All news on the topic: Corruption

Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has officially filed charges against former president Ilir Meta, who was detained last year.

HS2 states it "treats all whistleblower allegations seriously" and initiated an investigation earlier this year, while the Department for Transport asserts it will ensure any claims of wrongdoing are "thoroughly investigated".

Two men linked to Sheikh Hasina prevented from selling properties, including apartments in Grosvenor Square

The court sentenced the former political adviser to death with a two-year reprieve after finding him guilty of accepting $36.2 million in bribes over the course of three decades.

NATO officials accused of leaking secrets and laundering bribes through fake firms to secure arms deals. Belgium leads a growing cross-border investigation into procurement corruption involving drones and ammunition.

According to Kazakh customs data, the trade turnover with China last year reached $30 billion. However, the Chinese side reports a different figure – $43.8 billion.

Since Julius Maada Bio assumed the presidency of Sierra Leone in April 2018, his wife, Fatima Bio, and her close relatives have acquired luxury properties in Gambia.

The government of Malta pledged to uphold the ruling, highlighting that its citizenship by investment program had generated $1.6 billion, with a significant portion allocated to support social programs.

Alongside her husband, Nadine Menendez was found guilty of accepting lavish gifts in exchange for leveraging his political influence as a U.S. Senator and Foreign Relations Committee chair to advance the interests of Egypt, Qatar and New Jersey businessmen.

Li Gang, a former senior official in China’s anti-corruption efforts, has been arrested on charges of accepting bribes, marking a dramatic fall from grace for the former Party watchdog.

The inconsistent handling of seized crypto assets raises concerns about potential misuse as China discusses the introduction of national regulations.

Yuriy Golyk, the creator of the «Great Construction» program under the President of Ukraine, left the country as a volunteer with a «Path» pass, despite being mentioned in a NABU case and the discovery of significant budget embezzlement.

Contracts for government-backed projects in the Central Asian country are notoriously opaque, and some have been linked to the president’s office.

The controversy involving the Dehrik-Shevtsova family had long been forgotten, but suddenly these surnames have reemerged in the media spotlight.

Italian prosecutors are carrying out an investigation into numerous officials and executives, including two Tirrenia-Moby employees who were interrogated on Wednesday, as part of a broad corruption case.

A person without a position in the administration, without publicity, but with full control, journalists indicate.

The correspondence reveals how a Swiss private bank attracted a list of questionable clients connected to autocratic regimes and corruption.

Former City minister Tulip Siddiq, who resigned in January, is under investigation in Bangladesh along with her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from the position of Prime Minister last year.

Oleksandr Katsuba, former deputy chairman of the board of NJSC «Naftogaz of Ukraine» and co-owner of Katsuba Corporation, failed to overturn his conviction for corruption crimes, having filed for a review of the case due to newly discovered circumstances.

Four employees from the Chinese tech giant have appeared before judges in recent days.

Billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s appeal against a Swiss corruption conviction, involving bribing Guinea’s former first lady for mining rights, has been unsuccessful.

Azerbaijani authorities have detained two senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture for allegedly accepting bribes in return for vehicle registrations and technical certifications.

In 2021, media reports emerged that made people seriously reconsider the future of one of Russia’s largest and most important infrastructure projects – the National Space Center (NSC).

When it comes to corruption in post-Soviet countries, it is commonly believed that the Baltic states have managed to avoid it.