Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Evading Sanctions on Aircraft Parts

             On August 20, 2024, George Semere Quintero (Semerene), 60, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of his role in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions imposed on Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), a Venezuelan state-owned oil company.