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    6 U.S. Citgo Executives Convicted And Sentenced in Venezuela

    First arrested in Venezuela in November 2017, they were convicted Thanksgiving Day on corruption charges and immediately sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
    by Jaclyn Diaz Nov 27, 2020 2 minutes
    Six executives for Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, were convicted and sentenced Thursday to more than eight years for allegations of corruption.

    Six U.S. oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms Thursday.

    Known as the Citgo 6, the men are all employees of the Houston-based refining company of the same name, which isowned by Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA.

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