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Reporter's memo on the criminal records of the companies Trump just handed licenses to trade Venezuelan oil
Published by Public Citizen on January 9, 2026.
Public Citizen on the firms' enforcement records
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Vitol was forced to pay $135 million under a 2020 Deferred Prosecution Agreement
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- A Vance backer got the call to market Venezuela's oil, with no tender · cited for The firms' records, as critics put them
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