Zelensky Fires All Regional Military Recruitment Heads over Bribes to Avoid Battle Corruption Accusations
The heads of Ukraine’s regional military recruitment centres were fired for allegedly accepting bribes from men hoping to avoid battle.
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Albania’s Socialist Prime Minister Denies Bribing Indicted FBI Official
TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albania’s prime minister on Thursday denied that he had bribed or given preferential treatment to a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who has been indicted in the United States.
EU Parliament Vice President and Four Others Arrested Amid Qatar Corruption Probe
A vice president of the European Parliament was arrested in connection to a corruption case involving the Islamist government of Qatar.
UK Govt Teams Up with Business to Offer Youths Free Pizza, Uber Discounts for Vaxing
LONDON (AP) – Restaurants, ride-hailing apps, and food delivery services are backing Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to roll up their sleeves and get the shot.
East African Truck Drivers Pay Bribes for Negative Coronavirus Tests
Long-distance truck drivers in East Africa are paying bribes to avoid state-enforced coronavirus testing at the Uganda-Kenya border, the head of Uganda’s Professional Drivers Network (UPDN) revealed on Monday.
Democrat Massachusetts Mayor Arrested for Allegedly Extorting Marijuana Vendors
A Massachusetts mayor was arrested on Friday for allegedly extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from marijuana vendors.
Odebrecht Exec: We Paid Maduro $35 Million in Bribes to Secure Contracts
Venezuela’s exiled former top prosecutor published a video Thursday that she alleges shows the head of Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction company embroiled in one of the largest corruption schemes in Latin American history, admitting to bribing dictator Nicolás Maduro by donating $35 million to his 2013 presidential campaign.
Texas Bureaucrat Sentenced in Cash for Illegal Immigrant Driver’s License Scheme
ASSOCIATED PRESS — A former Texas Department of Public Safety worker must serve 18 months in prison for accepting bribes to help people in the U.S. illegally get a driver’s license.
IMF: World Cost of Bribes up to $2 Trillion Annually
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report Wednesday finding that annual cost of bribes paid in both developing countries and advanced economies amounts to $1.5 to $2 trillion globally.
Feds Charge 12 Detroit School Principals for $1 Million in Supply Contract Kickbacks
The Department of Justice has announced that 12 current and former Detroit public school principals, one school supply vendor, and one administrator have been indicted for engaging in a scheme worth one million dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
Report: $30 Bribe Lets Passengers Skip Security at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh Airport
For just a $30 fee, security measures can be completely waived for passengers traveling through the Sinai’s Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, from where a Russia-bound jet took off in late October and crashed a few hundred miles into its route, killing all 224 people on board.
