Seized Funds from Corruption Case to Electrify Rural Nigeria
The United States is returning almost $53 million seized from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister accused of corruption, to Nigeria; the funds will be used to electrify rural areas, where only 26% of the population has access to power.
Seized Funds from Corruption Case to Electrify Rural Nigeria
The United States is returning almost $53 million seized from Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister accused of corruption, to Nigeria; the funds will be used to electrify rural areas, where only 26% of the population has access to power.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Paarlberg Rearrested for Unpaid Money Laundering Fine
Jan-Dirk Paarlberg, a 67-year-old former businessman convicted of money laundering, was rearrested on January 10th, 2025, in Maarssen, Netherlands, for failing to pay a 24 million euro fine; he's been detained to encourage payment of the remaining 14.5 million.
Paarlberg Rearrested for Unpaid Money Laundering Fine
Jan-Dirk Paarlberg, a 67-year-old former businessman convicted of money laundering, was rearrested on January 10th, 2025, in Maarssen, Netherlands, for failing to pay a 24 million euro fine; he's been detained to encourage payment of the remaining 14.5 million.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Armenia Recovers \$17 Million in Illegally Acquired Assets Amidst Election-Year Politics
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the recovery of \$17 million in illegally acquired assets since 2023 via 11 court rulings, with over 110 cases pending. This initiative, however, faces legal challenges and accusations of being politically motivated ahead of the 2026 elections.
Armenia Recovers \$17 Million in Illegally Acquired Assets Amidst Election-Year Politics
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the recovery of \$17 million in illegally acquired assets since 2023 via 11 court rulings, with over 110 cases pending. This initiative, however, faces legal challenges and accusations of being politically motivated ahead of the 2026 elections.
Progress
36% Bias Score
US Returns \$52.9 Million in Seized Assets to Fund Nigerian Rural Electrification
The US returned \$52.9 million (€51.6 million) in assets seized from former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to fund rural electrification projects, representing the first repatriation of assets linked to her and highlighting international cooperation against corruption.
US Returns \$52.9 Million in Seized Assets to Fund Nigerian Rural Electrification
The US returned \$52.9 million (€51.6 million) in assets seized from former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to fund rural electrification projects, representing the first repatriation of assets linked to her and highlighting international cooperation against corruption.
Progress
40% Bias Score
1MDB Sues Amicorp for \$1 Billion Over \$7 Billion in Alleged Fraud
1MDB is suing Amicorp Group and its CEO for over \$1 billion for allegedly facilitating over \$7 billion in fraudulent transactions between 2009 and 2014, using shell companies and sham transactions to launder stolen funds through multiple jurisdictions, as part of a global effort to recover misappr...
1MDB Sues Amicorp for \$1 Billion Over \$7 Billion in Alleged Fraud
1MDB is suing Amicorp Group and its CEO for over \$1 billion for allegedly facilitating over \$7 billion in fraudulent transactions between 2009 and 2014, using shell companies and sham transactions to launder stolen funds through multiple jurisdictions, as part of a global effort to recover misappr...
Progress
48% Bias Score