Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme

Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme

A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty today for his role in an international money laundering scheme

involving bribes paid by the owners of U.S.-based companies to Venezeulan government officials in exchange for securing additional business with PDVSA and payment priority on outstanding invoices.

OPA | Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-businessman-pleads-guilty-money-laundering-charges-connection-venezuela-bribery-scheme

Businessman Indicted for Conspiring to Bribe Senior Government Officials of the Republic of Haiti

A businessman was charged in a superseding indictment filed today for his alleged participation in a scheme to bribe senior government officials of the Republic of Haiti in connection with a planned $84 million port development project,

and to launder funds in order to promote the bribery. An alleged co-conspirator was previously charged in the original indictment.

OPA | Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/businessman-indicted-conspiring-bribe-senior-government-officials-republic-haiti