Tag: corruption
Traffic blockades held throughout Serbia against populist government over roof collapse tragedy
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Residents throughout Serbia stopped in silence for 15 minutes on Friday as part of persistent anti-government protests following the collapse...
McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says
WASHINGTON -- An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million...
Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case
Smartmatic won't be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company's co-founder over...
Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US
VIENNA -- An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can't be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga...
A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatia's health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched...
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty...