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Ecclestone makes $100 million payment to close bribery case
Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has paid an agreed $100 million to end his German trial on bribery charges, a court said on Wednesday, officially closing the case against him. The regional superior court in
Read More »Ecclestone’s bribery case closed after $100m payment
Bernie Ecclestone has made the $100m payment he agreed to last week, meaning the bribery case against the Formula One boss is formally closed
Read More »Ex-Houston parole officer gets 5 years for bribery
A now-former parole officer in the Texas prison system has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for accepting bribes from a suspected heroin dealer. Crystal M. Washington, also known as Crystal Bureau, worked
Read More »GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh drug bribery claims in Syria
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) faces new allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines, following recent accusations of corruption in its non-prescription business in the country. The latest charges are laid
Read More »Woman sarpanch gets jail in bribery case
A woman sarpanch from a village has been sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by a Alibaug court for accepting bribe of Rs 7,500 in 2008. Special Judge HA Patil awarded the sentence yesterday to
Read More »Kenerly bribery case in Gwinnett may be resolved Tuesday
A bribery charge against former Gwinnett County Commissioner Kevin Kenerly may be resolved at a hearing Tuesday. District Attorney Danny Porter announced today there will be a hearing in the case at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
Read More »Chemicals company boss jailed for bribes
Two corrupt businessmen, including a former CEO from Ellesmere Port, who bribed government officials in Iraq and Indonesia to win lucrative contracts for one of the world's biggest chemical companies have been jailed for
Read More »DAO staff accused of bribery
Service seekers have complained about the ill intentions of the District Administration Office staff members who ask for bribes for every single service they provide. According to the locals, the tendency of asking for bribes
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