Tag: graft and conflicts of interest
9 NYC jail workers charged in bribery-contraband scam
NEW YORK — Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes...
Ex-official in Bolivia charged for bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — Bolivia's former interior minister has has been arrested in the U.S. for allegedly taking part of $602,000 in kickbacks from Florida-based businessmen...
Madigan’s ex-chief of staff indicted for lying to grand jury
CHICAGO — The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted Wednesday for lying under oath to a federal...
US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman regains law license
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has regained his state law license, years after being released from federal prison in a government...
Courtroom sketch artist in several notorious cases dies
<p>BOSTON — A courtroom sketch artist who drew pictures of defendants in some of the most notorious cases tried in federal court in Boston,...
Courtroom sketch artist in several notorious cases dies
BOSTON — A courtroom sketch artist who drew pictures of defendants in some of the most notorious cases tried in federal court in Boston,...
Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heir
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — Pressure is mounting on South Korean President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who is back in prison...
Bangladesh arrests journalist known for unearthing graft
<p>DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police in Bangladesh's capital have arrested a journalist known for her strong reporting against official corruption in the South Asian country...
Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heir
SEOUL, South Korea — Pressure is mounting on South Korean President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who is back in prison...