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| Apr.7 |
 Sao Paulo |
Lula surrenders to police 
Map of Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil| Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a 12-year sentence for corruption after surrendering to police | |
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| Mar.29 |
 Paris |
Sarkozy: France's ex-president to face corruption trial Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say
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| Mar.21 |
Paris |
Sarkozy charged in connection with alleged Libyan funding| Former French President was placed under formal investigation over allegations in his 2007 presidential campaign | |
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| Nov.28 |
Saudi Arabia |
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah released |
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| Nov.4 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Saudi princes among dozens detained in anti-corruption purge A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say
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| Aug.2 |
Brazil |
President Temer survives corruption vote
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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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| Jun.22 |
South Korea |
South Korean ex-president's friend jailed |
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| Jun.11 |
Moscow |
Navalny urges people to join anti-corruption protests |
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| May.22 |
South Korea |
Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins |
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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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| Mar.21 |
Ukraine |
Trump's ex aide Paul Manafort 'hid' $750,000 payment |
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| Mar.8 |
South Korea |
Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery |
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| Feb.12 |
Peru |
Peru asks Trump to consider deporting ex-President Alejandro Toledo |
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| Feb.1 |
Romania |
Romania protests grow over corruption decree |
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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 |
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| Jan.2 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli police question PM Netanyahu in corruption probe |
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| Dec.5 |
South Korea |
South Korean firms face rare corruption hearing |
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| Nov.18 |
New York |
Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m
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| Nov.14 |
Moscow |
Russia's Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over 'bribe' |
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| Apr.29 |
South Africa |
SA Judge finds Jacob Zuma should face corruption charges |
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| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Charges filed against Brazil's Lula |
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| Mar.6 |
Iran |
Iran billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death |
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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.29 |
Malaysia |
Investigators say about $4bn may be missing from Malaysia fund |
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| Jan.26 |
Moscow |
Kremlin demands 'Putin corruption' proof |
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| Jan.25 |
Washington |
'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury
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| Dec.21 |
 Switzerland |
FIFA banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Ethics Committee ruled that both the president and his UEFA counterpart had broken Code of Ethics relating to conflicts of interest, breach of loyalty and gifts
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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.25 |
Switzerland |
Sepp Blatter faces Swiss criminal investigation Swiss prosecutors are investigating Sepp Blatter, the head of football's world governing body Fifa, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement
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| Jul.25 |
Kenya |
Trials would aid fight against corruption - Obama
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| Jun.2 |
FBI |
Fifa's Sepp Blatter 'under investigation in US' |
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| May.28 |
 FBI |
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted Former Speaker of the House of Representatives was allegedly trying to evade banking reporting requirements and lying to FBI
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| Apr.20 |
South Korea |
South Korea PM Lee Wan-koo offers to resign over allegations |
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| Apr.15 |
Sao Paulo |
Petrobras scandal: Workers Party treasurer Vaccari arrested |
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| Mar.20 |
Bihar |
600 students expelled after parents pass cheat sheets
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| Feb.8 |
London |
HSBC 'helped clients dodge tax' |
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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 Par...
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| Jul.1 |
Paris |
Sarkozy held over influence claims Map of Nanterre France| French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling | |
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| May.31 |
Qatar |
Qatar World Cup: '$5m payments to officials' claim
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| Mar.31 |
 Tel Aviv |
Israel's Olmert convicted of bribery Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned from office in 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, has been found guilty in a bribery t...
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| Feb.3 |
European Union |
Corruption across EU 'breathtaking' |
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| Jan.9 |
New York |
India diplomat in visa row charged |
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| Nov.15 |
Brazil |
Brazil Mensalao jailings begin |
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| Oct.19 |
Milan |
Milan court hands Berlusconi 2-year political ban |
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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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| Jul.24 |
China |
China charges politician Bo Xilai |
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| Jun.28 |
Vatican |
Church official arrested in Vatican bank investigation |
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| Jun.17 |
Montreal |
Mayor of Montreal arrested
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| Jan.15 |
Pakistan |
Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister for corruption
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| Apr.22 |
Mexico |
Wal-Mart probes bribery claim |
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| Feb.15 |
Japan |
Former Olympus chairman arrested |
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| Dec.20 |
Tokyo |
Japan raids Olympus headquarters |
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| Dec.15 |
Paris |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence
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| Dec.7 |
Japan |
Panel: Olympus management 'rotten' |
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| Sep.29 |
New York |
China stocks dive amid US fraud fears |
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| Jun.20 |
Tunisia |
Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia
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| Dec.1 |
Russia |
Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks |
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| Sep.21 |
Vatican |
Bank investigated over money laundering
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| May.17 |
China |
Tycoon Huang Guangyu jailed for bribery
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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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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert charged in corruption probe
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| Jul.23 |
New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
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| Apr.6 |
South Africa |
Prosecutors drop Zuma corruption charges |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff
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| Dec.9 |
Chicago |
Illinois governor seized in probe Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiring to get benefits through his authority to appoint a senator
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| Nov.13 |
Colombia |
3 million bilked in pyramid schemes |
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| Nov.11 |
Taiwan |
Ex-president held over corruption claims |
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| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert 'should be indicted' |
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| Aug.4 |
South Africa |
Defiant Zuma fights corruption charges |
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| Jul.30 |
Thailand |
Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion |
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| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert corruption probe widened |
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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
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
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| Dec.28 |
South Africa |
New charges for Zuma
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges |
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| Jun.22 |
Paris |
Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
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| Jun.8 |
Chile |
Fujimori under house arrest |
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
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| Oct.23 |
Texas |
Enron boss gets 24-year sentence |
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| Jul.7 |
Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud
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| Jan.9 |
South Korea |
Scientist's embryo cloning faked
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| Dec.22 |
 South Korea |
Cloning research was fake Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated
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| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge |
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| Sep.7 |
UN |
Oil probe faults Annan over son |
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| Aug.8 |
 UN |
Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes' Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations
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| Jun.1 |
UN |
Stephanides fired over oil scandal
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| May.17 |
U.S. Senate |
Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
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| May.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
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| Feb.3 |
UN |
Oil-for-food head criticized
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| Jan.28 |
Russia |
Beslan team accuses top officials
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| Nov.26 |
UN |
Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years |
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| Jul.16 |
New York |
5 months in jail for Stewart |
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| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon won't face bribery charges
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| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry |
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| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face bribery charges |
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| Jan.30 |
Paris |
Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
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| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face corruption charge
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge
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| Jan.8 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon rejects corruption charge |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' |
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| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse |
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| Jun.15 |
Texas |
Andersen guilty in Enron case |
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| Feb.6 |
Ireland |
Trader missing after $750m fraud |
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| Jul.4 |
Argentina |
Former president indicted |
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| Jun.24 |
Venezuela |
Montesinos caught in Caracas |
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| Apr.25 |
Manila |
Estrada arrested |
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| Sep.20 |
Washington |
Insufficient evidence to prosecute Clinton |
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| May.29 |
Indonesia |
Suharto under house arrest
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