October 8th, 2018Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s public corruption trial is now scheduled for June in federal court in Chicago.
The former Illinois congressman was once a rising Republican star and a formidable GOP fundraiser. He’s now accused of using campaign money and his congressional allotment for personal expenses and the extravagant...
August 14th, 2017A purchase officer at Dubai Petroleum has gone on trial for allegedly seeking illegal commissions from suppliers.
The 57-year-old Indian employee's alleged illegal wrongdoings were exposed after he sought a certain commission - which was not specified in court documents - from a salesman of a supply company after he made purchases...
August 1st, 2017Once China's most wanted fugitive, Yang Xiuzhu, who fled China in 2003, stood trial for embezzlement and taking bribes on Friday (July 28 2017).
According to the trial held at Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, from 1996 to 1997, Yang took advantage of her posts in Wenzhou city to embezzle more...
November 11th, 2016Singapore authorities have, for the first time, named Malaysian tycoon Low Taek Jho as a “key person of interest” in their investigations into the most high-profile money-laundering case here.
The disclosure came from Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) investigation officer Oh Yong Yang, who was testifying on the eighth day of the...
November 8th, 2016Former head of agency distribution at NTUC Income Samuel Goh Sze-Wei, a key prosecution witness in the trial of former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei, said on Monday (Nov 7) that he received more than US$4 million for his role as Yeo's partner in kickback deals linked to scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Mr Goh, who is...
November 8th, 2016Barcelona have said they will appeal against a ruling by a Spanish judge that star forward Neymar and members of the club's hierarchy should face trial on corruption charges.
Judge Jose de la Mata of Spain's High Court said on Monday that Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell should stand trial alongside...
November 1st, 2016The prosecution will call nine witnesses in its case against former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei - the first person to be tried for the key role he allegedly played in a massive money laundering operation linked to scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fund.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Kiat Pheng, in his opening statement on Monday...
June 17th, 2016Bai Enpei, a former senior official with the top legislature, on Thursday stood trial on two counts of corruption-related charges.
Bai, formerly deputy head of the Environment and Resources Protection Committee of the National People's Congress, was accused of taking advantage of his various official posts and other perks associated...
May 12th, 2016Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is to face trial after the Senate voted to impeach and suspend her.
Ms Rousseff is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, which she denies.
Senators voted to suspend her by 55 votes to 22 after an all-night session that lasted...
March 24th, 2016Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy risks having to stand trial after he lost a bid Tuesday to block a corruption probe that threatens to upend his political ambitions.
France’s Supreme Court ruled the evidence collected by wiretapping Sarkozy can legitimately be used as part of the probe into an alleged attempt by the former...
