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Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor

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Andy Spalding
Senior Editor

Jessica Tillipman FCPA Blog

Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor

WILLIAM B.F. STEINMAN

Bill Steinman
Senior Editor

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Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large

Elizabeth K. Spahn

Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus

Cody Worthington

Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor

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Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor

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Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor

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Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor

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Bill Waite
Contributing Editor

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Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor

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Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor

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Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor

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Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor

Posts Tagged: Petroleos de Venezuela

Businessman admits FCPA offenses in Citgo bribe case

Richard L. Cassin May 30, 2019

An executive who controlled several U.S.-based companies pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribing officials at subsidiaries of Venezuela’s state energy company.

Jose Manuel Gonzalez Testino (Gonzalez), 49, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, one count of violating the FCPA, and one count of failing to report foreign bank accounts. … Continue Reading

Two more guilty pleas in PDVSA bribe case

Richard L. Cassin September 13, 2018

A Texas-based businessman who paid bribes to win work in Venezuela, and the corrupt official who took the bribes, pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston.

Juan Carlos Castillo Rincon (Castillo), 55, of Conroe, Texas, was the former manager of a Houston-based logistics and freight forwarding company.… Continue Reading

Swiss banker admits role in Venezuela money laundering ring

Harry Cassin August 23, 2018

A former Julius Baer Group wealth manager pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a billion-dollar scheme to launder money embezzled from the Venezuela state oil company.

Matthias Krull, 44, a German national and Panama resident, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, the DOJ said.… Continue Reading

Feds make another FCPA arrest in PDVSA bribery case

Richard L. Cassin August 1, 2018

A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen was arrested at Miami International Airport Tuesday and charged with bribing an official at Venezuela’s state-owned energy company.

The DOJ charged businessman Jose Manuel Gonzalez Testino (Gonzalez) with conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and with substantive FCPA offenses.… Continue Reading

FCPA guilty plea in PDVSA bribery case

Richard L. Cassin July 16, 2018

A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen pleaded guilty Monday to bribing officials at Venezuela’s state-owned oil company and laundering bribe money others paid to the officials.

Luis Carlos De Leon-Perez, 42, pleaded guilty in federal court in Houston to one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.… Continue Reading