April 8th, 2019The trial of former Malaysian premier Najib Razak who has been accused of corruption and money laundering involving state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was postponed on Friday (April 5) to May 14.
The trial will run for 14 days, namely May 14, 15 and 17; May 28, 29, and 31; June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; as well as...
March 4th, 2019A former Kansas legislator accused of fraudulently taking $10,500 from campaign funds for his personal use told jurors Thursday that the payments were legitimate campaign expenses.
Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell took the stand to defend himself in his federal trial on 23 counts of wire fraud and three counts of money...
February 28th, 2019A former U.S.-based oil trader sought in Brazil over a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving commodities traders Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money-laundering in the United States, court records show.
The plea is part of a cooperation agreement by a key figure in Brazil’s...
February 26th, 2019Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell arrived in handcuffs Monday to stand trial on charges of money laundering related to the sale of television rights for matches involving the Brazilian national team.
Rosell, a former Nike executive in Brazil who presided over Barcelona from 2010-14, has been accused of misappropriating money...
November 26th, 2018The New York trial of a prominent Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery conspiracy is set to begin with jury selection Monday.
The trial of Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho begins a year after he was arrested on charges accusing him of paying bribes so a Chinese energy conglomerate could secure business advantages....
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...
