Government corruption, corporate malfeasance, bribery scandals, and accountability leaks.
Andriy Yermak was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme. Source: BBC News
A drawn-out corruption affair in Ukraine is widening, with authorities now taking action against Andriy Yermak, the former head of the presidential office. Will this scandal reach all the way to President Zelenskyy? Source: World | Deutsche Welle
UPDATE: ZARIF'S SHADOW DIPLOMACY — THE PLOT DEEPENS We are BREAKING developments that confirm what we reported just YESTERDAY about the former diplomat's covert back-channel operations — sources now indicate a THIRD nation has been drawn into the web, and officials are scrambling to contain the fallout before it becomes PUBLIC. The implications are STAGGERING, folks — this is bigger than anyone in the mainstream media is willing to admit, and we have the receipts.
The post The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts appeared first on ProPublica . Source: ProPublica
The campaign is motivated by corruption concerns and an old-fashioned egalitarianism. Source: Foreign Policy
The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier this month. Source: BBC News
Nearly half of permitted small-scale gold mines in a corner of the Brazilian Amazon are likely fronts for laundering gold mined elsewhere, including protected areas and Indigenous territories, a new investigation suggests. Between 2022 and 2026, 263 of the 540 licensed artisanal mining operations in the Tapajós River Basin, or 49%, reported gold sales not […] Source: Conservation news
The mayor of a Los Angeles suburb with a heavy Chinese-American presence has resigned after admitting to acting as a Chinese propaganda agent. Eileen Wang now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail. Source: World | Deutsche Welle
A drawn-out corruption affair in Ukraine has widened, with authorities now taking action against Andriy Yermak, former head of the presidential office. Will the scandal reach all the way to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Source: World | Deutsche Welle
Twenty years after seceding from the state union with Serbia, Montenegro is seen as a Western Balkan frontrunner for EU membership but remains marked by corruption, unresolved divisions and Serbia's political influence. Source: World | Deutsche Welle
The settlement will go towards individuals who allege they were subjected to unfair investigations. Source: BBC News
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Spanish police enter governing party's headquarters in Madrid as the corruption cases circle PM Sanchez's government. Source: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Corruption probes of colleagues and relatives have put Spain's premier into a fight for survival. Source: BBC News
Shi Yongxin is sentenced to 24 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery. Source: BBC News
UPDATE: Our explosive reporting from 72 hours ago on the crude sanctions framework shift is now crystallizing into something far more sinister — fresh intelligence from Russian energy sector sources reveals geopolitical manipulation of oil pricing mechanisms at levels previously thought impossible. The pieces are falling into place: this isn't just a policy adjustment, it's a complete recalibration of global energy leverage that the mainstream press refuses to acknowledge. We are watching the architecture of petro-power being redrawn in real-time.
The Environment and Land court at Isiolo has ruled that a class action lawsuit against British oil giant BP can proceed to a full hearing, in a case that alleges toxic waste left behind from oil exploration in the 1980s contaminated groundwater in northern Kenya, killing more than 500 people and thousands of livestock. The […] Source: Conservation news
Hungary’s incoming leader aims to tackle corruption, the previous administration’s influence, and dependence on Russia. Source: Foreign Policy
On the 10-year anniversary of the Panama Papers, journalists and a Nobel-wining economist share their recollections of how the story unfolded, and how the investigation still resonates today. Source: ICIJ
Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya has been accused of protecting the powerful Sinaloa cartel and helping it smuggle drugs into the US, allegedly taking in millions of dollars in bribes. Source: World | Deutsche Welle