The Latest Breaking News from Corruption

Turkish opposition seeks probe into bribery allegations

Opposition parties in Turkey have filed legal complaints with court authorities to press Turkish prosecutors to investigate corruption allegations made by a fugitive mafia boss against a group of people close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Kenya's Odinga still says he won election, but will respect court ruling

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court's ruling - but still believes he won.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

China charges 28 and launches corruption investigation into 15 officials including police after attack on women at Tangshan restaurant

The men threw a chair at the women and dragged one of them out of a barbecue restaurant before assaulting her and those who tried to help, leading to charges against the alleged attackers and a wider probe into police corruption.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Reports detail how Haiti’s public administration is a cesspool of corruption

Fictitious government jobs and contracts, political patronage, embezzlement, and university employees and civil servants who use government bank accounts as their personal checkbooks.

Miami Herald · Aug 27, 2022

Thousands in Argentina take to streets to defend embattled vice president

Thousands of followers of Argentina's former president and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took to the streets in her defense Saturday, days after two prosecutors called for a 12-year prison sentence and a ban on public office for alleged corruption during her government.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

Hafta letters: NL Reads, corruption in Punjab, Mukesh Khanna’s comments

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Newslaundry · Aug 27, 2022

Inside a 'tale of greed' in San Francisco: Bribery scandal leads to 7-year prison sentence

Federal prosecutors called it "a tale of greed as old as time" — a powerful San Francisco official at the heart of a web of kickbacks, bribery and fraud that stretched across more than a decade.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

Now, private schools write to PM against corruption in education department

They have accused officials of demanding ‘fixed percentage’ for every work

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

Former leaders have been jailed or charged all over the world

It's not just "banana republics."

Axios · Aug 26, 2022

Lokpal to accept corruption complaints filed in prescribed format only

The Central government had in March 2020 notified the Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, which prescribe the format to file a complaint.

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022