Corruption and Bribery

Two former Cook County employees guilty in bribery case

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Two Cook County employees who took bribes to lower property tax bills were convicted on all four counts connected to the scam Monday

City Mayor Arrested on Bribery Charges in Russia

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A court in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region approved this weekend the arrest of a local mayor accused of bribery in the second such case in the province this year

State banks entangled in US bribery case

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Three of Indonesia’s four state-owned banks have been implicated in a bribery case involving the US-based automated teller machine (ATM) manufacturer Diebold Inc

Berlusconi faces new bribery trial

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An Italian judge has ordered Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial for allegedly bribing a senator to join his party's ranks, in the latest legal woe for the former prime minister

Diebold settles U.S. bribery charges for $48 million

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The company agreed to pay a $25.2 million fine and enter a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act between 2005

Senior officer, NCIS agent are among those arrested in Navy bribery scandal

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The U.S. Navy is being rocked by a bribery scandal that federal investigators say has reached high into the officer corps and exposed a massive overbilling scheme run by an Asian defense contractor that

Trial set for ex-Okla. lawmaker on bribery charge

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A former Oklahoma lawmaker accused of bribery is scheduled to go to trial Monday, almost three years after the felony charge was filed by an Oklahoma County prosecutor

UK Government Announces Changes to Bribery Regime

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On 7 October, as part of its strategy document to introduce the new National Crime Agency (NCA), the UK government announced a number of changes to its antibribery/anticorruption regime.