US prosecutors can now bring criminal charges against officials of foreign governments who solicit or accept bribes from U.S. companies.Penalties include fines of up to $250,000, or three times the amount of the bribe received, as well as up to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors will be able to request the extradition of individuals charged under the law, in the case of countries that have an extradition treaty with the U.S
In Moscow, the police detained a former FSB colonel, and now the administrator of the telegram channels "Kremlin laundress". Mikhail Polyakov is suspected of extortion from influential politicians and businessmen
US Sanctions Aleksandar Vulin, former Serbian Interior Minister, for large scale corruption
1 year ago Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, intends to plead guilty to federal tax charges, avoiding prison, according to a Justice Department court filing
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday instructed his office to conduct a thorough investigation into the decision-makers behind allegedly corrupt solar energy projects pursued under the previous Moon Jae-in administration
1 year ago France seeks to arrest Lebanon central bank governor Riad Salameh: source, via Bloomberg's terminal. Salameh says in a statement that he will challenge the french arrest warrant
1 year ago George Santos has just been arrested and changed with fraud and money laundering
US imposes visa restrictions on Georgia's key judiciary clan figures (Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia, Valerian Tsertsvadze) involved in the significant corruption and State capture
1 year ago Ethiopia's parliament revokes MP Chala Wata's immunity for embezzling funds while he was president of Bule Hora University
1 year ago Two Netanyahu bills were rushed ahead in the Knesset tonight: 1. The law guaranteeing that Netanyahu can never be declared unfit for office, no matter what. 2. The law nullifying the Supreme Court's ban on tax evader Aryeh Deri serving as minister
1 year ago At the support protest in Belgrade to dismissed prosecutors handling sensitive corruption case, around a thousand protesters asked for returning them to work, adding that they will continue with protests until that happens
Instead of creating technology and jobs in Russia, big business used to invest in yachts: Putin
1 year ago Qatargate: "Police arrested a second member of the European parliament, Marc Tarabella (Belgian socialist), in their investigation into foreign governments allegedly bribing politicians to influence government decisions
1 year ago Security Service of Ukraine and Economic Security Agency searched residence of Ukrainian tycoon Kolomysky reportedly in connection with corruption and tax evasion in Ukrtatnafta and Ukrnafta oil companies
Secretary Antony Blinken: We sanctioned former President Cartes and current Vice President Velazquez for their involvement in corruption that undermines democratic institutions in Paraguay. Governments must be responsive to their people, and not manipulated for the benefit of a corrupt political elite
Khamenei: Some said unrestricted relations between men & women in the West would make men sexually indifferent & prevent sexual crimes. But it's become worse & men's appetites have grown 100 times, leading to various types of sexual corruption & them breaking all moral & human boundaries
Khamenei: The West teaches how to cause destruction, make Molotov cocktails & make handmade bombs in their media. The point is not just that this is a crime. It's corruption & maliciousness. This is a sign of the moral corruption of a ruling system
Peru's top prosecutor Patricia Benavides has filed a complaint against President Pedro Castillo, alleging he leads a corruption ring. This comes days after lawmakers accused Benavides of having ties to a criminal organization
Anti-corruption bureau of Ukraine charged head of national bank of Ukraine Kyryl Shevchenko with fraud, while he was a head of Ukrgazbank during 2014-2020
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr: We stand with the protesters in the Green Zone, and reform will defeat corruption in Iraq
Deputy commander of Southern Military District detained on suspicion of embezzlement of funds
Spain prosecutors call for eight-year prison sentence for Shakira over tax fraud
Oleksander Klymenko has been appointed as the head of special anti-corruption prosecutor office
2 year ago The commission has approved Oleksandr Klymenko as the winner of the competition for the position of head of the Special anti-corruption prosecutor office
Ursula von der Leyen: We also recommend to grant Moldova the candidate status, on the understanding that the country will carry out reforms. Moldova is on a real pro-reform, anti-corruption and European path. It still has a long way to go. But we believe it has the potential to live up to the criteria
Police searching residence of former Moldova President Dodon
Khamenei: Wherever the Zionists step in, they bring corruption and they are unable to give any power or concessions to other countries. Therefore, we the countries of this region should strengthen our relations as much as possible through cooperation and consultation
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has marked some properties of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in Maiduguri, Borno State capital
2 year ago The National Police arrest the President of the RFEF, Luis Rubiales
US seizes yacht in Spain owned by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin as part of recent sanctions enforcement, reports @AP