Match-fixing charges against 10 Chinese snooker players in the biggest corruption scandal to engulf one of the world’s fastest-growing sports has left fans and organizers fearful for the future of the game. The players, including 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao and that year’s UK championship winner Zhao Xintong, have been suspended as part of an … Read more
Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s philanthropy laws are in the spotlight after the head of a Muslim charity was found guilty of misappropriating $7.8m from a fund set up by Boeing for victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. Ahyudin, the chairman of the charity Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), was on Tuesday sentenced to three-and-a-half years … Read more
Dairo Antonio Usuga David, known as ‘Otoniel’, was leader of the Gulf Clan, one of Colombia’s largest paramilitary groups. A former Colombian drug trafficker has admitted to overseeing a vast network of criminal operations and cocaine smuggling, including a violent paramilitary group known as the Clan del Golfo or the Gulf Clan cartel. Dairo Antonio … Read more
The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges. Two sons of Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli are expected to return to the country after completing prison sentences in the United States for their involvement in an international corruption scandal. Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares and … Read more
Last month, protesters stormed the Mongolian capital to denounce corruption in the country’s coal trade. Now the government says it has a solution to put a stop to years of shady business deals. Starting next month, Erdenes-Tavantolgoi JSC — the country’s largest state-owned coal miner — will cease signing direct sales contracts with buyers in … Read more
https://sputniknews.com/20230124/eu-approves-anti-corruption-inquiry-in-ukraine-awaits-progress-1106660386.html EU Approves Anti-Corruption Inquiry in Ukraine, Awaits Progress EU Approves Anti-Corruption Inquiry in Ukraine, Awaits Progress The European Union welcomes the anti-corruption investigation underway in Ukraine against a number of officials, but expects more significant progress from Kiev on this issue 2023-01-24T16:15+0000 2023-01-24T16:15+0000 2023-01-24T16:15+0000 world ukraine corruption ukrainian crisis european union (eu) volodymyr zelensky … Read more
President promises changes to government after reports of corruption at defense and infrastructure ministries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will make changes to the government and security services as part of a renewed crackdown on corruption, nearly a year since Russia invaded the country. In his nightly video address on Monday, Zelenskyy did … Read more
Italy’s most successful football club is once again mired in scandal. Juventus, the 36-time winners of Serie A, have dropped down to ninth place after being docked 15 points following a probe into the club’s past transfer dealings. The Turin club now sits 27 points adrift of leaders Napoli. They had been in third place, … Read more
Lawyers of the Olympic sprinter say Bolt’s account is missing more than $12.7m from his account. Lawyers for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt say their client has been defrauded of $12.7m from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating. Bolt was informed last week that his account balance … Read more
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his Mar-a-Lago home on Dec. 31, 2022. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions on former President Donald Trump and his lawyer for filing a “frivolous” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others that claimed they tried to rig the 2016 … Read more