José David Cabello Rondón (11 September 1969) is a Venezuelan politician. In July 2006 was appointed Venezuelan Minister of Infrastructure, and in February 2008 he became the head of SENIAT, the Venezuelan tax agency. He had previously been head of Conviasa (from April to June 2006).

Sanctions

The

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sanctioned Cabello as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights". On 18 May 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the

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placed sanctions in effect against Cabello. OFAC stated that Cabello would use his position in SENIAT for

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and

money laundering Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds i ...

Personal life

He is the brother of

Diosdado Cabello Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born 15 April 1963Vicepresidencia de la República Bolivariana de VenezuelaDiosdado Cabello Rondón, accessed 19 April 2010) is a Venezuelan politician who currently serves as Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace s ...

and

Glenna Cabello Glenna del Valle Cabello Rondón (26 December 1959) is a Venezuelan political scientist. Public positions Glenna has held diplomatic positions during the administration of Nicolás Maduro, including as counselor to the Permanent Mission of Vene ...

References

Living people 1969 births Hugo Chávez ministers United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians Cabello family {{Venezuela-politician-stub