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January 08, 2024
5th Circ. Agrees Venezuela Bribery Indictment Deserved Nixing
A Fifth Circuit panel has affirmed the dismissal of a Portuguese national's federal indictment for alleged involvement in bribing Venezuela's state oil company but returned the case to Texas federal court to determine whether its order ended the government's case for good.
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June 07, 2023
Venezuela Bribe Charges Tossed Over 'Intentional' Trial Delays
A Portuguese man indicted in relation to the U.S. government's investigation into alleged bribery at the Venezuelan state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA oil company had his charges dismissed with prejudice by a Texas federal judge who agreed that prosecutors had intentionally caused delays in his case.
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March 26, 2020
US Charges Venezuelan President With Drug Trafficking
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unveiled criminal charges against President Nicolás Maduro Moros and other top Venezuelan officials for allegedly operating a drug cartel with the Colombian guerrilla group FARC and laundering drug proceeds through South Florida real estate and luxury goods.
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September 13, 2019
Asset Managers, Ex-Official Charged In PDVSA Case
Two Swiss asset managers and a former Venezuelan minister have been charged in a U.S. case alleging contractors paid bribes for business with state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA, according to an indictment made public on Friday.
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July 16, 2018
Venezuelan Ex-Official Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering
One of several men indicted last year over an alleged bribery scheme involving Venezuela's state-controlled energy company pled guilty in Texas federal court Monday, admitting that he helped funnel bribes from U.S.-based companies to Venezuelan government officials.
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April 19, 2018
Ex-Venezuelan Official Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
A former Venezuelan official pled guilty in Texas federal court Thursday to a $7 million money laundering scheme involving bribe money allegedly paid by U.S.-based companies to government officials in Venezuela in order to obtain energy contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
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March 15, 2018
Feds Seek To DQ Atty In Venezuelan Bribery Case
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a Texas federal judge to disqualify a defense lawyer for a former Venezuelan government official indicted for his alleged role in a bribery scheme involving the country’s state-owned oil giant, citing the lawyer’s previous representation of a co-defendant in the case.
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February 12, 2018
Former Venezuelan Oil Execs Charged In Bribery Scheme
Prosecutors on Monday unveiled foreign bribery-related charges against five former Venezuelan government officials allegedly connected to a scheme to fraudulently secure energy contracts from the South American nation's state-owned oil giant, saying one of the officials has been extradited from Spain.