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"Fat Leonard" sentenced to 15 years in massive Navy bribery case

Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," masterminded an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy.

Fate of Adani alleged bribery case could hang on Trump presidency

Justice department’s prosecution of Indian billionaire has wide economic and diplomatic implications

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme

Prosecutors accuse tycoon and others of lying to investors and offering millions in bribes to land lucrative contracts

World - Financial Times - November 21

Thales Faces Bribery, Corruption Probe

Thales shares fell after French and British authorities launched a joint investigation into suspected bribery and corruption at the aerospace and defense group.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales

Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National Financier

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Russian bribery seeks to skew Moldova’s presidential run-off

Officials estimate $100mn spent by Moscow as second round follows upset last month for pro-EU president Maia Sandu

Business - Financial Times - November 3

'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind bribery scheme, sentenced to 15 years

Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.

'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal

Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

US jails Fat Leonard in Navy's biggest bribery scandal

The businessman had previously pleaded guilty to bribing senior officials with cash and sex parties.

Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged bribery scheme that has also led ...

Federal bribery investigation is another blow for Mississippi's embattled capital

Political observers say Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's indictment could intensify a long-running battle between city Democrats and Mississippi Republicans.

Comcast's cable network spinoff may be a signal to the media industry for necessary change

Comcast may be proceeding with a transaction as a signal to the rest of the media industry that consolidation is necessary.

Business - CNBC - November 20

Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud, bribery scheme

Gautam Adani and others are accused in the New York indictment of paying Indian government officials $250 million to secure solar energy supply contracts.

Business - CNBC - November 21

Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250m bribery plot

Indian chair of Adani Group, worth about $85bn, accused of agreeing to pay bribes to obtain solar energy contracts. Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, has been indicted in New York over ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

India's 2nd-wealthiest person charged by U.S. in $250 million bribery scheme

U.S. prosecutors have charged Gautam Adani, India’s second-richest person, with fraud over accusations that he and several alleged co-conspirators sought to pay $250 million in bribes to Indian ...

US Charges Gautam Adani With Fraud Over Bribery Scheme

Gautam Adani and his associates were accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to obtain lucrative solar energy contracts.

Tech - The New York Times - 6 days ago

U.S. indicts Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in $265 million bribery scheme

Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest people, is accused of concealing that a solar energy project was being facilitated by an alleged $265 million bribery scheme.

Adani Group slams 'baseless' New York fraud and bribery charges

India's Adani Group has denied allegations of bribery and fraud made by U.S. authorities in relation to the group's chair Gautam Adani.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

US charges Indian billionaire Adani over alleged $250m bribery scheme

The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".

Bribery Charges Against Gautam Adani Strike at Heart of Modi’s India

The U.S. indictment names Gautam Adani, one of India’s richest businessmen, but it points to an even bigger target: how business is done there.

Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Who is Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire charged in the US over bribery plot?

Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government. Gautam Adani is widely regarded as one of the most powerful men in India, as ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

$20bn wiped off Adani corporate empire after bribery charges

US corruption charges against one of India’s richest men sent shares in his businesses reeling

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

UK and France open bribery and corruption probe into French defense firm Thales

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

FirstFT: Trump picks Pam Bondi as US attorney-general after Gaetz withdraws

Also in today’s newsletter, McKinsey closes in on $600mn opioid settlement, and why the lesbian pay premium is narrowing

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

SEC issues summons for Gautam Adani, nephew on bribery allegations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on U.S. bribery allegations related to a bombshell federal indictment against him, a ...

‘Adios Adani!’ Bribery charges threaten group’s Africa ambitions

Kenya’s reversal of support for airport project underlines global ramifications of US indictment

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

How FBI agents posing as developers ensnared Mississippi city officials in a bribery probe

JACKSON, Miss. — For out-of-state developers hoping to bring a win to Mississippi’s capital, their pitch was flat.

Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

One of Asia’s richest men, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

How Indian Coal King's Bid to Rule Solar Sparked U.S. Bribery Charges

Prosecutors accuse billionaire Gautam Adani and advisers of offering $250 million in bribes.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Energy Billionaire's U.S. Bribery Scandal Shows Risks of India's Bet on Giant Firms

In the wake of U.S. bribery allegations against top executives of India’s Adani Group, the country faces a reckoning with an economic model that has allowed a small group of entrepreneurs to grow ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago

A Conservative Case Against Trump

In a choice between misfortunes, one is clearly worse.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

US House panel keeps Gaetz sex allegation report under wraps

Democrats demand release of files on Donald Trump’s pick to be country’s attorney-general

World - Financial Times - November 20

UK cuts fines for boilermakers in climbdown on heat pump sales

Shift comes after intense lobbying from industry over incoming penalties tied to net zero targets