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United States: Ex-executive gets over year in prison in NY corruption case
A former energy company executive was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison after he admitted giving the spouse of one of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aides a low-show job. Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr. was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District...
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Mexico: Mexican government shields officials from corruption probe
Less than two months before President Enrique Pena Nieto leaves offices, his administration is seeking to shield itself from a corruption investigation that has the potential to sweep up federal officials. The presidency's legal office filed a...
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Guatemala: UN anti-graft body in Guatemala says visas denied, revoked
A U.N. commission investigating corruption in Guatemala said Tuesday that President Jimmy Morales' government has denied or revoked visas for about a dozen of its personnel including staffers probing the president, his relatives and the ruling...
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Brazil: Brazil’s Temer charged with corruption, money laundering
Brazil’s federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for allegedly taking bribes to favor port management companies. The...
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United States: Convicted lawmaker pleads guilty in separate bribery case
A former Texas state senator who had already been convicted on federal fraud charges has pleaded guilty to a separate charge of bribery. San Antonio Democrat Carlos Uresti admitted Friday to facilitating bribe payments to ex-Reeves County Judge...
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United States: US Lawyers: China Corruption Case Grows Stronger
A corruption case that had already shocked Asia took a surprising turn last month. Patrick Ho, a Chinese citizen and former official of Hong Kong, faces corruption charges in the United States. The U.S. accused him last year of trying to buy favors...
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Brazil: Mexico dragging feet on Odebrecht corruption scandal
Across Latin America, prosecutors have been pressing charges in recent years against politicians accused of corruption in the scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which admitted to paying $800 million in bribes in the...
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Canada: SNC-Lavalin shares fall to lowest since 2016 on news foreign bribery case will go to court
Shares in Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin fell to their lowest level in more than two years after the company revealed the federal government has decided it won't let the company settle allegations of foreign bribery out of court. The...
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