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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida charges Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez with conspiracy to commit money laundering

An eight-count indictment filed on June 27, 2019, in the Southern District of Florida (case 19-20388-CR-MARTINEZ/OTAZO-REYES) charges Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, whom the document describes as Venezuela's Minister of Electrical Energy and President of Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Corpoelec), with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and seven counts of laundering of monetary instruments. According to the indictment, between January 2016 and December 2018 Motta Dominguez and others allegedly conspired to move through bank accounts in southern Florida the proceeds of bribes tied to Corpoelec contracts awarded to Florida-registered companies. The U.S. State Department offers a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

Official English-language poster from the State Department and the DEA: reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez.
Official U.S. State Department and DEA poster. A work of the U.S. federal government, in the public domain. View the original poster (PDF)

Current status

The reward offer is listed as in effect on the U.S. State Department's website (last updated April 9, 2026).

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Charges as stated in the document

  1. Count 1: “Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)

  2. Count 2: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  3. Count 3: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  4. Count 4: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  5. Count 5: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  6. Count 6: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  7. Count 7: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and 2

  8. Count 8: “Laundering of Monetary Instruments”

    Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(B)(i) and 2

Official documents cited

How to submit information

The U.S. Department of State says information can be sent to the DEA by email. All identities are kept strictly confidential.

DEA.Tips.Motta.and.Lugo@usdoj.gov

The printed poster shows an older address (@dea.gov). Current State Department pages list the one above.

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