Madhya Pradesh’s New Scheme For Women Runs Into Trouble
Ladli Bahna Yojana aims to financially support Madhya Pradesh women (File)Bhopal: More than 2,000 women reported receiving smartphone notifications that...
Corruption
Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential...
Former Fox Executive Found Guilty in FIFA Bribery Scheme
Hernan Lopez was convicted of conspiring to pay tens of millions of dollars in bribes to secure the broadcasting rights...
Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quits amid Communist Party corruption crackdown | CNN
Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for “violations and wrongdoing” by officials...
Former Executives of Fox Subsidiary Face Trial in FIFA Bribery Case
Prosecutors allege two former executives of 21st Century Fox paid bribes for soccer broadcasting rights in South America, in a...
Honeywell to Pay $203 Million in Settlements Over Brazil, Algeria Bribery
Honeywell International Inc. will pay nearly $203 million to resolve investigations in the U.S. and Brazil into bribes paid to...
European Parliament vice president expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation | CNN
CNN — Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece...
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sentenced to six years in prison for corruption | CNN
CNN — A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years...
Biogen Agrees to Pay $900 Million Over Alleged Improper Physician Payments
Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to...
Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Receives Presidential Pardon for Bribery Conviction
SEOUL— Samsung’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will receive a pardon on Monday, South Korea’s presidential office said, a legal...
Glencore Settles Corruption and Bribery Charges in U.S., U.K., Brazil
Glencore GLNCY 2.01% PLC said Tuesday it would pay at least $1.2 billion and two business units would plead guilty...
Saudi Sovereign-Wealth Fund Buys Stake in Royal’s Investment Firm
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund bought a stake Sunday in a firm owned by billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, further intertwining...
Sheldon Silver, New York Power Broker Sent to Prison, Dies at 77
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before...
Iraqi Lawmakers Call for Probe Into GE, Siemens Electricity Contracts
Members of an Iraqi parliamentary commission are calling for an investigation into large power-generation contracts struck with General Electric Co....
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung’s De Facto Leader, Wins Parole From Prison
SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it...
Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike
Michael Avenatti, whose star turn as Stormy Daniels’s pugnacious lawyer ended two years ago in a flurry of criminal charges,...
Guatemala will vote for new president but critics say many anti-corruption candidates were weeded out | CNN
CNN — Guatemalans head to the polls on June 25 to pick a new president, as regional watchers warn of...
