# Former Vitol oil trader sentenced to four years in US prison over Ecuador and Mexico bribery

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- Reuters, 2026-09-18 21:50 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/former-vitol-oil-trader-sentenced-four-years-us-prison-over-ecuador-mexico-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aadb20e89e5cf0001dfb7a8

> A former oil trader at Vitol was sentenced in the United States on Friday to four years in prison after a 2024 corruption conviction. The case involved more than $1 million in bribes paid to officials in Ecuador and Mexico to secure business.