Corruption

US Treasury links polo patrons and Swiss bank to alleged Venezuelan oil corruption network

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
A notice issued by the United States Department of the Treasury has raised concerns about alleged money laundering linked to illegal sales of Venezuelan...

Peru plunges into fresh turmoil as seventh president in 10 years falls in “Chifagate” scandal

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
Peru has plunged further into political turmoil after interim president José Jerí was removed from office following corruption allegations linked to a scandal known...

Toronto police corruption investigation draws response from Ford and Chow

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
A major police corruption investigation has shaken Toronto and drawn attention across Ontario. The issue became widely known after...

Beijing shakes defence establishment as 3 lawmakers tied to aerospace and nuclear sectors are removed

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
China has removed three senior lawmakers linked to its defence-related industries as part of a widening military corruption investigation,...

2 investigative journalists detained after publishing report on Pujiang County corruption

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, two investigative journalists, Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao, were detained by police in early February...

Sanctions couldn’t stop it: the hidden global property network tied to Iran’s top leadership

Corruption Mayur Joshi -
For more than twenty years, Iran has lived under some of the toughest international sanctions in modern history. These...

U.S. prosecutors drop core ‘narco cartel’ narrative in stunning Venezuela indictment shift

Corruption Tejaswini Deshmukh -
The United States Justice Department has withdrawn a key claim it previously made about drug trafficking in Venezuela. In...

China executes billion-dollar banker — former Huarong boss Bai Tianhui took bribes so massive they ‘shocked the state’

Corruption Saisha Kulkarni -
China has executed Bai Tianhui, a former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings, after he was found guilty...
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