United States: Orthodontist Indicted for Bribery and Fraud Scheme with Former Arkansas State Senator
August 20th, 2019 An orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas was indicted for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson. Benjamin Gray Burris, 47, of Windermere, Florida, was charged in the Western District of Arkansas with 14 counts of honest...
World: World Bank blacklists CCECC, five other Chinese firms in Nigeria for fraud
August 20th, 2019 Some Chinese companies in Nigeria have been blacklisted by the World Bank for fraud and corruption. The companies include China Railway Construction (International) Nigeria Company Limited, China Railway 18th Bureau Nigeria Engineering Company Limited, CCECC Nigeria Lekki (FTA) Company Limited, CCECC Nigeria Railway Company Limited,...
Guatemala: Son, brother of outgoing Guatemalan president cleared of fraud
August 20th, 2019 A Guatemalan court on Monday acquitted a son and brother of outgoing President Jimmy Morales, after a corruption case that battered his popularity and sparked the leader’s feud with a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission. Samuel “Sammy” Morales, the president’s older brother and political adviser, had been on...
Malaysia: 1MDB scandal: Court in Malaysia postpones former PM Najib’s biggest trial
August 20th, 2019 The second trial of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was on Monday delayed by a week to allow his first trial to end. Najib, who lost a general election last year, has been hit with 42 criminal charges of corruption and money laundering at the...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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