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US fines Total $398 mn over bribes in Iran

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Washington: French oil firm Total SA has been fined $398.2 million under US foreign corruption laws to resolve charges it bribed officials in Iran to secure oil and gas concessions, US authorities announced Wednesday.

Ex-passport officer, ex-policeman face bribery charges

corruptionbribery May 31, 2013 0

Dubai: A former passport control officer at Dubai’s General Department of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs (GDRFA) has been accused of accepting Dh227,600 in bribes to forge e-transactions of departure fees of 569 people

French oil giant Total to pay $245 million in US bribery case involving contracts in Iran

corruptionbribery May 30, 2013 0

French oil giant Total agreed Wednesday to pay $242.5 million to settle criminal charges alleging the company used middlemen to pay bribes to win lucrative contracts in Iran. Court papers filed in U.S. District

Visa bribery case: how did ex-US officer make money?

corruptionbribery May 29, 2013 0

Michael T. Sestak who once worked at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has been charged with receiving millions of dollars in bribes from Vietnamese residents seeking visas. The fee was

OECD praises Canada’s anti-corruption efforts

corruptionbribery May 28, 2013 0

Long considered a laggard for its anti-corruption efforts, Canada is now receiving high praise from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for its “continued enforcement momentum” on combating foreign corruption practises

Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption

corruptionbribery May 27, 2013 0

A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme that allowed a convicted murder to escape.

Direct Access Shuts Down After Bribery Probe

corruptionbribery May 24, 2013 0

New York-based broker-dealer Direct Access Partners has closed its doors, said a person familiar with the matter, after allegations surfaced earlier this month of a multimillion dollar Venezuelan bribery scheme involving two of its

Canadian goes on trial in Havana for corruption scandal

corruptionbribery May 23, 2013 0

When Sarkis Yacoubian walks into a court room in downtown Havana Thursday to face corruption charges that could send him to prison for 12 years the Canadian businessman will have a high-powered diplomat keeping