Ethical Alliance Daily News
United States: U.S. imposes sanctions on son of Nicaragua’s president
Dec 16, 2019 08:00 pm
The United States imposed sanctions on another son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Rafael, on Thursday, accusing him of money laundering and corruption, in the latest effort by Washington to put pressure on the leftist government. The Trump administration has...
Canada: Former SNC-Lavalin executive Bebawi guilty on all charges in international corruption case
Dec 16, 2019 07:30 pm
A former executive of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has been convicted of corruption charges relating to the company’s dealings in Libya in a case that has thrown one of Canada’s corporate pillars into disarray. A jury in Montreal has found former...
United States: New Jersey Man Faces Sentencing in Corruption Case
Dec 16, 2019 07:00 pm
Federal prosecutors have recommended a reduced sentence for a New Jersey political consultant caught in an Arkansas political corruption case. Donald “D.A.” Jones faces 33 to 41 months in prison when sentenced Monday in federal court in Philadelphia. Jones pleaded...
Japan: Kansai Electric 3rd-party panel probes 700 people over gift scandal
Dec 16, 2019 06:30 pm
Kansai Electric Power Co’s third-party panel investigating a scandal in which company executives received gifts from a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants said Sunday it has interviewed more than 700 people since its...
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan passes new anti-corruption law
Dec 16, 2019 06:00 pm
Turkmenistan’s president signed a law Friday that excludes prisoners convicted of corruption from state amnesties and pardons that take place several times each year and usually coincide with major national holidays. The new law equates those convicted of corruption to...
South Korea: Ex-Busan vice mayor indicted in bribery case
Dec 16, 2019 05:30 pm
Prosecutors on Friday indicted a former vice mayor of Busan, South Korea’s largest port city, who is suspected of receiving bribes while he worked at the state financial regulator. The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors Office said Yoo Jae-soo, the city’s...
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