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‘Adios Adani!’ Bribery charges threaten group’s Africa ambitions
Kenya’s reversal of support for airport project underlines global ramifications of US indictmentBusiness - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
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 -
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 contractsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
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".Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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 - 5 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 - 5 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 reelingBusiness - Financial Times - 5 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 narrowingWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Police arrest man charged with threatening and shooting neighbor in the neck after standoff
A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
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 - 5 days ago -
Arizona man charged for threatening to kill FBI agents sentenced to 15 months in prison
An Arizona man was sentenced to prison after he was arrested and charged with threatening to kill FBI agents. Michael Lee Tomasi, 38, of Rio Verde, Ariz., was sentenced Monday to 15 months in ...Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago -
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 FinancierBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump threatens tariffs on Mexico over border crossings Former President Trump on ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
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 SanduBusiness - Financial Times - November 3 -
"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.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
'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.Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
'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.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Fate of Adani alleged bribery case could hang on Trump presidency
Justice department’s prosecution of Indian billionaire has wide economic and diplomatic implicationsWorld - Financial Times - 3 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 ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
RFK Jr. threatens America’s health
Kennedy is prepared to gut the National Institutes of Health, which is the largest funder of health research in the world, by immediately replacing experienced and qualified workers with his own ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Trump’s plans threaten the EV transition
An abrupt change of course on US subsidies would come at a time when demand is already slowing in developed economiesWorld - Financial Times - 12 hours ago -
Man Sentenced for Threatening Fani Willis With Racist Calls
Ms. Willis spoke of the fear she felt after a man made “vile” calls targeting her and another Black official in Georgia. The man was sentenced to almost two years in prison.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Volkswagen Profit Shrinks as Unions Threaten Strike
Germany’s biggest automaker said its profit dropped 42 percent in the third quarter, as union leaders warned that workers were ready to walk out over a wage dispute.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes
It was unclear how or when Iran plans to respond, or whether the rhetoric could be bluster. Iranian officials had downplayed the damage of Israel’s last attack.World - The New York Times - October 31
