Reward in effect
The U.S. State Department offers up to US$5 million for information on Maikel Jose Moreno Perez
A charging document titled “Criminal Complaint,” filed on March 12, 2020, in the Southern District of Florida (case 20-2407 JJO) charges Maikel Jose Moreno Perez with conspiracy to commit money laundering offenses and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. According to the complaint, Moreno Perez was then the President of Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice, a post he had held since February 2017. The U.S. State Department offers a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
Current status
The reward offer is listed as in effect on the U.S. State Department's website (last updated April 9, 2026). The text of the notice, dated July 21, 2020, still describes him as the sitting President of Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice. The charges shown are those of the 2020 “Criminal Complaint”; the document of the later indictment is not published on the U.S. Department of Justice's website.
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Charges as stated in the document
“Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Offenses”
Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)
“Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity”
Statute cited: 18 U.S.C. § 1957
Official documents cited
Criminal Complaint, United States v. Maikel Jose Moreno Perez
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- 20-2407 JJO
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Maikel Jose Moreno Perez — Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program
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Maikel Jose Moreno Perez — Wanted Poster (Spanish)
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Maikel Jose Moreno Perez — Wanted Poster (English)
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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.
maikel.tips@ice.dhs.gov
The printed poster shows an older address (@dea.gov). Current State Department pages list the one above.