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Houston Jury Convicts Texas Businessman for Bribing Pemex Officials

He faces up to 15 years under the FCPA after jurors found bribes in cash with luxury items helped secure at least $2.5 million in Pemex contracts.

Empresario mexicano es declarado culpable en EEUU por sobornos a funcionarios de Pemex
Empresario de origen mexicano es hallado culpable de sobornar a funcionarios de Pemex. Foto: Especial
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Overview

  • Ramón Alexandro Rovirosa Martínez was found guilty on one count of FCPA conspiracy and two substantive FCPA counts, and was acquitted on a fourth count.
  • Court evidence showed more than $150,000 in payments, including cash and luxury goods, flowed to at least three Pemex and PEP officials between 2019 and 2021.
  • Prosecutors said the payments were made to retain contracts, ensure payments, and obtain other advantages for companies linked to Rovirosa.
  • The scheme generated business worth at least $2.5 million tied to Pemex and its exploration and production unit, according to the verdict.
  • FBI and Homeland Security Investigations led the case in Houston, a sentencing date has not been set, and alleged co-conspirator Mario Alberto Ávila Lizarraga remains a fugitive.