Pennsylvania attorney gets 6 years in prison for role in $2.7m Ponzi scheme
An Allentown, Pennsylvania, attorney was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a...
Swiss authorities probe oil-services firm SBM offshore over bribery allegations
Oil-services firm SBM Offshore NV is facing an investigation by the Swiss government into bribery allegations that the company said it has already paid...
PR firm MWW sues marketing guru in $10m fraud case
An alleged Ponzi-scheming public relations exec apparently ensnared actors Megan Fox and Mindy Kaling in his web of deceit, claims a Manhattan firm which...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly charged with fraud
Harlan Kelly Jr., the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC), is facing federal fraud charges following a reported raid...
Swiss court grant Vatican investigators access to bank documentation linked to London real estate financial scandal
Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to long-time Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso. The newly announced decision by...
Deutsche Bank accounting chief probed over Wirecard Audit
Deutsche Bank AG’s top accounting executive, Andreas Loetscher, is being investigated over his role as the auditor of Wirecard AG while he was with...
Swiss court orders Societe Generale to return $150m of Allen Stanford Ponzi cash
Societe Generale SA was reprimanded by a Swiss court and ordered to give up $150 million deposited by convicted fraudster Allen Stanford that it...
Sierra Leone’s former president Koroma faces corruption, money laundering allegations
Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma was interrogated by lawyers acting for the...
Texas AG Ken Paxton accused of corruption fires another whistleblower
The Texas attorney general’s office has fired the last remaining whistleblower who alleged Ken Paxton broke...
Former World soccer chiefs Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini faces fraud charge in FIFA corruption case
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are facing a more serious charge of fraud after...
Honduran ex-president Zelaya stopped at airport with $18,000 in cash, denies ownership
Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that he had been “unjustly” detained...
Indonesian Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo arrested over corruption in lobster seed export case
Indonesia's Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo faces up to life in jail after being arrested...
U.S indicts Venezuelan in kickback scheme linked to PDVSA
A dual Venezuelan-Italian citizen who controlled multiple companies via U.S. based bank accounts was...
Spokane health clinic owner charged with $5 million Medicaid fraud
The owner of a health clinic based in Spokane, Washington, is facing charges of...
Former Nairobi parliamentary aspirant charged with fraud
A former Nairobi parliamentary aspirant has been charged with defrauding an international investor of...
Venezuelan court jails six former Citgo executives for corruption
A Venezuelan court sentenced six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo to prison after...
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Swiss authorities probe oil-services firm SBM offshore over bribery allegations
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly charged with fraud
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Swiss court orders Societe Generale to return $150m of Allen Stanford Ponzi cash
Societe Generale SA was reprimanded by a Swiss court and ordered to give...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton accused of corruption fires another whistleblower
The Texas attorney general’s office has fired the last remaining whistleblower who alleged Ken...
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FirstEnergy credit rating downgraded to “junk” over links to Ohio bribery scandal
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Pennsylvania attorney gets 6 years in prison for role in $2.7m Ponzi scheme
An Allentown, Pennsylvania, attorney was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a...
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Swiss authorities probe oil-services firm SBM offshore over bribery allegations
Oil-services firm SBM Offshore NV is facing an investigation by the Swiss government into bribery allegations that the company said it has already paid...
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Sierra Leone’s former president Koroma faces corruption, money laundering allegations
Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma was interrogated by lawyers acting for the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), after the publication of a Government...
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Honduran ex-president Zelaya stopped at airport with $18,000 in cash, denies ownership
Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said on Friday that he had been “unjustly” detained at the Central American nation’s Toncontin international airport for carrying...
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Malta advisory firm Credence linked to multiple tax avoidance probes fined for money laundering breaches
Corporate services provider Credence, which featured in an extensive European Investigation Collaborations exposé...
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Queensland’s corruption watchdog raids two law firms in money laundering case
Four people connected to two law firms raided by the state’s corruption watchdog...
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India’s ED arrest Cox And Kings Promoter Peter Kerkar in money laundering case linked to Yes Bank
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested Cox & Kings promoter Peter Kerkar in...
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Swiss court grant Vatican investigators access to bank documentation linked to London real estate financial scandal
Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to...
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Venezuelan court jails six former Citgo executives for corruption
A Venezuelan court sentenced six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo to prison...
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Former Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office employee charged in bribes for bond scheme
A Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office employee has been charged with taking bribes in...
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FirstEnergy credit rating downgraded to “junk” over links to Ohio bribery scandal
FirstEnergy's credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by the three big...
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Indonesian Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo arrested over corruption in lobster seed export case
Indonesia's Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo faces up to life in jail after being...
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Former Nairobi parliamentary aspirant charged with fraud
A former Nairobi parliamentary aspirant has been charged with defrauding an international investor...
Europe
Deutsche Bank accounting chief probed over Wirecard Audit
Deutsche Bank AG’s top accounting executive, Andreas Loetscher, is being investigated over his...
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Former World soccer chiefs Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini faces fraud charge in FIFA corruption case
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are facing a more serious charge of fraud...
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Pennsylvania attorney gets 6 years in prison for role in $2.7m Ponzi scheme
An Allentown, Pennsylvania, attorney was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed...
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Former Cincinnati council member Tamaya Dennard gets 18 months prison in corruption case
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American contractor gets 3 years for stealing government equipment on U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan
An American military contractor was sentenced today to more than three years in...