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Under investigation

Addax Petroleum

Switzerland-based oil-and-gas subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Sinopec. Named in DOJ filings as the entity that wired the $2.1M bribe to former NNPC GM Paulinus Okoronkwo in October 2015. Used a sham consultancy engagement letter listing a fake Lagos address. As of the DOJ release the corporate side does not appear separately charged.

Sources

SOURCE-01DOJ USAO-CDCA (2026)
DOJ USAO-CDCA, 2026www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/suspended-los-angeles-lawyer-sentenced-more-7-years-federal-prison-receiving-21

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