DOJ cooperator admits obstruction in Venezuela bribery case

By AML FCPA, AML

DOJ cooperator admits obstruction in Venezuela bribery case

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 7:58AM

A former Houston-based procurement officer for Venezuela’s state energy company who was supposed to be helping the DOJ investigate graft at the company pleaded guilty Monday to obstructing the government’s investigation.

Alfonso Eliezer Gravina, 56, of Katy, Texas, worked for Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. or PDVSA.

He pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.

The FCPA Blog

http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2018/12/11/doj-cooperator-admits-obstruction-in-venezuela-bribery-case.html

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