Federal authorities charged 19 people with conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars of drug money.

BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, is under investigation for alleged corrupt practices leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Widespread corruption leads to upwards of 343 million people in Africa lacking access to a decent water supply.

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll resigned on Wednesday amid questions regarding her connection to a military veterans’ charity at the center of a $300 million money laundering and racketeering scam, the office Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday.

A news organization in Mexico will stop reporting on organized crime out of fear for their lives

Around a quarter of Africa’s GDP -- $148 billion -- is lost to corruption annually.

Interpol and 29 major pharmaceutical companies will spend almost $6 million to combat the pharmaceutical crimes that threaten millions of lives, the agency announced Tuesday.

 The Berlin chapter of a notoriously dangerous biker gang has joined up with their onetime rivals, the Hells Angels, according to Die Welt (reprinted in English by WorldCrunch). Once boasting numerous chapters throughout the Berlin area, the Bandidos have seen their numbers thinned by widespread arrests of gang leadership. The Bandidos found themselves down to just 15 members in the Berlin area. Seeing strength in numbers, the remaining members jumped ship and joined the Hells Angels.

The two biker groups, known for their violent clashes which have involved knife and machete fights and “near amputation of limbs,” have a strong motive to collaborate. Both gangs are known to make money from drugs, racketeering and control of area nightclubs, Die Welt reported.  For the Hells Angels, the pick-up of Bandidos membership means they “not only have one less competitor, they have real pros that have all the contact details of the most important people in this industry,” an official told Die Welt.

In a separate move, a leader of the Berlin Hells Angels is considering joining the Danish Hells Angels, as the “Denmark” iteration of the group is not banned in Berlin, according to Die Welt.

An Interpol investigation into the online ivory trade has led to six national and three international investigations.

Police have found links between the Irish Republican Army and a powerful branch of the Italian mafia, according to disclosures in Italian court this week.