Bribery

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Charged With Fraud, Bribery

World News | Steve Hendrix, Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post | Friday November 22, 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was formally charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust on Thursday, making him the first Israeli premier to be indicted while in office and sending Israel's already stalemated political system into further disarray.

Benjamin Netanyahu Indicted On Charges Of Bribery, Fraud, Breach Of Trust

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 21, 2019

Israel's attorney general indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a range of corruption charges including bribery and fraud Thursday, the country's justice ministry announced.

"Will Smash Their Heads, Break Legs Too," Shiv Sena MLA's Warning To "Poachers"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 21, 2019

Even as the Shiv Sena draws closer to establishing a coalition government with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress in Maharashtra, a party MLA today threatened to "smash the head" of anybody who tries to poach his fellow-representatives through bribery or blackmail.

Donald Trump Has Admitted To Bribery, Says Nancy Pelosi

World News | Reuters | Friday November 15, 2019

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offence under the U.S. Constitution.

Samsung Heir Faces New Bribery Trial

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 25, 2019

The heir to the Samsung empire arrived at court Friday for a retrial over a sprawling corruption scandal that threatens to disrupt management at the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker.

Samsung Heir Faces New Bribery Trial

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 25, 2019

Lee Jae-yong has effectively been at the helm of the sprawling Samsung group since his father and group chairman Lee Kun-hee was left bedridden by a heart attack in 2014.

GST Superintendent Arrested Over Bribery Charges In Lucknow

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

The CBI has arrested a senior official in the GST department in Lucknow for allegedly demanding bribe from a local businessman, officials said Thursday.

Phone Tapping Allowed Only In Case Of Public Emergency: Bombay High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Telephone tapping is permissible only in situations of public emergency or in the interest of public safety, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday quashing orders passed by the Union Home Ministry allowing agencies to intercept phone calls of a businessman booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a bribery case.

South Africa's Gupta Family Blacklisted By US Over Widespread Corruption

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

The US on Thursday announced sanctions against South Africa's high-profile Indian-origin Gupta family for running a "significant corruption network" that leveraged its political connections to engage in bribery, capture government contracts and misappropriate state assets.

Rakesh Asthana Bribery Case: Delhi High Court Grants CBI Final 2-Month Extension To Investigate

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 9, 2019

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted two more months to the CBI to complete probe in a bribery case allegedly involving the agency's former special director Rakesh Asthana.

Mumbai Cops Ask Complainant To Buy Stationery, Charged With Bribery

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 28, 2019

Two Mumbai police officials were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after they allegedly asked a man to buy stationary for them as he failed to give them Rs 500 as bribe, an official said.

CBI Arrests Senior Bank Manager, Middleman In Bribery Case In Haryana

India News | ANI | Tuesday September 24, 2019

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested two persons, including a senior manager of Punjab National Bank in Kanwali in Haryana's Rewari district in connection with a bribery case, police said.

"Corruption In Army Shakes Confidence": Court At Ex-Army Man's Sentencing

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

Sentencing an 80-year-old retired Major General to three years' rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case that stemmed from a 2001 sting operation by Tehelka news portal, a court here observed that corruption in Indian Army shakes the very confidence of the society and the culprit should be appropriately punished.

Company Executive Who Tried To Bribe CBI Official Arrested In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 14, 2019

The CBI on Friday arrested the vice-president of Soma Enterprises, PR Rao, for allegedly trying to offer a Rs 2 crore bribe to its DIG-ranked officer to clear a pending probe against the company, officials said.

Tripura University Vice Chancellor Caught In "Bribe" Sting, Resigns

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 8, 2019

The Vice Chancellor of Tripura University was caught on camera allegedly accepting bribes from a Kolkata-based printing firm in exchange for the award of a contract worth Rs 60 lakh