Orense

American

[aw-ren-se] / ɔˈrɛn sɛ /

noun

a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.

Orense British

/ oˈrense /

noun

Galician name: Ourense. a city in NW Spain, in Galicia on the Miño River: warm springs. Pop: 109 475 (2003 est)

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The trial is also expected to include testimony that a former chief executive officer of U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum - which is owned by state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela - helped Orense launder money in the mid-2000s, according to court records and a lawyer involved in a parallel case.

From Reuters

A cooperating witness is also set to testify that a former chief executive officer of U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum - which is owned by state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela - helped Orense launder money in the mid-2000s, according to court records and a lawyer involved in a parallel case.

From Reuters

Orense's lawyers have said the case is built on "rumors" and that there was no direct evidence he bribed officials.

From Reuters

Prosecutors have said Orense worked closely with a former chief of Venezuela's military intelligence agency who was indicted alongside Maduro and extradited to the United States from Spain earlier this year.

From Reuters

They are also expected to attack the credibility of at least one prosecution witness, who law enforcement officials have described in court papers as a former member of Orense's cartel from 2003-2010.

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