‘Cash’ pad sold off to Qatar royalty

A Manhattan penthouse purchased by an accused crooked Venezuelan TV mogul somehow avoided being targeted for potential forfeiture by the feds — and was later sold to the ruling family of Qatar, The Post has learned.

Three other properties linked to well-connected suspected fraudster Raul Gorrin were sold to new buyers before he was in- dicted last year, and they now could be seized.

But unit 3802 at 60 Riverside Blvd. will not suffer the same fate — although Gorrin sold it even after he was charged.

The buyer is a member of the ruling family of Qatar, the Persian Gulf nation that hosts the biggest US military base in the Middle East, according to records and a source with direct knowl- edge of the transaction.

It’s unclear why the property wasn’t targeted.

Early in his administration, President Trump denounced Qatar as a “funder of terror at a very high level.’’ Then he softened his stance last year and welcomed Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the Oval Office, calling him a “great friend.”

Gorrin originally bought the 3,096-square-foot apartment from its developer for $6.45 million in cash in 2012 through a holding company, city records show.

Last year, he sold the condo for $8.6 million in cash to a holding company called Riverside 3802 LLC.

The transaction took place Sept. 17, 2018, a little more than a month after conspiracy and moneylaundering charges were filed under seal against Gorrin in Miami federal court.

The well-placed source said the buyer of unit 3802 is a member of Qatar’s ruling family.

Reps for the State Department and White House referred questions to the Justice Department, which declined to comment.