Wilson Pleads Guilty
As highlighted here, in March the DOJ filed a criminal information against Alfonso Wilson (CEO of Oil Technologies Consortium) alleging that he and others obtained and retained a December 2021 Contract with PEMEX for an Equipment Company through corrupt and fraudulent means including by offering and paying bribes to a Foreign Official.
The Equipment Company (described as a company based in Texas) is believed to be Drillmec.
The Foreign Official is described as a senior executive at PEMEX Exploración y Producción (“PEP” – a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of PEMEX) between 2018 and 2021.
DOJ Charges Individual In Connection With Alleged PEMEX Bribery Scheme
Earlier this week in the S.D. of Texas, this DOJ filed a criminal information against Alfonso Wilson alleging that he and others obtained and retained a December 2021 Contract with PEMEX for an Equipment Company through corrupt and fraudulent means, including by offering and paying bribes to a Foreign Official.
Wilson is described was a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and a resident who owned and controlled an Intermediary Company and who had responsibilities for liaising with Foreign Official as an agent of Equipment Company in connection with obtaining the December 2021 Contract for Equipment Company.
According to this LinkedIn profile, Al Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer at Oil Technologies Consortium. Wilson’s LinkedIn profile indicates that between 1994 and 2006 he worked at PEMEX.
The Equipment Company (described as a company based in Texas) is believed to be Drillmec.
The Foreign Official is described as a senior executive at PEMEX Exploración y Producción (“PEP” – a wholly owned exploration and production subsidiary of PEMEX) between 2018 and 2021.