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United States: FBI investigating top Vitol executives in Americas - sources
The FBI is investigating energy trading firm Vitol’s top two executives in the Americas in connection with a Brazil bribery case, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, deepening the U.S. role in a probe of foreign oil firms’...
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Canada: SNC-Lavalin faces criminal probe over Jacques Cartier Bridge contract, documents reveal
Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge, court documents show. In December, Quebec court approved a request by...
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United States: Ex-West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Sentenced to 2 years for corruption
A former West Virginia Supreme Court justice who had a $32,000 blue suede couch in his office and was at the center of an impeachment and corruption scandal was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday. "I have not seen evidence of...
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United States: Ex-lawmaker gets 5 years in prison for bribery plea
A former Texas state senator who already has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his part in a Ponzi scheme has received a 5-year prison term for a separate bribery count. San Antonio Democrat Carlos Uresti, who had already been convicted on...
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United States: US lays charges against Micronesian official amid bribery probe
The US Department of Justice has charged a Micronesian government official with his alleged involvement in a bribery scheme. The charges were unsealed on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe into millions of dollars in bribes stemming from a...
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Canada: Canada PM welcomes probe into allegations officials tried to help SNC
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday welcomed a probe into whether officials improperly tried to help construction company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, making clear he sought to ride out a potential scandal just months ahead of...
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United States: Ex-Navy captain sentenced in sweeping corruption case
A former Navy captain has been sentenced to six months in prison for moonlighting for a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” at the center of one of the maritime service’s worst corruption scandals. Former Capt. Jeffrey Breslau was...
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United States: Ex-Union Boss at Rikers Island Jail Gets 58 Months in Prison in Federal Bribery Case
The former union boss at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex has been sentenced to 58 months in prison after his conviction last year on corruption-related charges. A federal jury in Manhattan found Norman Seabrook guilty of honest services...
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