U.S. Sanctions Lebanese MP and Two Businessmen
A Lebanese MP and two businessmen were sanctioned by the U.S. on Thursday for their alleged involvement in corruption that...
North America
US Charges Five in $1.6 billion Venezuelan Bribery Scheme
U.S. courts last week indicted three Colombians and two Venezuelans for laundering US$1.6 billion in bribes allegedly paid...
Colombia Arrests Leader of the Notorious "Gulf Cartel"
Colombian authorities said they captured over the weekend one of the country’s most wanted criminals, the 50-years-old...
Russian Billionaire Mocks FBI’s Raid of His US Homes
After the FBI raided his Washington D.C. and New York homes last week, a Russian oligarch whom the U.S. Treasury’s...
Cybercrime Hosts Sentenced after They Plead Guilty in US Court
Two men from Eastern Europe pleaded guilty in a U.S. court and were sent behind bars for providing what they called...
Assad Regime ‘Systematically’ Diverting Millions in Aid
The Assad regime in Syria has been diverting millions in aid from foreign agencies through currency manipulation, making an...
US Court Sentences Doctor for Unnecessary Opioid Distribution
A court in Tennessee sent last week a physician for two decades behind bars for illegally prescribing opioids and causing...
The Pandora Papers
Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Had Secret Offshore Contracts With Men Linked to Serbian State Telecom Company
Amid a Chinese push to gain influence in Serbia, Huawei appears to have paid large sums to a former Serbian state telecom...
Major US Defense Contractors Face Justice for Bribery and Bid Fixing
The CEO of a major defense contractor who has been charged with bribery and arrested in Malta, arrived in the U.S. to face...
US Sentences Man Who Trafficked Dangerous African Cats
A New York man was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for trafficking exotic African cats, selling the dangerous...
Report: Minorities and Women are More Likely Victims of Cyber Crime
Contrary to many Hollywood depictions, the main victims of cybercrime are seldom the wealthy and powerful with deep bank...
Pandora Papers Investigation Continues to Make Waves
The Pandora Papers revelations have for a second week prompted responses from those exposed by them, and from governments...