[2] He was dismissed by President Nicolás Maduro in April 2019, following a series of blackouts that occurred in March.

[3] In November 2017, Canada sanctioned Domínguez and other Venezuelan officials under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, stating: "These individuals are responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption, or both.

"[4][5] The United States sanctioned Domínguez on 27 June 2019 for engaging in significant corruption and fraud to the detriment of the people of Venezuela.

[6] On 30 September 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a poster on its Twitter account offering up to US$5 million for information that could lead to the capture of Motta Domínguez.

Media related to Luis Motta Domínguez at Wikimedia Commons This article about a Venezuelan politician is a stub.