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Ex-principals to appeal bribery convictions
Some former New Taipei school principals found guilty of taking bribes from lunch suppliers have maintained their innocence, vowing to appeal to the high court. One of the convicted ex-principals, Yeh Chen-yi, said he was
Read More »Over 30 principals found guilty in bribery scandal
Over 30 former public elementary school principals in New Taipei City were found guilty of taking bribes from school lunch suppliers Friday. According to the New Taipei District Court's statement on the ruling, 32 of
Read More »Retired Chicago official charged with bribery in city’s red-light program
Federal authorities Wednesday arrested a retired Chicago official who managed one of the nation's largest red-light camera programs, accusing him of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, an Arizona condominium and other
Read More »Glaxo’s ex-China chief accused of bribery
China on Wednesday accused GlaxoSmithKline PLC's former China chief of ordering subordinates to commit bribery that resulted in billions of yuan in revenue. At a press briefing, officials from China's Ministry of Public Security alleged
Read More »Developer sentenced to 2 years in bribery scheme
A real estate developer has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson. Sixty-four-year-old Daniel Colton was sentenced Tuesday in federal
Read More »Kazakh Deputy Defense Minister Arrested for Corruption
Kazakhstan’s Almaty City Military Court has opened hearings in a bribery case against Deputy Defense Minister, Baghdat Maikeev who was arrested last February, accused of taking $1.5 million in bribes. according to a
Read More »Second Former County Employee Charged In Bribery Scam
Garfield Perry, 66, of North Miami Beach, plans to plead guilty to a federal charge that he accepted $150,000 bribes from a contractor, reported CBS4 news partner, The Miami Herald. Perry is a former Miami-Dade
Read More »Corruption Charge for Ex-Virgin Islands Official
A former government official in the U.S. Virgin Islands who was already facing fraud and tax evasion charges has been indicted on bribery and extortion charges in an unrelated case, the U.S. Justice Department
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