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Ex-Vitol trader’s defense at US bribery trial casts middleman’s brother as living under shadow of older sibling

By Samuel Rubenfeld
  • 26 Jan 2024 23:58
  • 27 Jan 2024 00:30
Before Enrique Pere took the FBI codename “Willard,” the bureau had printed the name "Hermanito" – the Spanish word for “little brother” – for him on the form spelling out what he could and could not do as a confidential human source for a US investigation into bribery in Ecuador.
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Samuel Rubenfeld

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Samuel Rubenfeld is a reporter covering cases of bribery and corruption and some international trade issues. Prior to joining MLex, he was editor of the Kharon Brief, a news and data analysis platform focused on global security issues, including sanctions and export controls. Earlier in his career, Rubenfeld spent about a decade at The Wall Street Journal, including nearly nine years as a reporter covering corporate risk and compliance concerns such as bribery, money laundering, sanctions, terrorist financing and whistleblowers.

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