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Venezuelan man pleads not guilty to US bribery charge over alleged role in food corruption scheme

By Samuel Rubenfeld
  • 14 Sep 2023 22:17
  • 14 Sep 2023 22:43
Orlando Alfonso Contreras Saab, a Venezuelan citizen, pleaded not guilty to a US foreign bribery conspiracy  charge relating to his alleged role in a sprawling food corruption scheme, according to his lawyer.
Contreras Saab was charged earlier this week in a criminal information document with a count of conspiring to

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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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