Tag: corruption
South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7...
Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion
LOS ANGELES -- Two former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and two former foreign military officials have been charged with threatening a Chinese...
Polish leader Tusk says billions of dollars in illegal spending by predecessors uncovered
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacts during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the European Political Community meeting, at...
US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
NEW YORK -- Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a bribe conspiracy case that welled up from from his...
Vietnamese billionaire tycoon found guilty of defrauding stockholders, sentenced to 21 years
HANOI, Vietnam -- A prominent Vietnamese business tycoon was found guilty Monday of defrauding stockholders of nearly $150 million by falsely inflating the...
New York politician convicted of corruption to be stripped of pension in first use of forfeiture law
ADDISON, N.Y. -- A New York village's former clerk will be the first politician to forfeit their pension under a state anti-corruption law...