Ex-NNPC lawyer faces 25 years imprisonment in US for $2.1m swiss bribe, tax evasion A Nigerian lawyer, Paulinus Okoronkwo, residing in Valencia, has been indicted by the FBI on multiple charges relating to an alleged $2.1 million bribe he received during his tenure at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The bribe was reportedly linked to negotiating favorable drilling rights for a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned oil company. Okoronkwo, who practices immigration and personal injury law from a Koreatown office, faces a five-count indictment, including charges of engaging in monetary transactions...