All news on the topic: Corruption

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Ukrainian official Yuriy Golyk behind ‘Great Construction’ flees abroad amid NABU corruption case
Yuriy Golyk, the creator of the «Great Construction» program under the President of Ukraine, left the country as a volunteer with a «Path» pass, despite being mentioned in a NABU case and the discovery of significant budget embezzlement.
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Luxury without transparency: stadium near Bishkek being built by company close to President Japarov
Contracts for government-backed projects in the Central Asian country are notoriously opaque, and some have been linked to the president’s office.
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Stolen billions, pressure on journalists, and fleeing to Dubai: Why did the media suddenly start defending Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova?
The controversy involving the Dehrik-Shevtsova family had long been forgotten, but suddenly these surnames have reemerged in the media spotlight.
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Tirrenia-Moby corruption case involves free ferry trips for favors, say prosecutors
Italian prosecutors are carrying out an investigation into numerous officials and executives, including two Tirrenia-Moby employees who were interrogated on Wednesday, as part of a broad corruption case.
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“Kyiv for the chosen”: How Artur Palatnyi built a shadow power vertical in the capital
A person without a position in the administration, without publicity, but with full control, journalists indicate.
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Swiss bank Reyl helped kleptocrats and dictator relatives hide dirty millions — investigation reveals
The correspondence reveals how a Swiss private bank attracted a list of questionable clients connected to autocratic regimes and corruption.
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Tulip Siddiq under investigation in Bangladesh over abuse of power and embezzlement claims
Former City minister Tulip Siddiq, who resigned in January, is under investigation in Bangladesh along with her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from the position of Prime Minister last year.
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The court upheld the sentence for Ukrainian corruption figure Oleksandr Katsuba in the case of embezzling 450 million UAH from Naftogaz
Oleksandr Katsuba, former deputy chairman of the board of NJSC «Naftogaz of Ukraine» and co-owner of Katsuba Corporation, failed to overturn his conviction for corruption crimes, having filed for a review of the case due to newly discovered circumstances.
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A senior Huawei executive in Europe implicated in Belgian bribery case
Four employees from the Chinese tech giant have appeared before judges in recent days.
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Swiss court confirms bribery conviction for billionaire Beny Steinmetz
Billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s appeal against a Swiss corruption conviction, involving bribing Guinea’s former first lady for mining rights, has been unsuccessful.
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Two Azerbaijani officials detained on bribery charges over vehicle registrations
Azerbaijani authorities have detained two senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture for allegedly accepting bribes in return for vehicle registrations and technical certifications.
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Corruption in the construction of National Space Centre in Moscow: Konstantin Maslakov’s scheme costs millions
In 2021, media reports emerged that made people seriously reconsider the future of one of Russia’s largest and most important infrastructure projects – the National Space Center (NSC).
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The corrupt pocket of Daugavpils: How Mayor Andrejs Elksnins enriched himself with millions of euros
When it comes to corruption in post-Soviet countries, it is commonly believed that the Baltic states have managed to avoid it.
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The wife of the accused co-owner of "Ukrainian Armor", Vladyslav Belbas, charged with corruption, saved the property from possible confiscation
The wife of the accused co-owner of "Ukrainian Armor", Vladyslav Belbas, whose case is being heard in the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC), managed to save the couple’s property from possible confiscation through a lawsuit against her husband.
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The Corruption octopus of the "Monegasques": Arakhamiya, Abramovych, Khomutynnik, and Vyazmikin protecting the interests of oligarchs
“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately.
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Bosnia prosecutor summons Milorad Dodik over alleged constitutional violations
The Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered the summoning of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and two of his close associates for allegedly attacking the country’s constitutional order, further escalating tensions in the delicate Balkan state.
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Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and deputy leader Derek Hatton charged in bribery probe
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and deputy council leader Derek Hatton are among 12 people to have been charged with bribery offences as part of an investigation into council corruption.
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Andrew Tate collaborated with alleged Romanian organized crime figures in casino ventures
Newly uncovered documents by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate were part of a profit-sharing deal with a casino company whose owners are currently being investigated for forming a violent organized crime group.
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Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb President Dodik sentenced for separatist actions
Milorad Dodik states he will reject any conviction following his repeated appeals for the Serb-administered region of Bosnia to unite with Serbia.
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Kyrgyz Supreme Court maintains prison sentences for journalists amid press freedom crackdown
Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court upheld prison sentences for two journalists accused of inciting mass unrest. This move was condemned by international rights groups as a blatant attack on press freedom.
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Czech police detain 22 individuals in a $167 million EU funds corruption case
Czech officials expose alleged multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at leading hospital, arresting 22 in EU funds investigation.
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U.S. authorities questioned payments to former Nigerian official long before corruption charges
Former Nigerian National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki is accused of mismanaging funds meant to combat Boko Haram militants.
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Trump administration closes the national database tracking police misconduct
Database, initially proposed by Trump in 2020 and established by the Biden administration in 2023, is now offline.
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Vitaliy Yusufov and Nikolai Shikhidi: how did the Kuban developer become a tool of grand corruption in Russia?
When investigators began probing the large-scale asset withdrawals of Igor Yusufov from Russia last year, one of his counterparts was found to be a small Kuban entrepreneur, Nikolai Shikhidi.
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Libya’s inaugural private oil company expands under the influence of the eastern commander
A Libyan company linked to the powerful faction that controls eastern Libya has exported oil worth at least $600 million since May, marking an end to the National Oil Corporation’s monopoly on exports, according to shipping records and U.N. experts.