A former sales manager for BizJet International Sales and Support Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to bribe government officials in Latin America, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Jald Jensen, 73, of Panama City, and previously of Van Nuys, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said Jensen’s arrest, extradition and guilty plea mark “the final conviction in this long-running case.” U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Nassar for the Northern District of Oklahoma said Jensen was returned to the United States to face charges stemming from a 2012 indictment.

According to court documents, Jensen was a regional sales manager for BizJet from 2004 to 2010. BizJet is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG and provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. Jensen’s duties included obtaining business from new customers and maintaining and increasing business with existing customers.

The court documents say BizJet served customers in Latin America, Mexico and Panama. Those customers included the air fleet for the Mexican President, the Mexico Federal Police, the Governor of the Mexican State of Sinaloa and the Panama Aviation Authority.

According to the Justice Department, Jensen bribed foreign officials who had authority and influence over contract awards. It said he conspired with others to unlawfully direct business to BizJet. He also conspired with others to conceal and funnel money to the officials from various bank accounts throughout the United States, including through his shell company, Avionica International & Associates Inc., the department said.

In 2012, BizJet entered a deferred prosecution agreement and paid a criminal penalty of $11.8 million. Between 2012 and 2013, three of Jensen’s co-conspirators pleaded guilty. They were Bernd Kowalewski, a former president and chief executive officer; Peter Dubois, a former vice president of sales and marketing; and Neal Uhl, a former vice president of finance.

Jensen was extradited from Panama in September 2026. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The court will schedule sentencing for a date in 2027, and a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Nassar thanked law enforcement partners whose coordinated efforts made the extradition possible. Darren Cox, the assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, said the plea reflects the FBI’s “long memory and global reach.”

The FBI’s Washington Field Office, International Corruption Unit, is investigating the case. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs secured Jensen’s arrest and extradition from Panama.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Whipple of the Northern District of Oklahoma is prosecuting the case. He is joined by Assistant Chief William Schurmann and Trial Attorney Joel Crespo of the Criminal Division’s White Collar and Corporate Enforcement Section.