France: IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France over tycoon case
Dec 13, 2016 08:00 pm
IMF chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in France on Monday
(Dec 12) over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she
was finance minister, in a case that risks tarnishing her stellar
career. Lagarde denies the charges...
Hong Kong: Hong Kong arrests 29 in bribery probe linked to five financial institutions
Dec 13, 2016 07:30 pm
Dec 13, 2016 07:30 pm
A
total of 29 current and former staff of five financial instutitions,
including four banks, have been arrested in Hong Kong for alleged
bribery related to the disclosure of confidential customer information,
the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on...
The
60-year-old Democratic Congressman represented the state of
Pennsylvania for 22 years, and was one of Congress’ most senior black
lawmakers. The penalty was handed down by a federal judge in
Philadelphia, the city that he represented until June 2016....
South Korea’s ruling Saenuri Party said Monday
it will punish President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal
involving her and her confidante regardless of a separate investigation
into the case. The party’s central ethics committee made the decision
after reviewing...
Brazil’s top prosecutor brought new charges against Senate President Renan Calheiros on Monday,
accusing him of taking part in corruption at state oil company
Petrobras a week after he was nearly removed in an earlier embezzlement
case. Prosecutor General Rodrigo...
Ghana’s
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo says he will set up a special team to
investigate corruption but said it would not be a “witch-hunt”. He said
his government would distance itself by allowing an independent
prosecutor to investigate cases and make...
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