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Lithuanian Lawmaker Faces Impeachment after OCCRP Probe

A Lithuanian lawmaker is facing impeachment after a parliamentarian investigation confirmed media reports claiming he was financially benefiting from renewable energy businesses whose interests he was protecting as a legislator.

Head of Honduras Anti-Corruption Mission Resigns

The chief of a Honduran anti-corruption mission announced his resignation in an open letter posted on Twitter Thursday, saying he was disappointed with the lack of support from the mission’s international founding body during a time of increasing hostility from the government. 

US Bancorp Fined for Allowing Money Laundering Operation

US Bancorp agreed on Thursday to pay more than US $600 million in fines, settling allegations by federal prosecutors that they failed to prevent money laundering related to a scam operation run by race-car driver Scott Tucker, who used US Bancorp accounts to launder the proceeds of an illegal $3.5 billion Internet-based payday lending scheme