As it became known during the trial in the United States, representatives of the largest oil traders bribed Ecuadorian officials in order to receive lucrative contracts for the supply of oil. This was reported by Bloomberg.
According to Nielsen Arias, the former chief executive of the state-owned Petroecuador company, as well as brokerage brothers Antonio and Enrique Pere, at least 20-24 people received bribes. These include employees of the oil company, the Ministry of Finance and the administration of the President of Ecuador.
Some of the $13.5 million that Arias received from Gunvor alone went to buy a Patek Philippe watch for $70,000, and this money was seized as evidence. Additionally, $120 thousand from Gunvor was used to renovate the bathrooms of Arias’ house in Portugal.
Representatives of Vitol, Trafigura, Noble Group, Petredec and Sargeant Marine are also accused of paying bribes. The sizes of the commissions were recorded in the tables. For example, for a contract for the supply of fuel oil with Vitol, the company paid intermediaries 25 cents per barrel.
According to Antonio Pere, the total amount of bribes he received exceeded $ 100 million. When asked if he helped customers without paying bribes, the intermediary said that he did not remember such cases.
Before that, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak connected Increasing discount on Russian oil due to EU sanctions.
Previously in Ukraine detained A judge who takes bribes from draft dodgers.