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FIFA soccer corruption trial kicks off in New York

NEW YORK — Instead of investing in stadiums and soccer leagues for women and youth, corrupt FIFA officials lined their pockets with money that could have helped expand the sport across the globe, a Brooklyn prosecutor said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Thailand's untouchables

Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, commander of the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD), has vowed to turn the agency into a high-calibre unit combatting corruption.

Bangkok Post

Former Fox execs in Brooklyn court as FIFA corruption case kicks off

A criminal case against two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company accused of bribing South American soccer officials to obtain lucrative broadcasting rights will reveal "a culture of corruption," a prosecutor told a jury in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday.

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Suspected ringleader in EU graft probe cuts deal for lighter sentence

The alleged ringleader of a European Union cash-for-influence corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information about the affair in exchange for a lighter sentence, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday.

France 24

Mexican mother confronts loss, corruption and impunity in a ‘femicide nation’

High rates of femicide, combined with a poor track record of bringing perpetrators to justice – particularly the wealthy and powerful – have made Mexico the most dangerous country for women in Latin America, according to the UN. But one grieving mother is determined to seek justice for her murdered…

France 24

Ex-MEP at heart of cash for influence scandal strikes plea bargain

Pier Antonio Panzeri will provide information on corruption network for ‘limited’ jail time

The Guardian - UK

Suspect in EU graft probe to cooperate with Belgian authorities - prosecutor

Belgium's federal prosecutor said on Tuesday that former Italian member of the European Parliament Pier Antonio Panzeri agreed to work with Belgian authorities over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal in exchange for a reduced sentence.

Reuters

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Key EU corruption suspect makes deal to earn leniency

Belgian prosecutors say the alleged ringleader of a European Union cash-for-influence corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information about the affair in exchange for a lighter sentence

The Independent UK

Top EU lawmakers say no party immune to potential corruption

Senior members of the European Union’s parliament say a corruption scandal ravaging the assembly could have happened to any political group, not just the main center-left bloc

The Independent UK

Lebanon Will Name New Prosecutor in Salameh Case Soon, Judge Says

Lebanon will soon appoint a new prosecutor in a stalled corruption probe into the central bank governor, a move that could delay responses to cooperation requests by European investigators conducting their own inquiry, a senior judge said. Ghassan Oueidat, Lebanon's top prosecutor, told Reuters on Tuesday the new prosecutor would…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon will name new prosecutor in Salameh case soon, judge says

Reuters

Vietnamese president resigns, criticized for major scandals

Vietnam’s president has resigned, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he was held responsible

The Independent UK

Nigeria presidential hopeful Obi pledges to fight corruption

A leading Nigerian presidential candidate is pledging to fight the endemic corruption that has stifled growth for many years

The Independent UK

EU assembly starts review of immunity of two MEPs over graft scandal

The European Parliament began a month-long procedure on Monday to waive the immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal.

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Bangkok Post

Vietnam lawmakers to hold rare extraordinary meeting: sources

The meeting of the National Assembly would come as the communist country pursues a "blazing furnace" anti-corruption crackdown that has already led to the arrest of a health minister and investigations into hundreds of senior officials.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: No one asked for a pro-corruption Congress

Each new Congress represents an opportunity for our elected officials to show that they can make life better for the American people. While there are plenty of hot-button issues that sharply divide us, there are just as many issues that have overwhelming bipartisan support. One of those issues is corruption.

The Independent UK

Scandal-hit EU political group starts damage limitation work

The major political group embroiled in a massive European Union corruption scandal will seek this week to insulate itself from further fallout in the cash-for-influence affair linked to Qatar and Morocco

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Israelis Rally against Netanyahu Government

Thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the country's democratic system of checks and balances. The protest presents…

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UK condemns Iran over "barbaric" dual citizen execution

Akbari was charged with espionage and corruption.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak calls Iran's 'barbaric' execution of Brit national 'callous and cowardly'

The execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on trumped up charges of corruption and espionage came after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly appealed to the Iranian regime not to proceed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s Netanyahu Defends Plan to Rein in Judiciary

Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Friday a proposed shakeup of the judiciary but also indicated changes could be made to draft legislation that critics say would damage democracy and the independence of courts. The 73-year-old political veteran, who is on trial for corruption charges that he denies, returned to…

Reuters

Canada sanctions two Haitians over alleged corruption

Canada imposed additional Haiti-related sanctions on Friday in response to alleged corruption, targeting an associate of the island nation's former president and a former member of the Haitian parliament, Ottawa's foreign minister said.

The Independent UK

Vatican to hear from PR expert with grudge against cardinal

The Vatican’s big financial fraud and corruption trial is hearing from a public relations specialist who has long harbored a grudge against one of the prime defendants

AAP

Charges over alleged WA govt corruption

Western Australia's Department of Communities has been tied to more bribery allegations involving an employee and a former contractor.

Reuters

Ethics group urges tougher Swiss action over money-laundering

Swiss prosecutors should enforce laws against money-laundering more effectively as the country remains a soft touch for corporate financial corruption, an ethics group said on Friday.

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