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Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator

The New York trial of Sen. Bob Menendez grinded to a weeklong break after Manhattan federal court jurors were treated to a brick-by-brick build of the prosecution’s bribery case before getting stuck in an elevator

Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
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Two more Russian officials arrested in widening military corruption probe

Russia has arrested two more top figures - the deputy head of the army's General Staff and a senior procurement official at the defence ministry - in a

Two more Russian officials arrested in widening military corruption probe
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Retired Navy admiral arrested in bribery case linked to government contract

A retired four-star admiral who was once the Navy’s second highest ranking officer has been charged with helping a company secure a government contract in exchange for a lucrative job with the firm

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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker wins part of appeal, still faces extradition to US

Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko who is wanted in the United States for allegedly paying bribes to Ghanaian officials on Friday won part of his appeal, but still faces

Asia|Business|Crime

Vietnam court upholds death sentence for tycoon in $12 billion fraud case

A court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan after rejecting her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery in a high-

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Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals

After prosecutors finished presenting their bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez, lawyers were poised to call witnesses starting Monday to defend the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen against multiple federal charges

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals
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Defense for Bob Menendez rests without New Jersey senator testifying

The defense for Sen. Bob Menendez has rested without the New Jersey Democrat testifying at his New York bribery trial

Defense for Bob Menendez rests without New Jersey senator testifying
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Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power 'up for sale'

Closing arguments have started at the bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, with a federal prosecutor telling jurors that Menendez put his power up for sale in return for bribes

Prosecutor tells New York City jury at bribery trial that Sen. Bob Menendez put power 'up for sale'
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Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial without a verdict

A jury has gone home after deliberating for three hours at the trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial without a verdict
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Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

The jury at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez finished its second day of deliberations without a verdict

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial
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Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent

Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of all charges at his corruption trial, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent
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Man pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case

One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases has pleaded guilty

Crime|Election|Technology

Smartmatic executives charged with bribing Philippine official for voting tech contracts

Three executives of voting technology company Smartmatic have been charged with funneling $1 million in bribes to a former Philippine election official to secure the country’s

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DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

A Washington, D

DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge
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Another senior Russian defence official held on graft charges

A deputy commander of Russia's Leningrad military district has been detained on suspicion of accepting a 20 million rouble ($224,000) bribe, Russia's investigative committee said on

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A woman pleads guilty to trying to bribe a juror in a major COVID-related fraud case

A Seattle woman who attempted to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases changed her plea to guilty in federal court

A woman pleads guilty to trying to bribe a juror in a major COVID-related fraud case
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The New Jersey developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud

A New Jersey real estate developer convicted alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has pleaded guilty to a separate bank fraud charge

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Deere settles US SEC bribery probe into massage parlor, other gifts in Thailand

Deere agreed to pay $9.93 million to settle U.S.

Deere settles US SEC bribery probe into massage parlor, other gifts in Thailand
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Russia says two more defence officials confess to taking bribes

Two more senior defence officials have admitted taking bribes, investigators said on Monday, in the latest of a wave of corruption cases that has rocked the Russian military.

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2 former FDNY chiefs indicted in alleged bribery, corruption scheme

2 former FDNY chiefs indicted in alleged bribery, corruption scheme

2 former FDNY chiefs indicted in alleged bribery, corruption scheme
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Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption

An anti-corruption agency in Haiti has accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile political stability

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Bitcoin bribe worth $73 million lands Russian investigator in jail

A former Russian state investigator was jailed for 16 years on Tuesday for taking bribes - mostly in bitcoin - equivalent to around $73 million.

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Defense contractor RTX agrees to pay more than $950 million to resolve bribery, fraud claims

RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar

Defense contractor RTX agrees to pay more than $950 million to resolve bribery, fraud claims
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US charges Venezuelan TV news network owner in alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that a Venezuelan television news network owner was charged in an alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme.

US charges Venezuelan TV news network owner in alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme
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Ukraine steps up wartime anti-graft push with payouts for whistleblowers

When he was asked to approach Ukrainian investigators with a $5 million bribe on behalf of a former top official in 2020, businessman Yevhen Shevchenko would have been

Ukraine steps up wartime anti-graft push with payouts for whistleblowers
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Police officers arrested in Brazil for taking bribes from gold miners

Two senior police officers were arrested in Brazil on suspicion that they took bribes and provided security for illegal gold mining activity in the Amazon, according to a court

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Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection

Mississippi mayor says he faces political prosecution with bribery charges
Crime|US

Ex-sheriff in Mississippi is convicted of bribery and giving ammunition to a felon

A former sheriff in Mississippi’s largest county has been convicted on federal charges of soliciting bribes and providing ammunition to a convicted felon

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Texts reveal details of an effort to bribe a juror in a fraud case, prosecutors say

A new court document details what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a frantic effort by two defendants to get a juror to vote for an acquittal in a pandemic fraud case

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Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges

Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges

Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges

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