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China: Former Official Sentenced to Death in $325 Million Bribery Case
A Chinese court has sentenced a former senior official to death for accepting more than 2.21 billion yuan ($325 million) in bribes over a 30-year period, according to a statement from the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu…
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Iraq: PM Announces Rewards for Whistleblowers as Anti-Corruption Crackdown Widens
Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi announced Sunday that citizens who report assets and public funds obtained through corruption will receive “substantial financial rewards.”In a statement reported by the state news agency INA, the prime minister’s office called on…
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German Court Sentences Black Market Banker to Nearly Four Years in Prison
German man pleads guilty to moving 33 million euros through fraudulently opened banks accounts while already serving a suspended prison sentence for handling millions taken from scam victims.
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Nepal Court Orders Detention for Finance Minister Paudel in Money Laundering Probe
Nepal’s Special Court on Tuesday ordered former Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel to remain in judicial custody for seven days following his arrest in an ongoing money laundering investigation, judicial officials said.The detention of Paudel, the vice chair…
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EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud
European investigators launched coordinated searches across four countries, including France, targeting a defunct far-right parliamentary group over the suspected misuse of EU funds.
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Guilty Plea in New York in Massive $67 Million Identity Theft and Laundering Plot
A Vietnamese national pleaded guilty before a New York court to conspiracy to commit identity theft as part of a transnational scheme to launder $67 million using data stolen from U.S. citizens, according to a statement from the…
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Finnish Court Jails Businessman Over Exports to Russia
A Finnish court sentenced the chief executive of a transport company to three years and eight months in prison for exporting trucks and trailers to Russia in violation of EU sanctions, the Finnish public service broadcaster, Yle, reported…
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