As they continue to hold individuals accountable for financial misconduct, federal prosecutors added four more international businessmen to their tally in the past six days. The cases include:

• Abraham Ortega, of Venezuela, who pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Miami for his role in the bribery and money laundering schemes as part of the ongoing investigation into Venezuela state-owned energy company Petroleos de Venezuela SA. Ortega became the 16th person to plead guilty in the billion-dollar scandal. Other indictments and guilty pleas are here.

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