Former head of Brazil Olympics Committee gets 30 years in jail for buying votes for Rio 2016 games
The longtime head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee was reportedly sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying votes so Rio de Janeiro could host...
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U.S
Former CEO of Philly wholesale produce market gets 10 years in prison for $7.8m fraud
The former longtime CEO of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market was sentenced Monday to 10 years and one month in federal prison for stealing...
Europe
Switzerland fines SBM $7.5 million for paying bribes in Africa
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) found that SBM, from 2006 to the start of 2012, had paid more than $22mn...
Africa
Nigeria’s ex-pension boss Maina found guilty of money laundering charges
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday found Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team guilty of money...
WORLD
Former head of Brazil Olympics Committee gets 30 years in jail for buying votes for Rio 2016 games
The longtime head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee was reportedly sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying votes so Rio de Janeiro could host...