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| Jul.12 |
 Brazil |
Ex-Brazilian President Silva convicted of corruption| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering Wednesday and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison | |
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| Jul.1 |
Israel |
Israel's ex-PM Ehud Olmert released from prison
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| Jun.26 |
Brazil |
Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption 
| President has been charged with accepting bribes by the country's chief prosecutor | |
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| May.22 |
 South Korea |
Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins 
South Korea's former President has pleaded not guilty at her trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace
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| May.17 |
Brazil |
Brazilian leader denies hush money claim
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| Mar.30 |
South Korea |
Ex-South Korean president Park Geun-hye arrested
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| Mar.28 |
Paris |
Fillon's wife Penelope under formal investigation
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| Feb.12 |
 Peru |
Peru asks Trump to consider deporting ex-President Alejandro Toledo President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has urged his US counterpart to consider deporting fugitive former Peruvian leader Alejandro Toledo
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| Jan.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil's former richest man Eike Batista sent to prison
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| Jan.22 |
 Gambia |
Gambia 'missing millions' after Jammeh flies into exile More than $11m is missing from state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has...
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| Nov.18 |
 New York |
Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m (£20m), the New York Attorney General has said
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| Nov.14 |
 Moscow |
Russia's Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over 'bribe' Russia's main anti-corruption body, the Investigative Committee, said Alexei Ulyukayev received a payment of $2m
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| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Charges filed against Brazil's Lula
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| Mar.4 |
Sao Paulo |
Brazil Petrobras scandal: Former president Lula questioned| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been questioned by police and his house raided as part of a major fraud inquiry into the state oil company Petrobras | |
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| Jan.26 |
Moscow |
Kremlin demands 'Putin corruption' proof
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| Jan.25 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia prosecutor clears PM Najib Razak of corruption
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Washington |
'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt
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| Oct.6 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Ex-UN General Assembly leader accused of pocketing $500,000 in bribes
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| Sep.7 |
Cairo |
Egypt agriculture minister held on corruption charges
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| Jul.16 |
Sao Paulo |
Ex-president Lula da Silva in corruption probe
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| Jul.8 |
Naples |
Berlusconi bribery trial: Ex-PM convicted
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| May.28 |
FBI |
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert given prison sentence
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| Apr.20 |
South Korea |
South Korea PM Lee Wan-koo offers to resign over allegations
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| Dec.5 |
 China |
China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang Ex-security chief, the most senior Chinese official to be investigated for corruption, has been arrested and expelled from the Communist Party
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| Jun.3 |
London |
Pakistan MQM leader held in London |
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| May.13 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel's ex-PM jailed for six years |
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| Nov.15 |
Brazil |
Brazil Mensalao jailings begin
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| Sep.21 |
China |
Bo Xilai found guilty of corruption Map of Jinan Shandong China| A Chinese court has found disgraced former party chief of Chongqing guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power | |
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| Aug.18 |
China |
China sets Bo Xilai trial date |
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| Aug.14 |
Washington |
Jesse Jackson Jr jailed for fraud |
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| Jul.24 |
China |
China charges politician Bo Xilai
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| Jun.27 |
Beijing |
China official in sex case gets prison for bribery |
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| Jun.17 |
 Montreal |
Mayor of Montreal arrested Map of Quebec Canada A spokeswoman for Quebec's anti-corruption unit says Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested
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| Apr.6 |
Brazil |
Lula investigated over corruption |
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| Feb.2 |
Spain |
Spain PM denies corruption claim |
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| Jun.3 |
Cairo |
New charge against Mubarak's sons |
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| Feb.5 |
Libya |
Saif Gadhafi could be tried within weeks |
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| Sep.4 |
Paris |
Chirac trial due to open |
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| Jun.27 |
Chicago |
Ex-Governor Blagojevich convicted |
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| Jun.20 |
 Tunisia |
Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia A court has sentenced ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years for embezzlement and misusing public funds
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| Mar.5 |
Cairo |
Feared interior ex-minister el-Adly on trial |
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| Dec.1 |
Russia |
Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks A senior Spanish prosecutor told the US Embassy in Madrid that Russia, Belarus and Chechnya had become virtual 'mafia states'
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| Nov.24 |
Texas |
DeLay guilty of money laundering
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| Jun.10 |
Taiwan |
Ex-Taiwan leader's sentence reduced |
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| May.17 |
Greece |
Minister loses job over unpaid taxes |
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| Nov.20 |
Washington |
US sets marker on Afghan corruption |
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| Nov.2 |
Kabul |
Karzai vows to battle corruption
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| Oct.5 |
Costa Rica |
Former president Calderon sentenced |
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| Sep.28 |
Peru |
Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case
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| Sep.11 |
 Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life Former President Chen Shui-bian was convicted on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison
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| Sep.7 |
Baghdad |
Corruption sting nabs deputy minister |
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| Aug.30 |
 Jerusalem |
Olmert charged in corruption probe Former Israeli Prime Minister has been indicted on a variety of corruption charges in a probe that dogged his last months in office
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| Jul.23 |
New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe
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| Apr.2 |
Chicago |
Prosecutors indict Blagojevich |
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| Mar.25 |
Taiwan |
Ex-President Chen Shui-bian goes on trial
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| Dec.29 |
Taiwan |
Ex-president Chen Shui-bian jailed |
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| Dec.19 |
Illinois |
Accused governor to fight charges
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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| Apr.2 |
 Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland, could not survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen
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| Mar.24 |
Detroit |
Mayor charged in SMS scandal |
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| Jan.13 |
 South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits Jackie Selebi's resignation follows his suspension as South Africa's national police commissioner
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| Oct.4 |
 Chile |
Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
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| Sep.24 |
Jerusalem |
PM faces corruption probe
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| May.14 |
Washington |
Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'
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| Jul.7 |
 Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud A judge has ruled that former PM should stand trial over alleged fraud concerning his family's
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| Aug.7 |
UN |
Former oil-for-food chief resigned
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| Jun.1 |
 UN |
Stephanides fired over oil scandal Kofi Annan has sacked a senior official accused of serious misconduct over Iraq's oil-for-food program
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| Apr.21 |
Canada |
PM apologizes for corruption scandal |
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| Oct.19 |
Myanmar |
PM replaced
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| Sep.26 |
Beijing |
Leaders warn of corruption |
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| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face bribery charges
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| Mar.18 |
New Delhi |
Congress rejects scandal probe |
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| Mar.15 |
New Delhi |
Defense minister resigned |
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