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Architect pleads guilty in Progreso bribery scandal
An architect tied to kickback scandals in Progreso and Weslaco pleaded guilty to conspiracy Wednesday as part of a plea agreement in U.S. District Court in Houston. Jesus Bustos, 58, of McAllen architecture firm IDEA
Read More »F1 boss faces bribery charges in German trial
Formula One magnate Bernie Ecclestone faces bribery charges when his trial begins in Munich on Thursday in a case which threatens to end his reign. The 83-year-old denies charges of bribery and abetting breach of
Read More »D.C. prison guard arrested on bribery charges
A D.C. corrections officer was charged in federal court this week with accepting bribes to smuggle cigarettes, a cellphone and other contraband to an inmate. Darren Malry, 51, was arrested Monday after he allegedly took
Read More »US Anti-Corruption Law Snags Major Tech Company
Earlier this month, the U.S. technology company Hewlett Packard agreed to plead guilty to bribery charges involving its Russian, Polish, and Mexican subsidiaries. Hewlett Packard admitted to the U.S. Department of Justice that
Read More »Top government officer named in loan bribery case
Regional general manager of Amravati Division, Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation, Prakash Dange has been made an accused in a bribery case, the ACB sources said. He has been reported absconding
Read More »4th Naval Officer Charged in Navy Bribery Scandal
A fourth U.S. Navy officer has been implicated in a far-reaching bribery scandal involving a defense contractor's CEO, an NCIS agent and multiple senior naval officials. Petty Officer First Class Dan Layug, 27, was arrested
Read More »2 Board of Review analysts sentenced to prison for bribery
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced two half-brothers to prison for taking bribes to fix property tax assessments in Cook County, calling low-level public corruption such as theirs a scourge that damages democratic society. U.S. District
Read More »GlaxoSmithKline accused of bribing doctors in Poland
GlaxoSmithKline, the British drug company embroiled in bribery scandals in China and Iraq, has been accused of bribing doctors in Poland in the latest corruption furore to hit the business. The company, which has made
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