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The head of Ukraine’s supreme court has reportedly been detained on corruption charges, reports on Wednesday have claimed.

Two more socialist politicians sitting in the European Parliament have been linked to the bloc’s ongoing bribery scandal, a report on Thursday has claimed.

Peter Obi, the only Christian among the four front-running candidates for president of Nigeria in the election that will be held on February 25, has been accused of bribing churches to mobilize turnout. Obi denounced the allegations as “cheap blackmail” spread by his adversaries to force him out of the race.

Amid the bloc’s ongoing bribery scandal, a small group of leftist MEPs in the EU have launched an anti-corruption hotline backed by a group linked to progressive billionaire George Soros.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described the ongoing bribery scandal plaguing the EU as being “infinitely painful”.

Legacy parties and groups within the European Union are now “constantly playing down” the ongoing corruption scandal plaguing parliament, one MEP has claimed.

A researcher has expressed concerns that the ongoing European Union cash corruption scandal may be used as “fuel” for EU-sceptical populists. 

A vice president of the European Parliament was arrested in connection to a corruption case involving the Islamist government of Qatar.

Former British Deputy PM turned Facebook (Meta) executive Sir Nick Clegg has been accused of accepting bribes from the adult website OnlyFans.

Chinese state media announced on Tuesday that a high-ranking Communist Party official named Shi Wenqing has been sentenced to death on bribery charges.

Home Secretary Priti Patel says the British government will hand the French millions of pounds yet again to try and persuade them to stop boat migrants as a record 600 land in a single day. 

The Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) on Monday expelled Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and Hanoi Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh, who was also the city’s Party chairman.

The Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday announced the expulsion of Zhang Jinghua, former deputy party chief of Jiangsu province, on the unusual charge of having “faked economic figures for personal promotion and meddled in market activities in violation of relevant rules.”

California Democratic Party secretary Melahat Rafiei has resigned her state and national positions after being implicated in an ongoing probe of alleged bribery in negotiations between the city of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Angels over a stadium.

Democrat New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned from office hours after his arrest on Tuesday on a federal bribery conspiracy indictment, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced.

Democrat New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin was arrested on Tuesday on a federal bribery conspiracy indictment, according to ABC News 7.

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.

Former Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH), who is challenging Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), told Breitbart News Saturday it is time for the governor to address his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme and explained how the Republican governor is “Democrat-like,” operating in the same fashion as radical left-wing Govs. Andrew Cuomo (NY) and Gavin Newsom (CA).

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered to resign on Monday if anyone can prove that he or members of his administration received bribes while in office, adding that he would “kill” whoever makes such allegations without evidence.

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.

Zimbabwe police officers are allegedly soliciting bribes at coronavirus checkpoints, according to a report in that country’s Herald newspaper on Tuesday. The government has set up the checkpoints to control movement during the country’s virus lockdown.

The House Judiciary Committee’s new report accompanying articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump accuses him of committing the crimes of bribery and honest services fraud, though neither is mentioned in the articles of impeachment.

Gaetz responded: “[T]hey’re naming crimes in debate that they don’t even have in their impeachment resolution because they can’t prove them.”

Democrats are apparently going to drop accusations of “bribery” and “obstruction of justice” from their articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, which are expected to be delivered on Tuesday, according to reports.

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley explained that Trump’s alleged actions do not amount to bribery or obstruction.

House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told National Public Radio (NPR) on Tuesday that President Donald Trump was guilty of “bribery,” though his committee’s own report largely ignored that claim.

There is no evidence to support Democrats’ charges, some of which would be unimpeachable anyway. And the process violated constitutional rights.

Thursday, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew McCarthy discussed the charges of bribery against President Donald Trump that Democrats once called “quid pro quo” in regards to the president’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) officially ended his boycott of Gordon Sondland’s hotel chain after he testified against President Donald Trump.

Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) called out the Democrats at an impeachment hearing on Tuesday for continually changing the charges against President Donald Trump, with the latest being bribery, even though the more than 3,500 pages of transcripts so far have generated only one reference to it relating to former Vice President Joe Biden.

In a Sunday appearance on MSNBC’s “Kasie D.C.,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) offered up what he called a “prospect of a conspiracy” regarding the ongoing impeachment inquiry over President Donald Trump allegedly seeking a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Blumenthal

Democrats are turning to “bribery” because they have failed to find any other crime the president committed. They will fail there, too.

During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that Wednesday’s testimony in the public impeachment hearings was “devastating” and that the testimony “corroborated evidence of bribery” that had been discovered in the impeachment inquiry. Pelosi said,

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) says he cannot tell the difference between Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s foreign business dealings and the college admissions bribery scandal.

Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) is one of only eight federal judges in American history who have been impeached by the House of Representatives, convicted by the U.S. Senate, and removed from office.

At least three Texas state representatives said they believe the House Speaker has not been truthful about a meeting with a political activist where an alleged bribery attempt took place. The comments come after the legislators listened to a purported recording of the meeting captured by the activist.