Embattled Swiss engineering company ABB has uncovered a “sophisticated criminal scheme” at its South Korean subsidiary which has left a $100 million (€94.6 million) black hole in the technology conglomerate’s... read more →
British MPs yesterday passed a bill that would allow UK authorities to seize the assets of foreign officials suspected of human rights abuses. Inspired by the memory of Russian lawyer... read more →
A court in Austria yesterday approved the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash to the US, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of bribery and corruption. The ruling... read more →
Islamist extremist groups such as Daesh and Boko Haram will not be beaten until western governments tackle the corruption that allows them to recruit new members and thrive, according to... read more →
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been handed a five-year suspended jail term after being convicted of embezzlement. The sentence means Navalny, leader of Russia’s Progress Party, will be unable... read more →
Prosecutors in Hungary have been asked to launch a criminal investigation into suspected corruption and fraud linked to the construction of a Budapest metro line. The Hungarian government requested the... read more →
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay a record €776 million fine to US, UK and Brazilian authorities to settle corruption claims. Regulators are said to have been investigating allegations that the... read more →
Outgoing US Vice President Joe Biden has used a final official visit to Kiev to urge the Ukrainian government to step up its crackdown on institutionalised corruption. Just days before he... read more →
More than 20 Bulgarian customs officials have been arrested in a crackdown on corruption. The officers were held in the coastal city of Varnaa during a special operation conducted by... read more →
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his oil minister accepted massive bribes as part of a $1.3 billion (€1.23 billion) deal involving European oil firms ENI and Shell, according to... read more →
