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Lawyer for ex-Vitol trader accuses middleman during US corruption trial of being 'mastermind' of prior bribery scheme

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( January 19, 2024, 00:34 GMT | Insight) -- The defense team of a former Vitol trader began their cross-examination today of a middleman testifying in a corruption trial by accusing him of being the “mastermind” of a prior bribery scheme involving another commodities trading firm, and of using an illicit “playbook” to secure business with Ecuador’s state energy company.The defense team of a former Vitol trader began their cross-examination today of a middleman testifying in a corruption trial by accusing him of being the “mastermind” of a prior bribery scheme involving another commodities trading firm, and of using an illicit “playbook” to secure business with Ecuador’s state energy company....

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