Istanbul, Turkey – January 13, 2025 – Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was arrested early Friday on charges related to corruption …
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Former TD Bank Employee Charged with Money Laundering and Bribery in Colombian Scheme
MIAMI, Fla. — A former TD Bank employee, Leonardo Ayala, 24, was arrested on December 10, 2024, and charged with facilitating a money laundering operation that moved millions of dollars …
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The Sessions Court has ordered a joint trial for former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over charges of abusing his position and money laundering. …
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Twelve Chinese nationals and five Filipinos were arrested on January 8, 2025, in a major operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Paranaque City, Metro Manila. The …
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Taman Singh Sonwani, former head of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC), has come under investigation by the CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 45 lakh. The bribe …
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GOLDEN, Colo. — The former police chief of the Lakeside Police Department, Robert Gordanier, has pleaded guilty to embezzling public property and first-degree official misconduct for crimes committed during his …
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Punjab Police Sweeper and Barber Arrested in Recruitment Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe Punjab Vigilance Bureau has uncovered a significant recruitment scam, resulting in the arrest of two Class IV employees of the Punjab Police. The accused, Tarlochan Pal, a sweeper with …
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Kerala Village Officer M.P. Anil Kumar Arrested for Bribery in Kozhikode
by Ananya MehtaA village officer in Kozhikode, Kerala, was arrested on Monday, December 30, 2024, for allegedly accepting a bribe. M.P. Anil Kumar, who has served as the village officer at Pantheerankavu …
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Irada Akhoundova Pleads Guilty in Cuellar Bribery and Money Laundering Case
HOUSTON — Irada Akhoundova, 67, of Houston, became the third person to plead guilty in a federal investigation involving U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, for alleged …
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Former Moldova Justice Minister Vitalie Pirlog Linked to Corruption Scheme Vitalie Pirlog, Moldova’s former justice minister and head of the Security and Intelligence Service (SIS), allegedly led a scheme manipulating …