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Texas Democrats Face Felony Bribery Charges Over Redistricting Walkout

Texas Governor Greg Abbott alleges that Texas Democrats who fled the state to disrupt redistricting efforts could face felony bribery charges, as Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates potential violations and a temporary injunction halts further payments to these lawmakers; the redistricting bill...

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NSW Transport Official Confesses to Role in $11.5 Million Corruption Scandal

A former Transport for NSW officer, Katya Wang, admitted to assisting her romantic partner, Ibrahim Helmy, in a $11.5 million corruption scheme involving falsified invoices and manipulated tenders, receiving $6,000 in kickbacks; Helmy is on the run from police.

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28-Year Sentence for Feeding Our Future Fraudster

Abdiaziz Farah, a co-owner of Empire Cuisine and Market, was sentenced to 28 years in prison and ordered to pay $47,900,000 in restitution for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which involved creating fake food program sites, using funds to buy luxury assets, and attempting to bribe a...

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Abbott Threatens Texas Democrats with Bribery Charges Over Redistricting

Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened to charge 51 Democratic legislators with bribery for leaving the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan that would solidify the Republicans' slim majority in the US House of Representatives by creating 30 heavily Republican districts, prompting De...

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Uribe Sentenced to House Arrest in Landmark Colombia Case

Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery related to the country's civil war; the court found him guilty of paying paramilitaries to retract testimony implicating him with right-wing militia groups, marking a first for a Colo...

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Spanish Investigation Uncovers €6 Million in Payments to Company Linked to Bribery Scheme

A Spanish investigation alleges a bribery scheme involving former PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán, ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, and businessman Joseba Antxon Alonso, focusing on €6 million in payments from Acciona to Servinabar, a company allegedly used to channel bribes, with further investigation ne...

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US Charges Mexican Oil Executives with $150,000 Pemex Bribery Scheme

Ramón Rovirosa Martínez and Mario Ávila Lizárraga, a former Pemex official, are accused by the US Department of Justice of paying at least $150,000 in bribes to Pemex officials between 2019 and 2021 to secure contracts worth at least 746 million pesos for Rovirosa's six companies, involving cash, lu...

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Lintner Appeals Azerbaijan Bribery Conviction

Former CSU Bundestag member Eduard Lintner appealed his nine-month suspended sentence for bribery in the Azerbaijan affair, involving payments to influence decisions within the Council of Europe; the prosecution did not appeal.

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\$343 Million NSW Corruption Scandal: Fugitive Officer Accused of Bribery

A former NSW Transport procurement officer, Ibrahim Helmy, is accused of orchestrating a \$343 million corruption scheme, allegedly pocketing \$11.5 million in bribes and is now a fugitive, prompting an ongoing ICAC inquiry.

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Ukraine Arrests MP, Officials in Defense Bribery Scandal

Ukrainian authorities arrested an MP and other officials for a bribery scheme involving inflated prices (up to 30%) in state contracts for drones and electronic warfare systems, following the reinstatement of anti-corruption agencies' independence after nationwide protests.

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Uribe Sentenced to House Arrest in Colombia

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, fined $578,000, and banned from public office for witness tampering and bribery; this follows a six-month trial and nearly 13 years of legal battles, making him the first former Colombian president convicted in a crim...

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Milan Urban Planning Corruption: Six Arrests Ordered

A Milan judge ordered six arrests in an urban planning corruption investigation, revealing a scheme where private developers allegedly bribed officials to manipulate the landscape commission and gain preferential treatment, distorting city planning.

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