Zambia’s Health Minister Arrested for Corruption
Zambian authorities have detained the country’s health minister on Wednesday over corruption and money laundering allegations but have released him on bond immediately after questioning.
Zambian authorities have detained the country’s health minister on Wednesday over corruption and money laundering allegations but have released him on bond immediately after questioning.
A coalition of international NGOs has demanded a halt to Egypt’s US$5.2 billion coronavirus support loan out of concern over rampant corruption in the country.
The head of a state owned-company responsible for handling coronavirus medical equipment is being charged for soliciting a 760,000 euro (US$860,000) bribe from a firm in exchange for a major contract to supply Romanian hospitals with millions of masks and hundreds of thousands of protective suits.
Kyrgyz lawmakers approved a report that was put together by a parliamentary commission which concluded that the government had nothing to do with the multi-million dollar corruption and money laundering scheme alleged last November by journalists.
The alleged leader of a notorious Mexican cartel has issued a tearful message on social media, threatening retaliation against the government for the detention of his mother, sister and girlfriend following a spate of violence over the weekend.
In the largest restraint of funds in New Zealand’s history, the country’s Asset Recovery Unit froze on Monday NZD$140 million (US$91.12 million) from a company owned by Alexander Vinnik, a Russian citizen wanted by the US and France for laundering billions and by Russia for stealing millions.
Swiss prosecutors have launched a second investigation against mining company Glencore International AG, this time for failing to put organizational measures in place to prevent alleged corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
More than half of the £4.4 billion (US$5.48 billion) worth of foreign-owned Scottish property can be traced to companies that are registered in tax havens, Scottish investigative news outlet The Ferret revealed on Sunday after gaining access to data from the country’s public registers.
A court in Zimbabwe released on Saturday the country’s health minister on bail after he was arrested over allegations of corruption and misuse of office regarding the procurement of coronavirus tests and other medical equipment.
The Council of Europe is calling for tougher tools for the fight against organized crime which only in the European Union could be making over 100 billion euro a year while authorities are confiscating just a fragment of its proceeds.