FLASH: Ex-NNPC GM Convicted In US Over $2.1m Bribe, Faces 10-Year Prison Sentence

A United States court has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American, guilty of receiving a $2.1 million bribe. Okoronkwo, former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now NNPC Limited, was found guilty of transactional money laundering, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said while serving as NNPC’s upstream division general manager, Okoronkwo…

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