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

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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

Former SNC-Lavalin executive sentenced to prison term in Montreal bridge bribery case

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The RCMP says a former SNC-Lavalin executive has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in connection with a bribery scheme for a bridge repair contract in Montreal. Police say Normand Morin, once a high-ranking vice-president at the engineering firm, received the sentence Tuesday after his conviction for corruption and fraud last month. The police … Read more

Chinese football officials given long jail terms over corruption scandal

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A number of senior Chinese sports officials have been jailed for corruption, including a former chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) who was given a life sentence. The sentences are the result of an investigation into sports corruption that began in 2022 and has snared a number of senior figures. As well as the … Read more

Former vice-chair of China’s banking regulator handed life sentence

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BEIJING: A former vice-chairman of China’s banking regulator has been sentenced to life imprisonment, state media reported on Friday (Dec 29), the latest target in a crackdown on corruption in the second-largest economy’s finance sector. Beijing launched a sprawling campaign to counter graft in 2012, following the ascension of leader Xi Jinping to the top of … Read more