Region: Venezuela

There is an increasing medley of agents working on huge corruption investigations concerning Latin America. “Everybody’s playing in the same pool,” a former prosecutor said.

01 April 2021

26 March 2021

Clyde & Co can release $325 million held on behalf of an arbitration client to the High Court in London after a US federal court dismissed an arrest warrant targeting the funds.

23 March 2021

A former Citgo manager pleaded guilty after arguing that prosecutors “bombarded” him with discovery from his taxes days before trial. The development means the DOJ’s instrumentality theory for Citgo won’t be put to the test.

22 March 2021

18 March 2021

Lawyers for energy company PetroSaudi have claimed that US prosecutors are trying to subvert UK money laundering legislation by interfering in a civil dispute with Venezuela’s state-owned energy company.

23 February 2021

09 February 2021

Federal prosecutors in Miami have accused Venezuela-based businessman Natalino D’Amato of bribing officials at two of PDVSA’s joint ventures.

30 November 2020

27 November 2020

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The Swiss Attorney General’s Office is investigating individuals over allegations of money laundering tied to Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company.

09 September 2020