Former Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday. Bo, former chief of the bustling municipality of Chongqing, was convicted on charges of taking bribes, embezzlement, and abuse of power.

A United States Navy commander, a contractor, and a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agent were arrested in a multi-million dollar bribery scandal earlier this week.

Singaporean authorities arrested 14 alleged members, including the suspected leader, of a football match-fixing crime ring on Tuesday.

Two major investigative features from the Organized Crime and Corruption Project (OCCRP) have been nominated for the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)'s Global Shining Light Award.

Guatemalan authorities captured alleged cocaine kingpin Waldemar Lorenzana Cordon Tuesday in the southwestern department of Zacapa. He is wanted for extradition to the United States.

Irish police arrested four men Tuesday and seized nine million cigarettes valued at €4.3 million, or US$5.7 million.

The Organized Crime and Corruption Project (OCCRP) is a finalist for a Gannett Foundation Award for Investigative Reporting from the Online News Association (ONA).

Spanish National Police have arrested four men connected with the Canadian Hells Angels motorcycle gang for allegedly smuggling 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cocaine into Spain, the Interior Ministry announced on Saturday.

Ivo Sanader, former prime minister of Croatia, faces his sixth indictment, reports Global Post. Sanader, 60, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for graft in 2012.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) named the Organized Crime and Corruption Project (OCCRP) as a finalist for the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting.