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Former Petrobras official tells US court he negotiated bribe-linked deals with Connecticut trader via intermediary

By Samuel Rubenfeld
  • 10 Sep 2024 01:37
  • 10 Sep 2024 01:37
A former official of Brazil state-owned energy company Petrobras testified today at the US corruption trial of a Connecticut oil trader that he had negotiated deals through an intermediary who was paying him bribes.
Rodrigo Berkowitz, who traded fuel oil and feedstocks for Petrobras across stints in Houston, London and

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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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