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Ex-officials at Venezuela's PDVSA pleaded guilty in bribe case

By REUTERS

MARCH 23, 2016 17:10

Updated: MARCH 23, 2016 17:09

Three former officials at Venezuela's state oil company have pleaded guilty to US charges related to a scheme by two businessmen to corruptly secure energy contracts, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday.

The three former officials at Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) pleaded guilty under seal in December to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Their pleas were unsealed by a federal judge in Houston on Tuesday.

The ex-PDVSA officials are Jose Luis Ramos Castillo, 38; Christian Javier Maldonado Barillas, 39; and Alfonzo Eliezer Gravina Munoz, 53.

Their case relates to charges against two Venezuelan businessmen, Roberto Rincon and Abraham Jose Shiera Bastidas, who were charged in December with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Shiera pleaded guilty on Tuesday

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