🕵Five Former Venezuelan Government Officials Charged in Money Laundering Scheme Involving Foreign Bribery .
Charges were unsealed today against five former Venezuelan government officials for their alleged participation in an international money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure energy contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).
Two of the five defendants are also charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
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