The Latest Breaking News from Corruption

'Find dirt': Andrews denies accusations by ex-IBAC boss

Premier Daniel Andrews has denied his government told an independent auditor to "find dirt" on Victoria's corruption watchdog amid several Labor-linked probes.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

Here's what we know so far about the SA ICAC report titled 'Yes Minister'

SA's premier and opposition leader both say the unnamed minister in an ICAC report is not them and they don't believe it to be any of their colleagues either.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Judge in L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas's Corruption Trial: No Lawyer Internet Research on Prospective Jurors

From U.S. v. Ridley-Thomas, decided yesterday by Judge Dale Fischer (C.D. Cal.): Defendant Mark Ridley-Thomas seeks the Court's permission to engage in {internet-based} background research to seek out public information related to the prospective jurors in the venire. The government opposes this request. The Court recognizes that it has wide…

Reason · Mar 7, 2023

Former Logan mayor Luke Smith pleads guilty to Crime and Corruption Commission charges

He pleaded guilty to one count each of misconduct in relation to public office, failing in his obligation to update his register of interests and receiving a secret commission by an agent.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood

As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson…

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023

Labour calls for SNP to ensure race to find Nicola Sturgeon successor is free from 'corruption'

Jackie Baillie has written to SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to ask if the results of the leadership ballot would be published "in full".

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023

Israeli lawmakers approve bill that could allow Netanyahu to keep $270,000 gift

Israeli lawmakers have advanced a bill that could allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 donation he received to pay for his legal fees as he battles corruption charges

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Israeli lawmakers advance bill on $270,000 gift to Netanyahu

Israeli lawmakers have advanced a bill that could allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 donation he received to pay for his legal fees as he battles corruption charges

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Lebanon Judge Sets March 15 Hearing for Central Bank Chief in Graft Probe

A Lebanese investigative judge has scheduled a March 15 hearing for Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh as part of a cross-border corruption probe into Salameh and close associates, a judicial source said. Judge Charbel Abu Samra took over the case late last month after another judge charged Salameh with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 6, 2023

Indonesians query tax official’s wealth after viral assault video

Tax official’s finances investigated after a video appearing to show his son attacking a teen spreads online.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023