Russia: Corruption in Russia's Military Quadrupled in 2018, Prosecutors Say
March 22nd, 2019 Corruption in Russia’s military has quadrupled to 7 billion rubles ($109.8 million) last year, the top federal military prosecutor said on Thursday. Russia ranks among the world’s most corrupt countries in international ratings, with corruption-related crimes costing an estimated $2.5 billion in damages between 2014 and 2017....
World: FIFA gives life ban to Ecuador official for bribery
March 22nd, 2019 The FIFA ethics committee has given a life ban to a South American soccer official who took bribes linked to the Copa America and Copa Libertadores. FIFA says Luis Chiriboga, a former Ecuador soccer federation president, has also been fined 1 million Swiss francs ($1 million). It is unclear how FIFA can enforce payment. Though the...
Venezuela: Venezuela court issues jail sentence for judge accused of corruption by Chavez
March 22nd, 2019 A Venezuelan court on Thursday issued a five-year jail sentence to a judge who was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez demanded she be imprisoned, a case often cited by critics as evidence of the country’s curtailed judicial independence. Judge Maria Afiuni was jailed without a warrant shortly after Chavez criticized...
China: Former vice governor of Guizhou stands trial for graft
March 22nd, 2019 Pu Bo, former vice governor of Guizhou Province, stood trial for taking bribes Thursday at a court in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. Pu was charged with accepting money and property worth over 71.26 million yuan (10.7 million U.S. dollars) personally or through others between 1998 and 2018. According to the indictment, Pu allegedly...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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