bidding in the blind

bidding in the blind

courtesy of the houston chronicle

In this latest case, Gonzalez allegedly conspired to bribe PDVSA and Citgo officials to secure contracts for several companies he controlled from about 2012 until at least 2018, the department said.

The Justice Department said Gonzalez admitted to paying at least $629,000 in bribes to Cesar Rincon David Godoy who formerly managed PDVSA’s procurement subsidiary Bariven. Gonzalez also apparently admitted he and his co-conspirators paid bribes to Alfonso Eliezer Gravina Munoz, a former official at the Houston-based subsidiary PDVSA Services Inc, the Justice Department said.

In exchange for these payments, Rincon and Gravina directed PDVSA contracts to Gonzalez’s companies, gave Gonzalez access to inside information on PDVSA’s procurement process and give priority to his companies over other vendors, the Justice Department said.