The Latest Breaking News from Corruption

Investments of ₹1.25 lakh crore fell through due to hostile environment, alleges TDP MP

TDP MP Ravindra Kumar alleges rampant corruption & hostile business environment drove away industries from A.P., leading to 24% unemployment among graduates & thousands of youth taking their lives.

The Hindu · Dec 25, 2023

Has Chicago learned its lesson on corruption?

Former Ald. Ed Burke’s conviction should serve as a stark reminder that politics as usual in the Windy City is not a relic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 25, 2023

Government to make powerpoint presentation on Kaleshwaram at the project site on December 29

Government plans to expose Kaleshwaram project's shortcomings and alleged corruption with a powerpoint presentation at Medigadda barrage.

The Hindu · Dec 25, 2023

Two down: On the conviction of a senior functionary and the DMK

For the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the conviction of one of its deputy general secretaries at a time when it is facing a barrage of corruption charges, is an undoubted political setback

The Hindu · Dec 22, 2023

Albania's parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha

Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being probed for possible corruption

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023

Party bosses fall in Japan's worst political corruption scandal in decades

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party replaced two of its top executives as part of a purge related to investigations into alleged political slush funds.

WEKU · Dec 22, 2023

Cocaine Market Sees New Players, Bananas And Amazon Submarines: Report

The global cocaine market is changing. "The market is changing," Nathan Jaccard, Latin America editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a consortium of investigative journalists which accessed the files, told AFP. Colombia cultivated a record 230,000 hectares of coca leaf in 2022, and produced 1,738 tonnes…

International Business Times · Dec 22, 2023

Ukrainian journalists tackle corruption, calling out misuse of resources

The European Union has agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine next year. But further progress will depend on the country meeting tough conditions, particularly in the fight against corruption. Many of those conditions are actually defined not by Brussels, but by Ukrainian civil society activists, who ask the EU…

France 24 · Dec 22, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson, city leaders react to Ed Burke guilty verdict in corruption case

Former and current elected officials comment on the conviction of the longest-serving, once-powerful dean of the Chicago City Council. ‘The tyranny of Ed Burke is over,’ former Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2023

Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption

A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private law business from developers

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023