based companies in return for bribes, most of which were laundered through South Florida financial institutions, prosecutors said. Lugo was procurement director at Venezuela’s state-run Corpoelec, which Motta also headed.
Also Thursday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that sanctions have been imposed on Motta and Lugo that blocks all property and interests in property and any entities they own or control. The action would prohibit any dealings by U.S. persons that involve any of the two men’s property or property interests.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/f199b61fe91441ba93e0f5854eea491d
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Related: Two Former Venezuelan Officials Charged and Two Businessmen Plead Guilty in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme (U.S. Attorney's Office - Southern District of Florida)
