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Former Vitol oil trader convicted of Ecuador, Mexico corruption charges

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Javier Aguilar found guilty of three counts of foreign bribery, foreign bribery conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. He faces up to 30 years in prison, but would likely get a lesser punishment. Vitol in December 2020 admitted to bribing officials in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador and agreed to pay $164 million to resolve U.S. and Brazilian probes.

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The Straits Times

Former Vitol oil trader convicted of Ecuador, Mexico corruption charges

NEW YORK - A former oil trader at Vitol, one of the world's largest energy trading companies, was convicted on Friday of corruption charges stemming from more than $1 million in bribes he paid to officials in Ecuador and Mexico to win business. Read more at straitstimes.com.

5 months ago·Singapore

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Former NRA chairman convicted of corruption

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5 months ago·Munich, Germany

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Het Nieuwsblad

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5 months ago·Belgium

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Former Vitol oil trader convicted of Ecuador, Mexico corruption charges

Former Vitol oil trader convicted of Ecuador, Mexico corruption charges A former oil trader at Vitol, one of the world's largest energy trading companies, was convicted on Friday of corruption charges stemming from more than $1 million in bribes he paid to officials in Ecuador and Mexico to win business. A federal jury in Brooklyn found Javier Aguilar guilty of three counts of foreign bribery, foreign bribery conspiracy, and money laundering co…

5 months ago

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Spiegel

Wayne LaPierre: Former chef of US gun lobby NRA convicted of corruption.

Wayne LaPierre, long-time head of the National Rifle Association, has stolen more than five million dollars from the membership fund. A jury came to this conviction.

5 months ago·Germany

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Former Vitol oil trader convicted of Ecuador, Mexico corruption charges

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former oil trader at Vitol, one of the world’s largest energy trading companies, was convicted on Friday of corruption charges stemming from more than $1 million in bribes he paid to officials in Ecuador and Mexico to win business. A federal jury in Brooklyn found Javier Aguilar guilty of three counts of foreign bribery, foreign bribery conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. Federal prosecutors in Brookly…

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