Authorities in DR Congo (DRC) detained on Sunday the former health minister, accusing him of having embezzled about US$4.3 million raised to tackle the Ebola epidemic.

Mohamed Ali, an Egyptian businessman and actor, is posting videos on his Facebook page accusing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his government of corruption and the theft of millions from the country's budget, VICE news reported. 

A Russian military court sentenced on Friday a former Federal Security Service (FSB) official to 4.5 years in prison for torturing a businessman, Russian media reported.

A Tanzanian journalist detained on charges of money laundering and involvement in organized crime may face five years in prison without trial, The Guardian reported Thursday.

Faroz, a controversial and one of the largest Tajik conglomerates announced liquidation of its assets, saying the “company has lost its competitiveness in the country’s market,” the Central Asian media outlet Akhbor reported Friday.

American officials charged with coordinating Hurricane María relief efforts in Puerto Rico have been indicted for accepting bribes and committing fraud, a US Department of Justice press release stated Tuesday.

French investigative judges questioned Richard Ferrand, the president of the French National Assembly and a close ally of President Macron, Wednesday about allegations of financial misconduct, media reported.

Authorities in several countries have arrested nearly 300 scammers, most operating from Nigeria, a US Department of Justice press release stated Tuesday.

Fourteen businessmen, suspected of being linked to terrorists in Syria, has defrauded the Danish Treasury for years, raking in some $120 million through value-added tax (VAT) fraud, Danish media reported Tuesday.

Bosnian authorities found two drug labs in Sarajevo and arrested two people, accusing them of ‘’the unauthorized production and sale of narcotic drugs,’’ the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday.