An international transparency watchdog criticized Republicans Friday for scrapping a rule that required oil, gas and mining companies to publicly disclose the billions of dollars they pay to foreign governments in exchange for natural resources.
A British court sent a former banker and five accomplices to jail Thursday for siphoning millions from small businesses to enrich themselves and blow some of it away on sex parties and luxury vacations.
An international anti-corruption watchdog blamed several high ranking Honduran politicians and businessmen Tuesday for violence against environmental activists who stood in the way of their businesses.
Anger over a government decree that could free dozens of corrupt officials triggered the largest protests Romania has seen since the 1989 revolution and prompted one of the country’s ministers to resign on Thursday.
Russian opposition leader and 2018 presidential candidate Alexei Navalny was forcefully brought to a court in Kirov on Wednesday to attend a hearing for the re-trial of a longstanding corruption case, state media reported.
Deutsche Bank said Monday it will pay US$ 625 million to US and UK financial authorities to settle charges that it helped Russian investors launder up to US$ 10 billion.
Italian ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial again after prosecutors accused him of bribing witnesses to lie about previous accusations he paid for sex with an underage prostitute.
The Carabinieri arrested Thursday 33 people and seized assets worth €40 million (US$ 42.8 million) in a crackdown on one of the most powerful clans within the 'Ndrangheta criminal network, the Italian military police told IRPI.
Brazil issued an international warrant against former billionaire Eike Batista for his alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar bribes-for-contracts scheme, authorities announced Thursday.