The Latest Breaking News from Corruption

Foreign Office to pay £423,000 to whistleblowing lawyer who lost job

FCDO continues to rebut claims by Maria Bamieh, who says she was told to ignore evidence of EU corruption

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

Mob-style killings shock Netherlands into fighting descent into ‘narco state’

Murders, corruption and ‘Mocro Maffia’ prompt Dutch to set up war chest to tackle wave of organised crime sweeping nation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

The 53 migrants who died in Texas included this college-educated Honduran couple

MEXICO CITY — Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero had almost completed his university studies in marketing. His fiancee, Margie Támara Paz Grajeda, had earned a degree in economics. Both viewed education as a means to launch careers and surmount humble origins in Honduras, where endemic poverty, crime and corruption have long…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 2, 2022

Probe urged over political nepotism claim

The Thai Sang Thai Party on Thursday asked the House committee on corruption suppression to investigate allegations that senators hired their relatives as assistants or as part of working teams.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2022

New Qld crime and corruption watchdog boss

Bruce Barbour has been permanently appointed as chairman of the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission.

AAP · Jul 1, 2022

The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality

The central argument of Almåsa et al., that this is seen in countries with weak institutions, is corroborated in India

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Four former Navy officers convicted of conspiracy, bribery and fraud in ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption scandal

Prosecutors say aMalaysian defence contractor bribed officers with sex workers, cigars, and free hotel stays

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Nigeria's top judge leaves the justice system in a mess. Here's how his successor can fix it

Nigeria’s Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned in the wake of corruption allegations. President Muhammadu Buhari immediately swore in the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Olukayode Ariwoola, as Acting Chief Justice. Justice Muhammad leaves behind a dysfunctional justice system. The Conversation Africa asked public law expert Abiodun Odusote…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Jury convicts four former Navy officers in 'Fat Leonard' bribery trial

A federal jury in San Diego convicted four of five former U.S. naval officers of conspiracy, bribery and fraud on Wednesday, capping a four-month long trial and a decade-long investigation of the worst corruption scandal in the history of the Navy.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

Four police officials in Tirupati suspended on charge of corruption

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The Hindu · Jun 29, 2022