Reported by EDMUND H. MAHONY

A federal grand jury indicted a Greenwich oil and gas trader Tuesday for his role in a scheme to bribe Brazilian officials in order to win contracts with state-owed Brazilian energy company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., known as Petrobras.

Gary Oztemel, 66, was named in a superseding indictment with his brother, Glenn Oztemel, 64, of Westport and Brazilian national Eduardo Innecco, who were charged in February. Gary Oztemel was the owner of Oil Trade & Transport S.A. and Petro Trade Services Inc., both of which operated in Connecticut.

The indictment charges that from 2010 through 2018, Gary Oztemel, Glenn Oztemel, Brazil-based Innecco, and others allegedly paid bribes to Petrobras officials.

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