Tag: Corruption
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US to evacuate some diplomats from Haiti after recent gang attacks: Reports | Gun Violence News
The United States embassy in Haiti is preparing to evacuate some of its non-essential diplomatic staff as a powerful gang coalition tightens its grip on Haiti’s capital, according to US media reports. Gunman targeted two of the US embassy’s vehicles this week, though no personnel were injured, the US Department of State confirmed on Friday.…
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‘Coup has begun’: Colombia’s President Petro faces campaign election probe | Elections News
Colombia’s first leftist leader says the investigation into his 2022 campaign finances seeks to unseat him from power. Election officials in Colombia have voted to launch an investigation into President Gustavo Petro’s spending during his historic 2022 campaign. On Tuesday, the majority of the 10-member National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the investigation into Petro and…
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NYC mayor Adams pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges | Corruption News
Eric Adams says he will fight charges stemming from alleged illegal campaign contributions from Turkish sources. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges stemming from alleged bribes taken from Turkish diplomats and businesspeople. Adams, 64, entered the plea before US Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker at his first appearance in…
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Singapore ex-Transport Minister Iswaran pleads guilty in graft trial | Corruption News
Charges reduced from 35 to five as rare corruption trial involving a senior politician gets under way in city state. Singapore’s former transport minister, S Iswaran, has pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars while in office, after months of strenuously denying the charges against him. Iswaran, who resigned in January, pleaded guilty…
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Feds serve search warrants on interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon
Just over a week after taking charge of the nation’s largest police department, interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon confirmed Saturday that federal agents served search warrants on multiple homes belonging to him. In a statement obtained by CBS News, Donlon said that “federal authorities” on Friday “executed search warrants at my…
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Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts | Corruption News
After weeks of tension that saw the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) shuttered, salaries go unpaid and cash vanish, the country’s two rival governments appeared ready to accept a United Nations-brokered agreement to resume operations, before once more reverting to a deadlock familiar to many in the country. The internationally recognised Government of National Accord…
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NYPD commissioner resigns amid federal corruption probe
NYPD commissioner resigns amid federal corruption probe – CBS News Watch CBS News Edward Caban, commissioner of the New York City Police Department, abruptly resigned Thursday, less than a week after federal agents raided his home and seized his cellphone as part of a corruption investigation. Mark Strassmann has details. Be the first to know…
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Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students | Crime News
Gildardo Lopez Astudillo’s arrest comes weeks before the 10th anniversary of the students’ disappearance. Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested an alleged cartel chief linked to the decade-old disappearance of dozens of students. Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, the suspected cartel leader, was detained on charges of “organised crime” and taken to the Altiplano maximum security…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September | Politics News
Kishida will not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling LDP in party elections next month. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in next month’s party polls, in a decision that means the country will also have a…