bribery

China arrests former insurance executive as anti-corruption campaign sweeps finance sector

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China arrests former insurance executive as anti-corruption campaign sweeps finance sector

According to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Li is accused of serious violations, including severe breaches of party discipline and abuse of power, following an investigation by the National Supervisory Commission that concluded in late September. Li is accused of ignoring regulations by accepting invitations that could compromise his impartiality, breaching organisational principles to benefit others … Read more

Former Saudi public security chief jailed 20 years for bribery, forgery

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Former Saudi public security chief jailed 20 years for bribery, forgery

Saudi Arabia’s former Public Security Director, Lieutenant General Khalid bin Qarar Al Harbi The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s former Public Security Director, Lieutenant General Khalid bin Qarar Al Harbi, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption-related offenses, including bribery, embezzlement, and power abuse. Taking to X, the Ministry of Interior (MoIl has … Read more

China’s Communist Party eyes cross-border bribery law to fill anti-corruption gaps

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China’s Communist Party eyes cross-border bribery law to fill anti-corruption gaps

He did not give further details or plans for the legislation. Shen made the comments during a briefing a day after the party’s top policymaking body concluded its long-delayed third plenum, during which the party’s anti-corruption fight was highlighted. A full document with more policy details will be released in the coming days. 03:14 China’s … Read more

Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer tells jury that prosecutors failed to prove a single charge in bribery trial

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Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer tells jury that prosecutors failed to prove a single charge in bribery trial

A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez urged jurors on Tuesday to acquit him of every charge at the New Jersey Democrat’s corruption trial, saying federal prosecutors had failed to prove a single count beyond a reasonable doubt. The attorney, Adam Fee, told the Manhattan federal court jury that there were too many gaps in evidence … Read more

Highway concessionaire CEO among eight nabbed for bribery involving projects worth RM1.6bil

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Highway concessionaire CEO among eight nabbed for bribery involving projects worth RM1.6bil

PUTRAJAYA: Eight people, including a chief executive officer and two senior management of a highway concessionaire, have been remanded, for allegedly accepting bribes involving the construction of two highways in Klang Valley, valued at RM1.6bil. It is learnt that the CEO, who is a Datuk and the two senior management have been remanded for four … Read more

Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s online searches take central role at bribery trial

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Gold bars and Sen. Bob Menendez’s online searches take central role at bribery trial

Prosecutors on Thursday showed jurors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial multiple instances when he researched the value of gold as he tried to help a New Jersey businessman who authorities say bribed him with gold and cash. The evidence about the New Jersey Democrat’s online searches was prominently displayed to a New York jury as … Read more

Sen. Bob Menendez buoyed by testimony of top prosecutor, former adviser in bribery trial

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Sen. Bob Menendez buoyed by testimony of top prosecutor, former adviser in bribery trial

Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, Philip Sellinger, … Read more

Prosecutors’ star witness faces cross-examination in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial

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Prosecutors’ star witness faces cross-examination in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial

Businessman tells jurors he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez in 2019 Businessman tells jurors he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez in 2019 02:18 Washington — A New Jersey businessman who says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez by buying his wife a Mercedes-Benz convertible for the purpose of disrupting two criminal investigations will continue to be cross-examined Tuesday … Read more

China jails former Three Gorges chief Cao Guangjing for life for taking bribes

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China jails former Three Gorges chief Cao Guangjing for life for taking bribes

A former senior official in central China was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for taking over 216 million yuan (US$29.8 million) in bribes and helping others to profit from insider trading. The Xuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern province of Jiangsu handed down the sentence to Cao Guangjing, 60, former deputy governor … Read more

ByteDance details dozens of internal misconduct cases from bribery and data leaks to using company funds for personal expenses

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ByteDance details dozens of internal misconduct cases from bribery and data leaks to using company funds for personal expenses

ByteDance, owner of hit short-video app TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, has internally disclosed 61 misconduct cases involving employees who were fired or charged by authorities for accepting bribes, leaking data and claiming expenses inappropriately, among other wrongdoings. Four employees were detained or released on bail, including former Douyin worker Lu Yang, who accepted … Read more