A billionaire businessman, previously accused of meddling in Australia’s politics on behalf of China, conspired to bribe a prominent United Nations diplomat, an Australian politician said on
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Australia: Guilty Plea, Finally, in Reserve Bank Bribery Case
May 21, 2018 No Comment 13 Views
A former Reserve Bank company executive has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in one of Australia’s most protracted corruption prosecutions over a payment to a Malaysian arms dealer to grease the
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Former Maryland Legislator Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
May 17, 2018 No Comment 12 ViewsA former Maryland state delegate and ex-Prince George’s County Council member was sentenced to four and a half years in prison Wednesday in a bribery case prosecutors said involved “the use of
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Argentina Begins Legal Proceedings Against Former President
May 15, 2018 No Comment 19 ViewsArgentinean federal judge, Julian Ercolini, on Monday began legal proceedings against former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (2007-2015) and her two children for charges of money laundering
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Macau Tycoon Gets 4 Years in Prison for Bribing U.N. Diplomats
May 14, 2018 No Comment 18 ViewsA billionaire real estate developer from Macau was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for bribing two diplomats, including a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, to help
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Former Guatemalan Judge Given Life Ban by FIFA for Bribery
May 10, 2018 No Comment 17 ViewsA former Guatemalan judge was banned from football for life by global soccer body FIFA on Tuesday for bribery while he was general secretary of his country’s football federation. Hector
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Former Top China Official Gets Life Term for Corruption
May 8, 2018 No Comment 24 Views
A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced former political high-flyer Sun Zhengcai to life in prison for taking more than $26 million in bribes, making him one of the biggest names to fall in President Xi
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Former Arkansas State Senator and Consultant Convicted for Bribery Scheme
May 7, 2018 No Comment 34 ViewsA former Arkansas State Senator and an Arkansas consultant have been convicted for a bribery scheme in which state funds were directed to non-profit entities in exchange for kickbacks funneled
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Feds Indict Brother of Man Accused of Stealing $330 Million From Honduran Government
May 2, 2018 No Comment 27 ViewsA federal grand jury in New Orleans handed up a 12-count indictment Tuesday against Carlos Zelaya, the brother of Mario Zelaya, who is accused of stealing $330 million from the Honduran social
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Former Arkansas Legislator Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery and Conspiracy Charges
May 1, 2018 No Comment 15 Views
A former Arkansas county judge and lawmaker pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to accept more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for influencing legislation and transactions in the state,
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