Texas U.S. Attorney: Former Energy Trader for Vitol Inc. Guilty in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release:
A 50-year-old former energy trader from Houston has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts for his then-employer Vitol Inc., the U.S. affiliate of the largest independent energy trading firm in the world.
According to court documents, Javier Aguilar and his co-conspirators paid approxi . . .
A 50-year-old former energy trader from Houston has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts for his then-employer Vitol Inc., the U.S. affiliate of the largest independent energy trading firm in the world.
According to court documents, Javier Aguilar and his co-conspirators paid approxi . . .