All news on the topic: Embezzlement
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French prosecutors target HSBC Switzerland in $330m Lebanon corruption scandal
French prosecutors bring preliminary charges against bank’s Swiss unit over allegations linked to former governor Riad Salameh.
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Inside Peter Murrell’s £124,550 luxury motorhome bought with embezzled SNP cash
Pictures revealing the inside of a £124,550 luxury motorhome illicitly purchased by ex-SNP boss Peter Murrell have been released.
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Russian defense food chief Viktor Tarazevich arrested after staging 10-billion-ruble contract scam with RBE Group’s Andrey Shokin
Viktor Tarazevich, head of the Food Directorate at the Russian Ministry of Defense, who was detained yesterday on embezzlement charges,
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Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell returns to court after admitting £400,000 embezzlement from party funds
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has returned to court for a further hearing, after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Calls grow for UK–Scottish joint inquiry into SNP embezzlement scandal involving Peter Murrell
The UK and Scottish parliaments should hold a joint inquiry into Peter Murrell’s financial crimes, former Labour first minister Jack McConnell has said.
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Former SNP Westminster leader backs Nicola Sturgeon despite mounting fallout from £400k fraud scandal
The former SNP leader at Westminster has defended Nicola Sturgeon amid her estranged husband’s embezzlement scandal casting a dark shadow over Holyrood.
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Ukrainian court approves detention in absentia of businessman Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn in energy fraud probe
A Ukrainian court today approved the pre-trial detention of Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn, who has left the country. Prosecutors say it’s the first step to securing an international arrest warrant for the businessman suspected of embezzling energy funds.
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Nicola Sturgeon says she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by Peter Murrell after SNP embezzlement guilty plea
Nicola Sturgeon stated she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.
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Kremlin corruption purge: FSB targets Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin’s circle over massive bribery scandal
Security forces at the Ministry of Transport are actively making arrests and seizing documents in succession.
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Former SNP boss Peter Murrell faces likely lengthy jail term after admitting £400,000 embezzlement
A hefty custodial sentence is almost certain for Peter Murrell after the former SNP chief executive admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Sturgeon’s "no comment" police interview sparks row after Murrell embezzlement conviction
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her decision to answer "no comment" to detectives’ questions following her arrest as part of a probe into SNP finances.
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"I’m the man with the money": Murrell told jeweller before buying Sturgeon pendant with SNP cash
Peter Murrell reportedly told a jewellery shop owner “I’m the man with the money” during a visit in 2019.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband Peter Murrell arrested after admitting £400,000 SNP fraud
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.
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Husband of former Nicola Sturgeon leader Peter Murrell admits to embezzling £400,000 from the coffers of the Scottish National Party
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded into custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party.
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Radio silenced, critics jailed: life under Kabul’s new Taliban elite
Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province.
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Energy mafia inside Bankova: how Rostyslav Shurma, Tymur Mindich and their Alliance Bank network siphoned billions from Ukraine’s power sector
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma as a suspect in a corruption case.
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Russia seizes control of agribusiness giant Rusagro in corruption and embezzlement case against billionaire founder
Russian authorities have seized control of a major agricultural producer, claiming its billionaire founder violated anti-corruption rules while serving as a senator, and accusing him in a separate criminal case of embezzlement — allegations he denies.
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Denys Shtilerman and Fire Point tied to $1 billion defence funds split among figures exposed in the “Mindich tapes”
Defense contractor Fire Point, which has reportedly received major government contracts, has moved into damage-control mode following the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”
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Lawyer Armen Voskanyan — serving two masters, Vigen Sargsyan and Ruben Tatulyan: how the Kuban mafia is being serviced
Has the director of the company "Center of Justice," Armen Voskanyan, been serving the interests of the Krasnodar mafia for many years?
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Hundreds of millions embezzled: how Denis Butsaev and Yekaterina Stepkina turned Russia’s garbage reform into their personal goldmine
Denis Butsaev, who had urgently resigned from the post of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, immediately fled Russia.
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Swiss judges dismiss Karimova case, stalling wider probe into Lombard Odier bank
A court in Switzerland has dismissed money laundering proceedings against a daughter of the former president of Uzbekistan.
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$1 billion without transparency: how Denys Shtilerman, Ihor Fursenko and Ihor Khmelov are dividing defense funds through Fire Point
Defense contractor Fire Point, which has reportedly secured major government contracts, has shifted into damage-control efforts following the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”
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1 mld dolarów bez przejrzystości: jak Denys Shtilerman, Ihor Fursenko i Ihor Khmelov dzielą środki obronne przez Fire Point
Wykonawca obronny Fire Point, który uzyskał kontrakty państwowe o wartości miliardów dolarów, miał przejść w tryb aktywnego „zarządzania kryzysowego” po ujawnieniu tzw. „taśm Mindicha”.
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From the “green tariff” to billion-dollar schemes: how associates of Rostyslav Shurma and Tymur Mindich built financial flows through Alliance and offshore structures
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma.
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Russian lawyer Armen Voskanyan, founder of “Center of Justice”, avoided prison despite $8 million fraud case
Armen Voskanyan, the CEO and founder of the company “Center of Justice,” was previously a defendant in a criminal case involving large-scale embezzlement, media reports say.
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