Nine people, among them a former Defense Ministry official, have been arrested for allegedly embezzling US$ 2.76 million in a helicopter maintenance scam. According to ABC News, the Oct. 21 arrests stem from an investigation into government spending on a program to maintain military helicopters.
Alleged corruption among Spain’s elites has authorities taking tougher actions in response to public outrage.
More arrests are expected in the 2013 government corruption scandal, dubbed “Cashgate,” involving the theft of more than US$ 30 million in public funds, according to the online Malawian newspaper Nyasa Times.
Six Hungarian officials have been forbidden to travel to the United States following accusations of corruption.
New Jersey officials charged 11 people -- among them a legendary Mafia boss -- with racketeering, loansharking, money laundering and other crimes, on Oct. 21, according to the New York Post. The group allegedly made millions through various mob scams, including a US$ 400 million money-laundering operation that involved illegally cashing large checks in a popular Portuguese restaurant in Newark.
The Romanian Anti-Corruption Office (DNA) raided offices and businesses connected to the Romanian state forest authority, Romsilva, on Oct. 15 over allegations of bribery and corruption.
Those under investigation include Adam Craciunescu, the head of Romsilva, and Ilie Sarbu, the former Minister of Agriculture and father-in-law to Prime Minister Victor Ponta.
The criminal libel trial of OCCRP partner Khadija Ismayilova is ongoing and will continue on Nov. 14. Additional details will be posted at that time.
She has been accused by Elman Hasanov of publishing defamatory documents on Facebook alleging that he is a paid informant for the Ministry of National Security and a rapist. Ismayilova says that while she did publish a document about a paid informant, she did not identify the person. She further says she never published any information about an alleged rape.
A congressional committee suspended a Supreme Court justice from his post on Oct. 20 pending an investigation into suspected corruption over his alleged purchase of expensive luxury apartments, reports Reuters.
In ports across the United Kingdom, shipping containers may conceal stolen vehicles destined for other countries. A recent operation by British authorities seized many of these vehicles before they could be smuggled overseas.
The federal Department of Justice says three men from Connecticut have been caught in a bribery scheme involving confidential information about a Bangladeshi political figure.