#Corruption

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 This Hungarian Town Explains Why Orban Could Lose on Sunday — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Lake Balaton was beloved as a vacation spot. Now, luxury real estate projects serve many friends of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and the locals are fed up.

  Related: #Politics, #Urban Development
• 🇺🇸 US court overturns conviction of former Honduran president Hernandez — 09/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal, #International Relations
• 🇺🇦 Схема на 295 млн грн: у “Укргазвидобуванні” викрили розкрадання через завищені тендери — 06/04/2026 [Ukraine]

  Правоохоронці викрили масштабну корупційну схему в Укргазвидобування, яка завдала державі збитків на понад 295 мільйонів гривень. Про це заявили Служба безпеки України, Бюро економічної безпеки та Офі...

  Related: #Economic Crime, #Energy Sector
• 🇺🇦 Ex-Zelensky's party lawmaker sentenced to jail in bribery case — 19/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  Marchenko was charged in 2023 with receiving an $11,300 bribe for allegedly influencing regional officials to allow men eligible for military service to go abroad. She was expelled from Zelensky's Ser...

  Related: #Legal Accountability
• 🇬🇧 Disgraced Juan Carlos wants to return from exile a hero. But Spain’s murky history still dogs him | Giles Tremlett — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The ex-king has been stranded in Abu Dhabi after a series of scandals. Now newly released files support his claim to have saved Spanish democracy </p><p>When Spain’s King Juan Carlos fell over and ...

  Related: #Monarchy
• 🇺🇦 A Russian General’s Secret Bribes: Inside A Wartime Corruption Network — 18/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  A cache of messages, photos, and videos from Russian officer Roman Demurchiev, obtained by RFE/RL investigative units Schemes and Systema, reveal how corruption works in Russia’s military and how he p...

  Related: #Military, #War
• 🇬🇧 ‘Industrial-scale scams’ and a state allegedly ‘co-opted’: What the rise and fall of the Prince group means for Cambodia — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Indictment and arrest of Prince Group founder Chen Zhi has sparked questions about scam industry’s alleged ties to political elite, and integrity of government crackdown</p><p>A giant golden clam ...

  Related: #Governance, #Economic Impact
• 🇺🇸 Jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Jurors in Akron began deliberating Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in a sweeping $60 million bribery scheme that resulted in a...

  Related: #Legal Trial
• 🇬🇧 Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police say — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect.

  Related: #Whistleblower Safety
• 🇺🇸 A pardon lobbyist, $500,000 demand and alleged 'enforcer' lead to extortion charge in New York — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  Federal prosecutors in New York have accused a lobbyist of trying to extort a former client and the client&rsquo;s son for $500,000

  Related: #Legal Charges, #Lobbying
• 🇺🇦 Where does Ukraine's anti-corruption fight stand after Mindichgate? — 11/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  The Kyiv Independent’s Oleksiy Sorokin speaks with Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Action Center, about the state of Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms and their impact ...

  Related: #Judicial Reform
• 🇺🇸 US lawmakers plan bill allowing 10 years to bring bribery cases — 09/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Legislation
• 🇬🇧 Istanbul's ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges — 09/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival.

  Related: #Politics
• 🇺🇸 The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas. — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  While the latest tranche of documents about the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has exposed a deeply American scandal, it is Europe where the aggressive enforcement is taking place.

  Related: #Jeffrey Epstein, #Legal investigations, #Political scandal, #British law
• 🇺🇸 Superintendent of Los Angeles schools placed on paid leave amid federal investigation — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation's second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and ...

  Related: #Education, #Government Investigation, #Accountability, #Education Technology
• 🇺🇸 Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

  Related: #Security, #War economy
• 🇺🇸 Questions for Marcos Jr 40 years after Philippines ‘People Power’ revolt — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to dismantle system of political dynasties said to breed culture of corruption.

  Related: #Political dynasties, #Economic performance, #Historical legacy
• 🇺🇸 New Haven Police Chief Embezzled As Online Bets Soared, Investigators Say — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Karl R. Jacobson was arrested and accused of stealing from city coffers as he placed $4.5 million in online bets. He resigned in January, when the accusations first surfaced.

  Related: #Gambling, #Police misconduct
• 🇺🇸 Man admits trying to bribe juror at ex-boxer's drug trafficking trial — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  A man charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 at the drug trafficking trial of a former heavyweight boxer pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.

  Related: #Organized Crime, #Justice System
• 🇺🇸 Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Jeffrey Epstein cultivated friendly relationships with several customs officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering food, advice and even musical gigs.

  Related: #Influence peddling, #Elite privilege
• 🇺🇸 Ukrainian anti-graft authorities detain ex-minister in major case — 15/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Governance, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Trump Is Best at Cashing In on the Presidency — 11/02/2026 [USA]

  New disclosures underscore that the White House is enveloped in a culture of corruption with no precedent in American history.

  Related: #Ethics, #Politics
• 🇺🇸 Epstein’s Cash and Influence Helped Women Attend Columbia and N.Y.U. — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit.

  Related: #Education, #Social Justice
• 🇬🇧 UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption — 10/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies</p><p>The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a <a href="https://www.transparency.org/...

  Related: #Governance, #Democracy
• 🇬🇧 Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out | Polly Toynbee — 10/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to solve the key issue: the toxicity of political donations</p><p>With grimly apt timing, the a...

  Related: #Politics, #Governance
• 🇬🇧 Norway police investigate diplomat over Epstein links — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rød-Larsen - who played a vital role in the Oslo Accords - are being investigated for "aggravated corruption".

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Law
• 🇺🇸 "Twin Peaks" triple murder mystery deepens with deaths of suspects — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  Authorities said they found the bodies of suspects wanted over a triple murder linked to an allegedly shady NGO. One prosecutor said it was like something out of "Twin Peaks."

  Related: #Crime, #Justice
• 🇺🇸 France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud investigation — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  France&rsquo;s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center

  Related: #Politics, #Justice
• 🇺🇸 France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links — 07/02/2026 [USA]

  The socialist grandee and his daughter are being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax-fraud proceeds".

  Related: #Justice, #Politics
• 🇺🇸 ‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now — 07/02/2026 [USA]

  This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.

  Related: #Technology, #Finance