Ms. Rangel pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S., according to a plea agreement filed last week. Felipe Jaramillo, a lawyer who represents Ms. Rangel, declined to comment. Efforts to reach PdVSA for comment weren’t successful. U.S. prosecutors alleged that bribes were paid to Ms. Rangel and other executives to help secure contracts for Petrocedeno, an oil producer, according to the complaint. The charge against Ms. Rangel was unsealed in March . Her plea is among the latest in an investigation into alleged bribery at PdVSA. At least 27 people have been charged in related cases and most have pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Earlier this month, the Justice Department said it had charged former Citgo Petroleum Corp. procurement officer Jose Luis De Jongh Atencio with one count of conspiracy to launder money and five counts of money laundering. […]