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Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Her Son Are Charged in Corruption Case
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who resigned as the mayor’s chief adviser, was charged in a bribery scheme involving $100,000 for a new Porsche for her son.The New York Times - 7h -
Minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe
Tulip Siddiq is alleged to have helped her aunt, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, embezzle up to £4bn.BBC News - 15h -
City minister Tulip Siddiq named in Bangladesh corruption claim
Siddiq implicated in alleged embezzlement involving former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her auntFinancial Times - 16h -
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France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy
France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddlingABC News - 1d -
China's corruption problem has blunted military modernization efforts, US says
The Chinese military is struggling to contain corruption issues across its ranks, an issue that threatens to undermine its modernization efforts, a Pentagon report said Wednesday. The ...The Hill - 1d -
Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to wear electronic tag after corruption ruling
Appeals court confirms verdict against former French president for corruption and influence peddling. France’s highest appeals court has confirmed a verdict against the former president Nicolas ...The Guardian - 1d -
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South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned for questioning over attempt to impose martial law earlier this month. South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, failed to appear before the country’s corruption ...The Guardian - 1d -
Xi Jinping urges party to ‘turn knife inward’ to tackle corruption
Sweeping corruption crackdown is hallmark of Chinese president’s leadership, but his party remains plagued by graft, particularly within its armed forces. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said ...The Guardian - 3d -
The department of flags: Syrian rebels lay bare Assad’s corrupt state
Transitional authorities grapple with bureaucracy filled with phantom jobs, pervasive graft and culture of obedienceFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
Israel's Netanyahu takes the stand in long-running corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to knock down the corruption charges against him as he took the stand in his long-running trialABC News - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu testifies in long-running corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court Tuesday as a criminal defendant in his long-running corruption trial. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the details.CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu Finally Takes the Stand in His Corruption Trial
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a trial that began four years ago. He has denied the charges.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu decries ‘libel and lies’ in first corruption trial testimony
Israeli prime minister takes to the stand to fight graft allegations that he has dismissed as a dangerous distractionFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial, lectures on relationships between media, politicians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in his corruption trial Tuesday, denying any wrongdoing. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu rejects 'absurd' charges at corruption trial
Netanyahu becomes Israel's first serving leader to take the stand as a defendant in a criminal case.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu describes corruption charges against him as ‘ocean of absurdity’ at trial
Israeli prime minister criticises media and investigators and describes himself and his family as victims. A combative Benjamin Netanyahu has become the first Israeli prime minister to take the ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
Israel's Netanyahu Testifies in His Corruption Trial for First Time
The trial is a reminder of the deep divisions in Israeli society over the prime minister’s leadership.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
Israel reacts to fall of Assad regime, Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial
A Syrian war monitor is reporting that Israel has launched over 300 hundred airstrikes over Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on that ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
Chinese official broadcaster CCTV says a former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group has been jailed 12 years for embezzlement and briberyABC News - Dec. 10 -
Israeli PM Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial for first time
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is now juggling his own trial on corruption charges along with the war in Gaza and a new security challenge in neighboring Syria.CBS News - Dec. 10 -
C.E.O. Shooting Suspect Arrested, and Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial
Plus, Google’s quantum computing breakthrough.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took the stand on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the trial.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in corruption trial
Israeli PM accuses legal authorities of pursuing a witch-hunt against himFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Netanyahu's trial for alleged corruption centers on these three cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify in court for the first time, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate affairsABC News - Dec. 10 -
Ex-BBC journalist jailed for child sex offences
Duncan Bartlett is jailed for eight after admitting 35 child sex offences.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to President-elect Trump’s threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Path Of Exile 2: How To Get Into The Village In Trail Of Corruption
During Path of Exile 2 Act 1, you'll eventually come across a main story quest called "The Trail of Corruption." This is one of the longer quests in Act 1 and culminates with quite a difficult boss ...GameSpot - Dec. 6 -
Man jailed for death of woman at "slapping therapy" workshop
Hongchi Xiao was convicted of manslaughter for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during a workshop in 2016.CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Ex-school welfare officer jailed for sexual assaults
Nine of the teenagers who brought charges against Neil Beckett were pupils at Lagan College in Belfast.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Slapping therapist jailed after woman's death
Hongchi Xiao was charged after the death of Danielle Carr-Gomm at a workshop in 2016.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Colombia finance minister resigns amid corruption probe
Ricardo Bonilla, the second person to hold the post under President Gustavo Petro, will be replaced by his deputyFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Biden’s corruption highlights the need to fix the pardon power — here's how to do it
President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for tax evasion and lying to the government to buy a gun, but the pardon covers any federal crime he may have committed over the last 11 years, ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
The Papers: 'Turmoil in South Korea' and 'Letby quizzed' in jail
A failed attempt to declare martial law and a killer nurse being investigated over baby deaths feature in the headlines.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
It’s the Corruption, Stupid
The politician discusses what lessons he thinks Democrats have forgotten.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes
More than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Killer in femicide that shocked Italy sentenced to life in jail
Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023, sparking an outpouring of grief and soul-searching.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe
Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of pandemic PPE that had to be written off.BBC News - Dec. 2 -
Man jailed for murdering girlfriend he set on fire
Leigh Pateman doused petrol over Ellen Marshall and deliberately set her on fire during an argument.BBC News - Dec. 2
