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Ukraine Ex-Minister Arrested While Fleeing Country Amid Corruption Scandal
Ukraine's NABU anti-corruption force said Sunday it arrested the country's former energy minister, German Galushchenko -- who resigned last year during a massive corruption scandal -- as he tried to cross Ukraine's border.
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Explained: 1MDB, Malaysia's Massive Financial Scandal Involving Goldman Sachs
Malaysia's massive 1MDB corruption scandal allegedly saw top officials loot billions from state funds, splurging on luxury assets worldwide including a Monet painting and even funding a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Zelensky Sanctions Ex-Associate Over $100-Million Corruption Scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions on an associate and former business partner at the heart of a major corruption scandal rocking Kyiv during a time of war.
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Top Indian-Origin Businessman In South Africa Arrested For Corruption
Iqbal Meer Sharma, once a powerful South African government official in the Department of Trade and Industry, was arrested on Thursday in a massive fraud and corruption scandal linked to the controversial Gupta family.
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Goldman Sachs Agrees To Largest Penalty Ever Of $2.9 Billion In 1MDB Scandal
Global financial titan Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $2.9 billion in penalties to settle criminal charges in the 1MDB Malaysian bribery scandal, the largest US fine ever in a corruption case, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
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Malaysia Seeking $100 Million In Fines In 1MDB Probe, Says Official
Malaysian authorities have imposed fines of around $100 million on 80 entities, intensifying their pursuit of people allegedly linked to the massive 1MDB corruption scandal, the anti-graft chief said Monday.
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Inmates Lived In Luxury After Bribing Jail Staff: Indonesian Probe Agency
Inmates at an Indonesian prison paid for luxury cells equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs and private washrooms, anti-graft officials said, in the graft-riddled country's latest corruption scandal.
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Ten Greek Ex-Ministers Allegedly Involved In Novartis Bribery Probe
Two former Greek prime ministers and eight former ministers have been implicated in an alleged corruption scandal involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, a judicial source said Monday.
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US President Trump Says Saudi Purge Targets Were 'Milking' Country
US President Donald Trump said he had "great confidence" in an anti-corruption sweep by Saudi Arabia that has seen dozens of high-profile political and business figures arrested.
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Red Cross Admits $6 Million Fraud During Ebola Crisis
The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6 million (5.2 million euros).
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Disgraced South Korean Leader's Friend Choi Soon Sil Jailed For 3 Years
The woman at the centre of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon Sil, was handed a three year jail term for bribery Friday in the first of a string of criminal cases against a figure dubbed the 'female Rasputin'.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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Samsung Chief's 'Trial Of The Century' To Start Next Week
Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.
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Samsung Heir's Prison Life: No Smartphone, Cannibal Neighbor
While being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea's president, Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose. That doesn't mean he's given up being the boss.
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Samsung Heir Awaits Court Decision On Possible Arrest
The heir apparent to the Samsung business empire appeared at a South Korean court on Wednesday as a judge began deliberating whether to formally arrest him over his alleged role in a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
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Ukraine Ex-Minister Arrested While Fleeing Country Amid Corruption Scandal
Ukraine's NABU anti-corruption force said Sunday it arrested the country's former energy minister, German Galushchenko -- who resigned last year during a massive corruption scandal -- as he tried to cross Ukraine's border.
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Explained: 1MDB, Malaysia's Massive Financial Scandal Involving Goldman Sachs
Malaysia's massive 1MDB corruption scandal allegedly saw top officials loot billions from state funds, splurging on luxury assets worldwide including a Monet painting and even funding a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Zelensky Sanctions Ex-Associate Over $100-Million Corruption Scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions on an associate and former business partner at the heart of a major corruption scandal rocking Kyiv during a time of war.
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Top Indian-Origin Businessman In South Africa Arrested For Corruption
Iqbal Meer Sharma, once a powerful South African government official in the Department of Trade and Industry, was arrested on Thursday in a massive fraud and corruption scandal linked to the controversial Gupta family.
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Goldman Sachs Agrees To Largest Penalty Ever Of $2.9 Billion In 1MDB Scandal
Global financial titan Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $2.9 billion in penalties to settle criminal charges in the 1MDB Malaysian bribery scandal, the largest US fine ever in a corruption case, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
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Malaysia Seeking $100 Million In Fines In 1MDB Probe, Says Official
Malaysian authorities have imposed fines of around $100 million on 80 entities, intensifying their pursuit of people allegedly linked to the massive 1MDB corruption scandal, the anti-graft chief said Monday.
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Inmates Lived In Luxury After Bribing Jail Staff: Indonesian Probe Agency
Inmates at an Indonesian prison paid for luxury cells equipped with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs and private washrooms, anti-graft officials said, in the graft-riddled country's latest corruption scandal.
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Ten Greek Ex-Ministers Allegedly Involved In Novartis Bribery Probe
Two former Greek prime ministers and eight former ministers have been implicated in an alleged corruption scandal involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, a judicial source said Monday.
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US President Trump Says Saudi Purge Targets Were 'Milking' Country
US President Donald Trump said he had "great confidence" in an anti-corruption sweep by Saudi Arabia that has seen dozens of high-profile political and business figures arrested.
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Red Cross Admits $6 Million Fraud During Ebola Crisis
The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6 million (5.2 million euros).
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Disgraced South Korean Leader's Friend Choi Soon Sil Jailed For 3 Years
The woman at the centre of South Korea's corruption scandal, Choi Soon Sil, was handed a three year jail term for bribery Friday in the first of a string of criminal cases against a figure dubbed the 'female Rasputin'.
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Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Goes On Trial Today
The trial, expected to last for months, is the final act in the drama that engulfed Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a dictator who went on to be elected president herself before she was sacked by South Korea's top court in March.
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Samsung Chief's 'Trial Of The Century' To Start Next Week
Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee will go on trial for bribery and embezzlement on Thursday, a court said, amid a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea and led to the impeachment of the president.
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Samsung Heir's Prison Life: No Smartphone, Cannibal Neighbor
While being questioned for allegedly bribing South Korea's president, Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee is locked up at a prison notorious for housing convicted billionaires, a serial killer and the hangman's noose. That doesn't mean he's given up being the boss.
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Samsung Heir Awaits Court Decision On Possible Arrest
The heir apparent to the Samsung business empire appeared at a South Korean court on Wednesday as a judge began deliberating whether to formally arrest him over his alleged role in a snowballing corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.
