Brazil’s Petrobras found suspicious activity in its oil trading business - and failed to stop it - six years before an alleged bribery scandal erupted in that unit in 2018, according to three
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Russian Anti-Corruption Officer Jailed After Police Find $139 Million In Cash Bribes In His Apartments
June 12, 2019 No Comment 33 ViewsA Russian anti-corruption police officer has been sentenced to more than a decade in jail after being found in possession of $139 million in cash bribes. Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, 41, was
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Former Pa. Judge Sentenced For Corruption, Money Laundering
June 11, 2019 No Comment 14 ViewsA former district judge who extorted business owners for bribes, boasted of his ability to control the votes of other elected officials, and lorded over his working-class Bucks County township
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Former NCAA Coach Gets 3-Month Sentence For Bribery Scheme
June 7, 2019 No Comment 16 Views
Emanuel “Book” Richardson, a former University of Arizona basketball coach who admitted to taking bribes to steer players to sports managers when they go pro, is now the first of four coaches
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Former Metro Airport Official Convicted In Landmark Bribe, Kickback Scheme Totaling Millions
June 6, 2019 No Comment 22 ViewsAfter deliberating for three weeks, a jury has convicted a former Wayne County Airport official on numerous felony charges in connection with maintenance and repair contracts. James Warner, 52, of
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Latvia Adds Laundering To Charges Against ECB’s Rimsevics
June 5, 2019 No Comment 14 Views
Latvian prosecutors expanded charges against European Central Bank Governing Council member Ilmars Rimsevics to include laundering the 250,000-euro ($280,000) bribe he’s already accused of
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South Korea: Former Vice Justice Minister Referred To Trial On Bribery Charges
June 5, 2019 No Comment 9 ViewsFormer Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui was indicted and referred to trial Tuesday on charges of receiving bribes and sexual favors worth 170 million won (US$143,700) from a construction
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Chicago Alderman To Be Arraigned In Federal Court On Corruption Charges
June 4, 2019 No Comment 19 ViewsLongtime Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on sweeping corruption charges alleging he abused his City Hall clout to extort work for his law firm and other favors from
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Miami Executive Pleads Guilty In Venezuela Bribery Case
May 30, 2019 No Comment 27 ViewsAn executive admitted to bribing Petróleos de Venezuela SA officials to secure and keep lucrative contracts, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The case against José Manuel González
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Swiss Investigating Oil Trader Gunvor For Foreign Bribery
May 30, 2019 No Comment 8 ViewsSwitzerland’s Attorney General said it is investigating Gunvor Group Ltd. on “suspicion of bribery of foreign public officials” in the Republic of Congo, underscoring the energy traders’
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