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State Department Designates Venezuela Official

The State Department designated Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice in Venezuela, for alleged involvement in transnational organized crime, the agency said July 21. The State Department also offered up to $5 million for information…

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that leads to Moreno Perez’s arrest or conviction. Moreno Perez, who was sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2017, has taken bribes to influence decisions of civil and criminal cases in Venezuela, the State Department said.