Tag: Money laundering
Ex-official in Bolivia charged for bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — Bolivia's former interior minister has has been arrested in the U.S. for allegedly taking part of $602,000 in kickbacks from Florida-based businessmen...
Corruption trial of former South African president starts
JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began Wednesday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offenses.
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US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...
Mexican judge issues arrest order for opposition governor
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has issued an arrest order for the governor of the northern border state of Tamaulipas on organized crime...
Mexican president draws US into dispute over governor
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has made little headway defusing a bizarre standoff over the possible arrest of a a sitting state governor facing charges...
Head of volleyball body targeted by Brazilian fraud probe
SAO PAULO — The president of the International Volleyball Federation is being investigated in his native Brazil as part of a wider fraud probe...
South Africa’s ex-president says he is ready for graft trial
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he is ready for his trial on charges of corruption, racketeering, and money laundering.
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UK’s fraud agency probes Gupta business links with Greensill
LONDON — Britain's Serious Fraud Office says it is investigating suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and money laundering within the business empire of Liberty Steel...
Ex-Mauritania leader under house arrest on corruption charge
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mauritania's authorities placed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz under house arrest Tuesday as they investigate allegations of corruption, embezzlement and...
Key suspect in Vatican corruption case detained in London
ROME — The main suspect in the Vatican’s corruption investigation into a London real estate venture was taken into custody Tuesday in London after...