bribery

Choi Soon-sil Scandal: Samsung VP Lee Jae-yong Questioned for Second Time as Suspect

Samsung VP Lee Jae-yong has been questioned for a second time as a suspect in South Korea's biggest political corruption…

8 years ago

Malaysia PM Najib Razak Cleared of Corruption

Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been cleared of corruption in a long-running financial scandal that has gripped the country. According…

9 years ago

Ehud Olmert: Israel ex-PM Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Bribery

Israel’s ex-PM Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for bribery. Ehud Olmert, 70, had been sentenced…

9 years ago

John Ashe Arrested: Ex-UN General Assembly President Charged with Taking $1.3M in Bribes

Ex-United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe has been arrested in New York after being charged with taking $1.3 million…

9 years ago

Zhou Yongkang Gets Life Sentence for Accepting Bribes and Abuse of Power

China's former Ministry of Public Security Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life after being found guilty of bribery, abuse…

9 years ago

FIFA Corruption: Wanted Suspect Alejandro Burzaco Hands Himself in Italy

Alejandro Burzaco, who is wanted by the US in connection with the investigation into allegations of corruption at soccer’s governing…

9 years ago

Zhou Yongkang charged with bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets

Zhou Yongkang, who oversaw China's security apparatus and law enforcement institutions, has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and…

10 years ago

Cy Tokmakjian: Canadian executive sentenced to 15 years in jail in Cuba

Cy Tokmakjian, the president of a Canadian transport company, has been sentenced by a Cuban court to 15 years in…

10 years ago

GSK receives $490 million fine in China bribery case

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has received a record $490 million fine after a Chinese court found it guilty of bribery. The record…

10 years ago

Utah attorneys general John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff arrested on bribery charges

Former attorneys general in Utah, John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff, have been arrested on bribery charges, authorities say. John Swallow,…

10 years ago

GSK China scandal: Corporate investigator Peter Humphrey charged with illegally obtaining private information

British national Peter Humphrey and his wife Yu Ying Zeng, an American national, have been charged with illegally obtaining private…

10 years ago

GSK China scandal: Mass bribery allegations are credible

Allegations that GSK systematically bribed doctors in China are credible, says Peter Humphrey, an investigator hired by the pharmaceutical giant.…

10 years ago

Argentina: VP Amado Boudou charged with bribery

An Argentine judge has charged VP Amado Boudou in a corruption case. Amado Boudou is suspected of using his influence…

10 years ago

GSK China executive accused of ordering staff to bribe hospital officials

British GSK executive Mark Reilly has been accused by the Chinese police of ordering staff to bribe hospital officials to…

11 years ago

Ehud Olmert sentenced to six years in jail for bribery

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to six years in prison for bribery and fined 1 million shekels…

11 years ago

GSK faces criminal investigation in Poland for allegedly bribing doctors

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing a criminal investigation in Poland for allegedly bribing doctors. Eleven doctors and a GSK regional…

11 years ago

Holyland affair: Israel’s former PM Ehud Olmert convicted of bribery

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been convicted of bribery in a case which forced him to resign to office…

11 years ago

Rolls-Royce deals put on hold during India bribery inquiry

Indian government has put on hold all deals with Rolls-Royce until it completes an investigation into bribery allegations against the…

11 years ago

Croatia charges Farmal and 364 people over drugs bribes

Croatian authorities have charged pharmaceutical company Farmal and 364 people - most of them reportedly doctors - for allegedly rigging…

11 years ago

Silvio Berlusconi faces bribery trial over Senator Sergio De Gregorio case

Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged bribery of Senator Sergio De Gregorio. Former Italian PM…

11 years ago

Bo Xilai appeals against life term

Chinese politician Bo Xilai is appealing against his life imprisonment sentence, reports say. The former party chief of Chongqing was…

11 years ago

Bo Xilai sentenced to life in prison for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power

Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power and sentenced to life imprisonment…

11 years ago

Bernie Ecclestone indicted by German prosecutors on bribery charge

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has been indicted by German prosecutors on a bribery charge. The charge relates to a…

11 years ago

Pfizer pays $60 million to US government over bribe charges

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has paid the US government $60 million to settle charges alleging it paid millions of dollars in…

12 years ago