political corruption

A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison after finding her guilty in a land scam case. The ruling was delivered Monday by …

Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents Florida’s 20th District, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on charges of stealing $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for his role in a political fraud and kickback scheme involving nearly …

CHISINAU, Moldova — A Moldovan court sentenced Evgenia Gutul, the pro-Kremlin leader of the Gagauzia region, to seven years in prison on Tuesday for helping channel illegal Russian funds to …

A senior BJP leader from Chhattisgarh, Santosh Kataria, has allegedly been cheated of Rs41.30 lakh by two individuals who falsely promised to secure him the post of Chairman of the …

Pierre Reginald Boulos, one of Haiti’s wealthiest and most politically influential businessmen, has been arrested in Florida by U.S. immigration authorities over allegations that he supported violent gangs in Haiti. …

In a major development, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday arrested senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia from his Amritsar residence for allegedly laundering …

NEW YORK (AP) — Nadine Menendez, wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of participating in a bribery scheme that involved her husband accepting bribes in exchange …

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Former Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) president Luthando Mbinda has been found guilty of fraud involving nearly R1 million in parliamentary funds, the Specialised …

Farouq Qassem Al-Hamadi, a former member of Syria’s People’s Assembly under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was arrested by Syrian security forces in Daraa city on charges of extortion and drug trafficking. …