United States: Former Vice President Of Teamsters Labor Union Pleads Guilty To Bribery
December 13th, 2019 John Ulrich, who previously served as the vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 812 (the “Union”) and as a trustee of the Union’s employee health benefit plan (the “Plan”), pled guilty to soliciting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe payments from an executive with the Plan’s Third Party...
United States: Army ex-employee charged with bribery in scheme to steer contracts to Kuwait base
December 13th, 2019 A former U.S. Army employee was charged Thursday for his role in a bribery scheme to steer contracts to a U.S. Army base in Kuwait, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Ephraim Garcia, 62, was charged in an indictment with one count of offering a bribe, one count of receiving illegal gratuities and one count of offering...
France: France starts probe of Qatar's successful Cup bid
December 13th, 2019 The French authorities have opened a corruption investigation into the circumstances that led to Qatar being awarded the 2022 World Cup. The investigation, which will be led by a judge, follows a three-year operation by prosecutors specialising in financial crimes into the decision made in December 2010. More than half of the 22...
Sudan: Sudan's deposed Bashir faces verdict in corruption case
December 13th, 2019 A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan's deposed president Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered on Saturday, months after his ouster in April in the face of unprecedented mass protests. Bashir has been on trial in a Khartoum court since August on charges of illegally acquiring and using foreign funds. The ex-president,...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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