US Court Convicts Ex-NNPCL Official on Five Fed Charges in $2.1M Oil Company Bribery Case
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 3/09/2025
Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a 58-year-old Nigerian-American lawyer based in Los Angeles, has been found guilty of accepting a $2.1 million bribe while serving as a senior official at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The bribe was connected to securing favorable drilling rights for Addax Petroleum, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec. Okoronkwo, also known as “Pollie,” faces up to 25 years in federal prison, with sentencing scheduled for December 1, 2025, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.A four-day (…)
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