Venancio Alcántara Valdez had been working at the Customs Agency since 2020 when he was appointed technical deputy director. He had a salary of RD$323,856.
In May 2021 he was promoted to government advisor to Customs Agency director. In August of the same year he was appointed government relations coordinator to the Customs Agency office. In all three positions he earned the same salary.
His previous position in government was as a legislator. He retired for health reasons. He would have received a pension of RD$48,000 but the later was never enacted.
His son is Starlin Alcántara, the deputy mayor for the National District.
Decree 414-22 issued on 3 August 2022 named Venancio Alcantara Valdez to replace Reynaldo Enrique Garcia Sanchez who was named Dominican consul in Boston, USA.
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Somos Pueblo
9 August 2022