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Bahrain witness ‘intimidated’ before UK bribery trial
The chairman of Bahraini aluminum smelter Alba told a London court on Thursday that lawyers from a top British firm had sought to intimidate him before he gave evidence in a major criminal corruption
Read More »Ex-Rosemead mayor John Tran pleads guilty in corruption case; faces 18 to 24 months in prison
Former Rosemead Mayor John Tran took a plea deal Monday that will enable him to avoid prosecution for bribery and extortion, the United States Attorney’s Office said
Read More »Sentencing in bribery scheme involving Kansas cop
A Wichita man was sentenced to two years of probation for helping a former police officer try to bribe a witness. Forty-year-old Patrick Melendrez was sentenced Monday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Read More »Ex-Venezuelan banking official pleads guilty in U.S. bribery case
A former Venezuelan state banking official admitted on Monday to taking bribes in exchange for directing trading business to a now-defunct New York broker-dealer
Read More »Police officer admits corruption and bribery
"A cock-up" - that's how a police officer describes the investigation of Gordon Meyer in August, 2007, after a formal complaint was laid against him
Read More »ACB registers 100 bribery cases this year
The Pune division of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has created a record of sorts by registering 100 bribery cases between January 1 and November 12. The 100th case was registered at the ACB's
Read More »Judge bribery case: CBI Court decides to frame charges against Nirmal Yadav
Justice (retd) Nirmal Yadav is in trouble. For, the special CBI Court here on Monday announced that the Court will go ahead and frame charges against her and other accused involved in the infamous
Read More »Bribery and corruption complaints office set up
The General Department for Public Funds Crime Investigations announced on Sunday that it is designating an operation room to receive complaints from citizens on incidents of bribery
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