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Five ex-Taoyuan officials questioned in bribery case
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office (TDPO) yesterday summoned five reviewing committee members of the Taoyuan Bade public housing project for witness interviews in the alleged bribery case. The prosecutors' move came after former Taoyuan County
Read More »Former Ouachita County Judge pleads guilty to bribery
Former Ouachita County Judge James Hesterly admitted to bribery with federal funds in exchange for a campaign donation Wednesday. According to Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, James Hesterly, 50,
Read More »Prison employee arrested on bribery, drug charges
A Kentucky prison employee was arrested Sunday on suspicion of bribery and drug trafficking after an undercover investigation. Robert A. Massie, 45, of LaGrange, was charged with bribery, official misconduct, trafficking in methamphetamines and unspecified
Read More »Canadian Police Charges Three in Air India Bribery Case
Canadian police has charged two Americans and one British businessman of Indian origin with trying to bribe Indian officials to secure a $100 million contract with Air India for a biometric security system. British national
Read More »2nd richest Romanian arrested on bribery charges
Romania's second-richest businessman has been arrested on charges that he bribed judges to rule in his favor in court cases. Anti-corruption prosecutors say Dan Adamescu instructed his lawyer and others to pay bribes of 20,000
Read More »Former Army National Guard soldier pleads guilty to bribery, fraud
A former soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud on the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell
Read More »RCMP lays corruption charges after landmark bribery case
The RCMP has laid corruption charges against two Americans and one British national as part of a widening probe into allegations that a Canadian firm planned to hand out millions in bribes in India. The
Read More »Nats donor in China bribery case
A wealthy Auckland businessman, whose links to the National Party led to a senior minister's resignation, gave cut-price real estate deals to a Chinese politician in return for business favours, according to a court
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