Mexican National Sentenced in Scheme to Bribe Ecuadorian and Mexican Government Officials
Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years in prison for his role in two separate schemes to bribe foreign officials in Ecuador and Mexico. He was also ordered to pay $7.13 million in forfeiture and a $100,000 fine.
What happened
Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years in prison for his role in two separate schemes to bribe foreign officials in Ecuador and Mexico. He was also ordered to pay $7.13 million in forfeiture and a $100,000 fine.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Mexican National Sentenced in Scheme to Bribe Ecuadorian and Mexican Government Officials ↗
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