A Colombian tribunal fined a consortium led by Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht $250 million and banned it from government contracts for 10 years, saying the group used corrupt tactics to
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Italy Judge Says Evidence Shows Eni, Shell Knew of Nigerian Graft
December 17, 2018 No Comment 7 ViewsAn Italian judge found on Monday that oil groups Eni (ENI.MI) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) were fully aware that their 2011 purchase of a Nigerian oilfield would result in corrupt payments to
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Buffalo Billion Overseer Sentenced to 3.5 Years
December 14, 2018 No Comment 19 ViewsThe founder of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison and a $100,000 fine on Dec. 11, after a federal judge admonished him for directing $855
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Alleged Kickback Scheme Leads to Murder-for-Hire, Money-Laundering Charges
December 14, 2018 No Comment 32 ViewsA man living in North Carolina who allegedly laundered part of $150 million in kickbacks related to Russian military contracts was charged in a plot that authorities say involved an extramarital
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Tallahassee City Commissioner, Political Consultant Indicted in FBI Probe
December 13, 2018 No Comment 21 ViewsTallahassee City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox (D) and political consultant Janice Paige Carter-Smith were indicted Wednesday on racketeering, bank fraud, bribery and other charges, in the first
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Ex-Argentina VP Boudou Released From Prison Despite Sentence
December 12, 2018 No Comment 19 ViewsFormer Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou was released from prison under bail Tuesday while he appeals a corruption conviction. Boudou was freed four months after a court sentenced him to five
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Syracuse Developer Sentenced to 3 Years in NY Corruption Trial
December 11, 2018 No Comment 15 ViewsA federal judge on Friday sentenced Syracuse developer Steven Aiello to three years in prison and a $500,000 fine after he was convicted of fraud and conspiracy by juries in two state corruption
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Former Bloomberg LP Exec Among Dozens Indicted in Fraud Scheme
December 11, 2018 No Comment 18 ViewsMore than a dozen executives, including Bloomberg L.P.’s head of global facilities, were busted in a multimillion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme tied to construction projects, sources told The
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Odebrecht Peru Agrees to Plea Deal With Peruvian Authorities Over Bribery Scandal
December 10, 2018 No Comment 21 ViewsBrazilian builder Odebrecht’s Peruvian unit has signed a deal with Peruvian authorities to pay a multimillion dollar fine that will allow it to continue operating in the country in return for
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Former FIFA Official Sentenced to Time Served in Bribery Scandal
December 7, 2018 No Comment 16 ViewsA former FIFA official from Guatemala who was cooperating in the U.S. investigation of corruption in international soccer's governing body was sentenced on Thursday to time served. Ex-Guatemalan
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