Death in Paradise: Ex-Prime Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands is on brink of walking free as six-year £75million corruption trial is halted after judge, 84, dies Michael Misick resigned as premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2009 UK Government probe found ‘high probability’ of corruption and dishonesty Misick, 55, accused Britain of … Read more
Death in Paradise: Ex-Prime Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands is on brink of walking free as six-year £75million corruption trial is halted after judge, 84, dies Michael Misick resigned as premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2009 UK Government probe found ‘high probability’ of corruption and dishonesty Misick, 55, accused Britain of … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked out of his own corruption trial after telling judges in a Jerusalem court today that he was innocent of fraud and bribery charges. Netanyahu, 71, pleaded not guilty on Monday to corruption charges at the resumption of his trial some six weeks before Israeli voters again pass judgment on his leadership. … Read more
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption in Switzerland, sentenced to five years in jail and fined $56million Beny Steinmetz, a diamond and minerals tycoon, found guilty of corruption 64-year-old was accused of paying $10million in bribes to officials in Guinea In return, his company was granted exploration rites to an area believed … Read more
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is found guilty of corruption in Switzerland, sentenced to five years in jail and fined $56million Beny Steinmetz, a diamond and minerals tycoon, found guilty of corruption 64-year-old was accused of paying $10million in bribes to officials in Guinea In return, his company was granted exploration rites to an area believed … Read more
The Liverpool building firm hired to lead Unite’s £50million Birmingham development is now being probed as part of a police investigation into alleged bribery and corruption in Liverpool. Unite hired the Flanagan Group to head the construction of its multi-million pound Birmingham complex with work beginning in 2015. In 2019, the building firm’s boss Paul Flanagan was arrested … Read more
The Liverpool building firm hired to lead Unite’s £50million Birmingham development is now being probed as part of a police investigation into alleged bribery and corruption in Liverpool. Unite hired the Flanagan Group to head the construction of its multi-million pound Birmingham complex with work beginning in 2015. In 2019, the building firm’s boss Paul Flanagan was arrested … Read more
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Washington has repeatedly asked Caracas to release the so-called Citgo 6, who are employees of Houston-based Citgo refining company, owned by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA. They had been … Read more
Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison. Washington has repeatedly asked Caracas to release the so-called Citgo 6, who are employees of Houston-based Citgo refining company, owned by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA. They had been … Read more
Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial begins as he becomes first French president to appear in court accused of crimes committed while in office Sarkozy, 65, appeared in the Paris courthouse wearing a face mask on Monday Prosecutors claim he offered a favour to a judge to influence a separate inquiry His mentor Jacques Chirac was convicted … Read more