New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned on April 12, hours after authorities arrested him on charges related to a campaign finance fraud investigation. Governor Kathy Hachul said that Benjamin’s resignation was effective immediately. “While the legal process plays out, …
Malaysia’s High Court has ordered former Deputy Prime Minister and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to enter his defense on corruption, bribery, and money laundering charges. Malay Mail reported that Ahmad Zahid would be defending 47 …
The Civil Society Coalition against Torture and Impunity on Monday said two Tajik police officers were fired after being found guilty of extortion and blackmailing a Finland citizen in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital city. The two officers – the head of …
Turkish authorities arrested an American diplomat working at the US consulate in Beirut, for allegedly helping a Syrian national fly to Germany on a fake diplomatic passport. Daily News reported that the diplomat has been accused of selling a fake …
A United States judge approved on Sept. 28 the extradition of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo who was arrested two years ago on corruption charges. Judge Thomas Hixson of the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California ruled …
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Datuk Seri Azam Baki promised to investigate bribery reports in exchange for vaccination certificates on Tuesday. The statement from MACC came in response to reports circulating on social and local media that some unvaccinated …
Indonesia’s anti-corruption court on Monday sentenced a former social affairs minister to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking $1.2 million in bribes related to the government’s aid for impoverished families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. According …
Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg has to surrender to the Manhattan district attorney’s office early Thursday. Weisselberg and the Trump Organization brace themselves to face criminal charges filed against them in connection with an alleged tax crime. According …
The U.S. Justice Department has charged the former ambassador of Chad to the U.S. and Canada of soliciting a bribe in exchange for oil rights. Mahamoud Adam Bechir and his deputy Youssouf Hamid Takane were both indicted for soliciting bribes …
Myanmar junta spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, claimed during a news conference that state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi had accepted illegal payments worth US$600,000 as well as gold during her time in the government. Tun they are already …
