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Malawi police arrest South African preacher and businessman Shepard Bushiri. Earlier, he had fled from justice from South Africa to Malawi. Reuters reports. Bushiri was…

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Australian police arrest man over Iraqi officials bribes worth $78 million

19.11.2020

Australian police have arrested Russell Waugh, former Leighton Offshore Pty Ltd managing director, for bribing Iraqi officials in the amount of $ 78 million to…

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Kazakh ex-banker sentenced to 11 years in prison for embezzling $ 334 million

18.11.2020

A court in Almaty has sentenced former banker Zhomart Ertaev to 11 years in prison for embezzling $ 334 million from Bank RBK. The court…

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Ex-Harvard coach accused of taking $1,5 million in bribes

17.11.2020

A former Harvard University fencing coach was arrested on charges of taking bribes from a businessman. In exchange for the money, he promised to secure…

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Israeli police arrest man on suspicion of € 1,5 million fraud

16.11.2020

Ilan Abraham Marco, citizen of Israel and France, called elderly French people, who had suffered from binary options fraud, and presented himself as a French…

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Bolivian Football Federation head detained at match over corruption charges

13.11.2020

The interim head of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) was detained by police on corruption charges during the World Cup qualifying match with Ecuador. The…

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Fugitive Iraqi governor sentenced in absentia for embezzlement of $ 11.7 million

13.11.2020

The Iraqi Integrity Commission reported that Karrar Al-Abadi, former governor of Babil province, was sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling $ 11.7 million…

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Portuguese police searched Benfica and Sporting offices in corruption case

12.11.2020

Portuguese police have raided the offices of football clubs Benfica, Sporting, and Santa Clara as part of a corruption and money laundering investigation linked to…

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Former Kansas bank executive sentenced to five years for $ 15 million fraud

11.11.2020

A former Kansas bank executive was sentenced to five years in prison for fraudulently seeking a $ 15 million building loan from 25 Kansas banks.…

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Microsoft employee sentenced to nine years for $ 10 million fraud

10.11.2020

A US court has sentenced Ukrainian national and former Microsoft programmer Volodymyr Kvashuk to nine years in prison for stealing over $ 10 million in…

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Peruvian Congress ousted president on corruption charges

10.11.2020

The Congress of the Republic of Peru has ousted president Martin Vizcarra on November 9 in an impeachment vote on corruption charges and his handling…

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One of China’s most corrupt banker sentenced to death

09.11.2020

A court in China sentenced the former chairman of Hengfeng bank, Cai Guohua, to death with two-year reprieve after convicting him of corruption, embezzlement, bribery…

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Senior police officers in Slovakia arrested on corruption charges

06.11.2020

The Slovak authorities searched the homes of several high-ranking former police officers in the country and brought them in for interrogation on charges of corruption…

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Ex-king of Spain faces new money laundering charges

06.11.2020

The prosecutor’s office in Spain have opened an investigation into whether ex-king Juan Carlos I used credit cards linked to accounts not registered in his…

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Brazilian president’s son accused of corruption and operating a criminal organization

05.11.2020

The Brazilian prosecutors has accused Flavio Bolsonaro of corruption for receiving salaries for his employees, who did not really work for him, when he was…

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Ex-CEO of Raiffeisen bank accused of fraud, embezzlement and bribery

04.11.2020

The Zurich prosecutor’s office has accused the former head of the Swiss bank Raiffeisen Pierin Vincenz of fraud, embezzlement and bribery after a two-year criminal…

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Mexico is one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists

03.11.2020

Arturo Alba Medina, a Mexican journalist and TV presenter, was killed in the crime-ridden city of Ciudad Juarez just after his program ended. This is…

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Former FIFA secretary general handed suspended jail term in corruption case

02.11.2020

A Swiss court has sentenced Jerome Valcke, a former FIFA general secretary, to a suspended sentence for his role in the allocation of World Cup…

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Romanian prosecutors accuses ex-minister of bribery

02.11.2020

The Romanian prosecutor’s office has accused former politician Nicolae Banicioiu of bribery in the amount of € 800,000 while he was minister of sports and…

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US authorities charged 60 people in $ 300 million telemarketing fraud

31.10.2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has indicted 60 people for their involvement in a $ 300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme targeted that targeted elderly victims.…

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Two Americans charged in $ 2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

31.10.2020

Steven Goldstein, a San Fernando Valley businessman from California, was arrested on charges of fraud with his business partner Raymond Magana. Goldstein and Magana fraudulently…

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Head of State Veterinary Inspection detained in Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of embezzlement of public funds

30.10.2020

The State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic suppressed a corruption scheme that has been operating for a long time in the State…

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Former American drug fighter convicted in $ 4.4 million fraud

30.10.2020

Former Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman, Garrison Kenneth Courtney, was sentenced to seven years in prison for posing as a CIA officer to defraud several companies…

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South Korean ex-president sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges

29.10.2020

The Supreme Court of South Korea has confirmed the sentence against former President Lee Myung-bak, who was found guilty of corruption. He will spend 17…

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Brazilian senator caught stealing money intended for fight against coronavirus

16.10.2020

Brazilian Senator Chico Rodrigues was caught with approximately $ 5,000 in his underwear. The money was found during a search of the politician during a…

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South African military general’s wife arrested for $ 6 million fraud

15.10.2020

South African authorities have arrested the wife of a senior military general, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, on charges of $ 6 million fraud, Sunday Times reports. Later,…

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Germany’s largest bank fined 13,5 million euros for money laundering violations

15.10.2020

Frankfurt prosecutors fined Deutsche Bank 13,5 million euros for violations related to money laundering of the Estonian branch of Danske Bank, Bloomberg reports. German bank…

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Ex-manager of Unaoil sentenced for bribery in Iraq

14.10.2020

A London court sentenced the former employee of the oil and gas consultancy Unaoil to 3.5 years in prison for bribing Iraqi officials to win…

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Maldives ex-vice president sentenced to 20 years for corruption

09.10.2020

Maldives court has sentenced ex-vice president Ahmed Adeeb to 20 years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and misuse of government authority related to…

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Slovenian Prime Minister indicted for abuse of power in real estate deals

05.10.2020

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has been indicted on suspicion of abuse of power in real estate deals in the early 2000s. Jansa can be…

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Africa loses $ 89 billion every year to corruption in exports

29.09.2020

Africa is losing nearly $ 89 billion a year, equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, due to tax evasion and corruption in exports, according to…

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Сoronavirus threat to convicts in overcrowded Zimbabwe prisons

29.09.2020

Hopewell Chin’ono, a well-known Zimbabwean investigativ journalist. and Jacob Ngarivhume, opposition leader, spoke about the harsh conditions and overcrowding in Zimbabwe’s prisons, as well as the…

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US fraudster created Black Lives Matter and spent $200,000 in donations for personal purchases

28.09.2020

The FBI arrested an Atlanta fraudster in the United States for forming the Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta and squandering $ 200,000 in donations…

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Iran sentences ex-judiciary official to 31 years in prison for corruption

14.09.2020

The Iranian authorities has sentenced Akbar Tabari, a former high-ranking judiciary official, to 31 years in prison on charges of “setting up and heading a…

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US authorities accused 57 people of stealing $ 175 million from pandemic relief programs

14.09.2020

The US Department of Justice had accused 57 people of stealing $ 175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses during…

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Personal protective equipment corruption akin to murder, says South African President

11.09.2020

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has compared those linked to Covid-19 personal protective equipment corruption to murderers, Sunday Times reports. Speaking to members of the…

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China’s Netflix fined $ 35 million for stock fraud by securities regulator

09.09.2020

Chinese streaming service LeEco (Leshi Internet Information & Technology) said that it has been fined $35 million following an investigation into suspected fraud in its…

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Israel Police investigating multimillion-dollar fraud

09.09.2020

On September 7, Israeli police arrested 30 people for massive conspiracy using false documents on hundreds of companies, tax evasion and money laundering tens of…

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Ecuadorian court upholds corruption conviction for ex-president

09.09.2020

A court in Ecuador upheld a sentence handed down in April against ex-President Rafael Correa and barred him from taking part in the 2021 presidential…

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Football corruption whistleblower faces 90 criminal charges

07.09.2020

Football Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto is facing 90 criminal charges, including computer fraud, attempted extortion and violating privacy of correspondence after he accessed and shared…

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American pleads guilty in $ 722 million cryptocurrency fraud

04.09.2020

A California resident pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency mining fraud of $ 722 million. Joseph Frank Abel of Camarillo, California, USA, admitted that he was…

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Iranian press-freedom awardee jailed over criticism of authorities

03.09.2020

Iranian economic journalist Mohammad Mosaed said the court sentenced him to 4 years and 9 months in prison and banned him from conducting journalism activities…

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Zimbabwe court frees anti-corruption activists

03.09.2020

A court in Zimbabwe freed prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who exposed corruption in the supply of equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and Zimbabwe’s…

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Nigerian authorities investigate $ 140 million corruption case

02.09.2020

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has quizzed top management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over allegations of…

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Governor in Kenya fired 48 officials over lack of proper education

02.09.2020

Governor of Kiambu County in Kenya James Nyoro fired 48 municipal board members over lack of proper education. Nyoro said their appointments were made in…

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Head of medical clinic in US sentenced to 13 years in prison for laundering multimillion-dollar

02.09.2020

The head of a medical clinic in the United States was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a vast multimillion-dollar health…

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China – Iran: Illegal Oil Trade

01.09.2020

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project investigated the laundering of China’s oil money for Iran. Swedish-Iranian businessman Hatam Khatun Nema ran an obscure Hong…

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Americans lost $ 100 million to COVID-19 fraud

29.08.2020

In 2020, U.S. residents lost over $ 106 million and filed over 160,000 reports of fraud related to COVID-19 and $ 1,200 stimulus checks. The…

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US man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for $ 62 million compounded medication scam

29.08.2020

On August 26, James Chen of Monterey Park in the San Gabriel Valley in the United States was sentenced to 34 months in federal prison…

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US clinic owner sentenced to 4 years in prison for $ 5 million fraud

26.08.2020

Mahyar David Yadidi, who worked as a chiropractor at the San Pedro Philips Chiropractic Clinic in Los Angeles, was sentenced, Aug. 25, to just under…

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US citizen charged of fraudulently taking $414,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

26.08.2020

On August 25, a North Carolina local in the United States was charged with fraud to receive over $ 414,000 in COVID-19 relief from the…

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Russian Accounts Chamber reveals the payment of pensions after death

25.08.2020

Auditors of the Accounts Chamber in Russia found that the territorial offices of the Pension Fund continue to pay pensions after the death of citizens…

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Mauritanian police released ex-president after arrest for corruption on own recognizance

25.08.2020

Former Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz has been released on his own recognizance and remains under surveillance after being interrogated by the Economic Crimes…

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Saudi Arabia accuses officials of corruption at tourism projects

24.08.2020

The Saudi government has fired a number of government officials on suspicion of corruption working with the Red Sea Company and Souda Development Company tourism…

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Officials in Philippines accused of corruption related to COVID-19

24.08.2020

437 Filipino officials and their civilian accomplices have been charged for allegedly stealing the government’s COVID-19 cash aid, on August 24, media company Coconuts reports.…

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Ex-lover of Spain’s ex-king denies money laundering charges

21.08.2020

The ex-lover of Juan Carlos, the disgraced former king of Spain, has described his decision to transfer €65m in 2012 to her as an «enormously…

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South Africa investigates corruption of $290 million

20.08.2020

On August 19, the head of the Special Investigation Unit in South Africa announced that the country’s authorities are investigating cases of corruption in government…

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Tunisian ministers accused of lobbying plastics producers

20.08.2020

Members of the Tunisian government have been accused of lobbying the interests of plastics producers, implying a new corruption scandal over the decision to use…

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Angolan court sentences ex-president’s son to 5 years for embezzling $ 1.5 billion

19.08.2020

On August 14, the Supreme Court of Angola sentenced Jose Filomeno dos Santos, son of Jose Eduardo dos Santos (former President of Angola from 1979…

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Ex-President of Mauritania interrogated in the case of embezzlement of state property

19.08.2020

On August 17, Mauritania’s Economic Crimes Police launched an investigation against former President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz on charges of mismanagement and misappropriation of public…

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Kuwaiti court sentenced dozens of officials for financial crimes

18.08.2020

On August 16, a Kuwaiti Criminal Court sentenced a sheikh from the ruling family and a senior Interior Ministry officer to prison for embezzlement of…

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Britain paid $200 million for unusable masks

17.08.2020

According to the non-profit organization, about 50 million masks purchased by the UK under a $326 million contract will not be used by the National…

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Anti-pandemic budget money was stolen in Libya

14.08.2020

The Libyan Audit Bureau said that the funds directed to combat the outbreak of the Corona epidemic in Libya went into the pockets of officials…

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Former chief Prosecutor of Jilin province admitted to $6.67 million in bribes

13.08.2020

Yang Keqin, the former chief Prosecutor of the Jilin people’s Prosecutor’s office, admitted to accepting bribes during an open trial at the Shijiazhuang intermediate municipal…

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Bosnia: 17 policemen were arrested under suspicion of corruption

12.08.2020

Police officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina turned against some of their colleagues, detaining 17 traffic policemen suspected of abusing their posts and taking bribes to…

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US prosecutors ask for zero jail time for $ 2 million in corruption

11.08.2020

Robin Hayes, the head of the North Carolina Republican party, was involved in a $ 2 million bribery scandal. At the same time, the Prosecutor’s…

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Embroiled in a financial scandal Former king of Spain went to a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi

10.08.2020

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos is reportedly staying at a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi after going into self-imposed exile, The Independent reported. According to…

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Germany blames Audi executives for the Dieselgate scandal

07.08.2020

German prosecutors filed fraud charges against three former Board members and a retired senior employee of car manufacturer Audi for participating in manipulating engines to…

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The Beirut explosion can be caused by negligence or bribery

06.08.2020

An explosion on Tuesday evening at a warehouse in the port of Beirut killed at least 135 people, injured 5,000 and left more than 200,000…

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USA: in the case of the largest cyber fraud for $568 million found guilty

05.08.2020

An author of malicious computer software and a member of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy in a U.S. court to participation in…

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Amazon’s machine learning technology helps retailers fight fraud

04.08.2020

Amazon has introduced anti-fraud technology for retailers, reports Techhq. Amazon Fraud Detector automates the time-consuming and expensive steps of creating, training, and deploying a machine…

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The Taiwan President’s General Secretary resigns amid bribery associated with the family

03.08.2020

The General Secretary of the President, Su Jiaquan, resigned on August 2, as his nephew, Su Cheng-Jing, a lawmaker of the democratic progressive Party (DPP),…

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Former Chief of China Development Bankappears in court on charges of bribery of $12 million

31.07.2020

A court in northeast China’s Hebei province on heard the corruption case of Hu Huaibang, the former Chairman of China Development Bank (CDB). Hu is…

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Airbus subsidiary was accused of corruption in Saudi Arabia

30.07.2020

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office announced charges against the GPT project’s Special management and three people in relation to a criminal investigation launched eight years ago…

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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan after writing about corruption

29.07.2020

A social media activist in the Barkhan district of the restive the Balochistan province was shot dead on July 23, 2020, and the provincial Affairs…

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South Africa: 20 cases of corruption with COVID-19 cash payments are being investigated

28.07.2020

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a wide-ranging bribery investigation as the country with the world’s fifth-largest number of COVID-19 cases prepares for more…

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Prosecutor demanded 25 year prison sentence for murder of Slovak journalist

27.07.2020

The 21-day trial for the murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee ended with a Prosecutor recommending that the three remaining defendants in…

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12,000 tons of counterfeit products worth €28 million were seized in Europe

24.07.2020

Law enforcement agencies from 83 countries have eliminated 19 organized criminal groups and arrested 406 suspects during a six-month operation aimed at illegal trafficking in…

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Employees of Fiat Chrysler in Toledo were at the center of a corruption scandal

23.07.2020

A group of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) employees is suing the FCA and the United Auto Workers (UAW), for racketeering and conspiracy, claiming they are…

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Thousands of fake medical masks and medicines seized in the Middle East

22.07.2020

Amid a global surge in supplies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of fake medical masks and medicines were seized during an Interpol operation in…

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ComEd to pay $200 million fine in bribery case

21.07.2020

American electric company ComEd (Exelon Company) has agreed to pay $200 million to settle a federal criminal investigation into a years-long bribery scheme, Nasdaq reported. …

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The USA tried to seize the property of former President of the Gambia in Maryland

20.07.2020

The US Department of justice is seeking the confiscation of Maryland property owned by ex-Gambian President Yahya Jammeh worth about $ 3.5 million dollars, which…

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France takes 93 million euro slice out of ‘ham cartel’

17.07.2020

French authorities have handed out 93 million euros in fines to 12 companies for engaging in a cartel that fixed prices of or ham and…

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The Prime Minister of Canada apologized for the conflict of interest

16.07.2020

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted that he “made a mistake” by not refusing to participate in discussions on the choice of an organization for…

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Huawei may be involved in 5G corruption scandal in Namibia

15.07.2020

A city Councilwoman in the Namibian capital claims that a local politician offered her a bribe to ensure that Chinese tech giant Huawei wins an…

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Hollywood actress paid $500 thousand for the admission of her daughters to the University

14.07.2020

Actress Lori Laughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli asked a judge to reduce their bail after pleading guilty in the College admissions scandal, CBS reports. …

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France: millions of cases of unemployment fraud due to COVID-19

13.07.2020

The Paris Prosecutor’s office is currently conducting a nationwide investigation into mass fraud and money laundering by organized criminal groups, which it has not identified,…

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South Korea court shorts ex-president Park’s jail term by 10 years

10.07.2020

A Seoul court on July, 10th slashed disgraced former president Park Geun-hye’s prison terms by 10 years, in what should be the final ruling over…

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Uganda: 4 officials arrested for overcharging food aid for Covid-19

09.07.2020

Four high-ranking officials in the office of the Prime Minister (OPM), accused of fraud in connection with the purchase of emergency food aid to people…

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New independent European Prosecutor’s office may appear in the European Union

08.07.2020

The European anti-fraud office (OLAF) has unveiled its plans to strengthen the EU’s long-standing fight against corruption, just ahead of a new local development funding…

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South Africa: under invistigation corruption in the 500 billion rands COVID-19 aid Fund

07.07.2020

South Africa’s special investigative unit (SIU) is investigating corruption in the 500 billion rands aid Fund set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa back in April.…

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Pakistan: Court Dismisses Judge Who Convicted Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

06.07.2020

APakistani court dismissed a former accountability court judge over a controversial video scandal in which he purportedly confessed to have sentenced deposed prime minister Nawaz…

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Alexion Pharma to pay $21 million fine for paying bribes in Russia and Turkey

03.07.2020

On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Boston – based Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed to pay more than $…

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Part of China’s gold reserves turned out to be fake

03.07.2020

Gold bars weighing 83 tons of Chinese gold processing company Wuhan Kingold Jewelry turned out to be fake, according to JCK. The bars are made…

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COVID-19: Pakistan has a black market for plasma

29.06.2020

Pakistan is gripped by chaos — the number of infected is growing, there are not enough beds, medicines,ventilators. Deals are being made all over the…

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Novartis will pay $233 million for the resolution of allegations of bribery

26.06.2020

Pharmaceutical Corporation Novartis has reached an agreement with the Department of justice and the U.S. securities and exchange Commission to settle bribery investigations. Novartis and…

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Siemens starts supporting Maritime anti-corruption network in Nigeria

25.06.2020

The Maritime anti-corruption network (MACN) is expanding its “Collective action” initiative in Nigeria with the support of the Siemens Integrity initiative. The project will be…

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USA: school teacher bribed Federal agent to hide drug trade

23.06.2020

Prosecutors say, that a school teacher Michael Masecchia in Buffalo paid DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni a $ 250,000 bribe to “protect and advise drug traffickers…

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Zimbabwe: $ 60 million for the fight against coronavirus involved in corruption of the Minister of health

22.06.2020

Zimbabwe’s health Minister was released from custody on Saturday on bail after being arrested the day before on corruption charges related to the illegal purchase…

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Saudi Arabia is fighting corruption

19.06.2020

Abu Dhabi: a large-scale campaign against corruption began last month across Saudi Arabia. An official source in the Saudi anti-corruption Commission said that interrogations began…

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