U.S. sends Under Secretary of State for Democracy, and Human Rights @UnderSecStateJ to Tbilisi and Yerevan today through July 17 for talks on democratic governance, anti-corruption, press freedom, inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups, per DoS
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces an investigation over suspicions of illegal campaign financing related to her unsuccessful 2022 bid for the presidency
Vučić called on the leaders of the "We don't give Jadar" protest to take a polygraph together, to see who was "paid"
State Commission of Inquiry on "Submarines Affair" warns Netanyahu he is suspected of running an illegal backchannel to benefit cronies from military acquisitions & may face criminal charges re: "profound impropriety in decision-making &risking national security."
The US State Department imposes sanctions on 5 current and former Ugandan officials "for their involvement in massive corruption cases or gross human rights violations."
Vladimir Verteletsky, an officer from the Department for State Procurement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was detained. Verteletsky is suspected of fraud on a large scale
Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, was detained, -Kommersant sources reported
The head of the main personnel department of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Yuri Kuznetsov, was detained
"Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat will be charged with money laundering, corruption, bribery & a host of other serious crimes. It is the first time in Maltese political history that a former prime minister will be made to answer for criminal charges in court"
The criminal case against Evgenia Gutsul and the ex-secretary of the former Shor party has been sent to court - Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Moldova
6 month ago Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov detained for bribery
South Africa's ex-parliament speaker arrested in graft probe: prosecutors
In statement marking 2 years since start of Ukraine war, @POTUS Biden says he’s announcing 500 new sanctions against Russia “for its ongoing war of conquest on Ukraine and for the death of Aleksey Navalny, who was a courageous anti-corruption activist.”
Zelensky on Putin in the wake of Navalny's death: "After the murder of Alexei Navalny, it's absurd to perceive Putin as the supposedly legitimate head of the Russian state. He's a thug who maintains power through corruption and violence"
Avia Invest, affiliated with the oligarch Ilan Shor, irrevocably lost the case against the Moldovan Government regarding the recognition of the Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce's in Stockholm decision of the state regaining control over the Chisinau Int. Airport
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