Two Businessmen Charged with Foreign Bribery in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme

Rafael Enrique Pinto Franceschi and Franz Herman Muller Huber of Florida, respectively a former sales representative and the president of an unnamed U.S.-based company, have been charged with foreign bribery, wire fraud, and money laundering in a scheme to corruptly secure business advantages from state-run Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.