United States: Massachusetts lawmaker arrested on corruption charges involving misuse of campaign funds
February 19th, 2020 Massachusetts state lawmaker was arrested by federal agents early Tuesday on dozens of corruption charges, some of which involve an alleged misuse of campaign funds, the Boston division of the FBI announced. Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle, a Democrat, was arrested at his home in Lowell by agents from the FBI and the Internal...
Austria: Austria widens investigation into Eurofighter deal
February 19th, 2020 Austrian prosecutors said on Tuesday they have widened their fraud investigation in connection with a $2 billion Eurofighter jet purchase following a whistleblower’s tip in December. The prosecutors launched investigations into Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium in February 2017 after the defence ministry said it believed they...
Vatican: Vatican raids home of official in London property probe
February 19th, 2020 The Vatican’s police seized computers and documents from the residence of a senior financial official as part of a probe into the city state’s purchase of a luxury property development in London. Alberto Perlasca formerly served as head of an administrative office in the Secretariat of State, which led and funded the property...
Israel: Israeli PM's graft trial to open on March 17: court
February 19th, 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial is scheduled to begin on March 17, two weeks after the country's parliamentary elections, authorities said Tuesday. The spokesperson's office of the Jerusalem District Court, where the trial is set to take place, said the long-stalled trial will begin at 3 p.m. on March...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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