Articles tagged with
Bribery

Sweden: bribery scandal rocks Stockholm arena

by The Local

A local politician and a construction magnate are among six people charged with corruption in conjunction with the building of a new national sporting arena in Stockholm

Top sponsors raise the alarm over Fifa bribes

by Mail Online

Two of football's biggest corporate sponsors have voiced concern over allegations of bribery at Fifa saying the storm is bad for football

Study reveals that Swedish bosses are open to bribes

by The Local

Every fifth business leader in Sweden could consider paying a bribe to win advantages in business and to retain clients, a new survey by Ernst & Young shows

Johnson & Johnson charged for bribery in US and UK

by Yahoo! News

Johnson & Johnson will pay $78 million to settle U.S. and UK charges that it paid bribes and kickbacks to win business overseas, the first big drug company to settle since the Obama administration began its scrutiny of the industry more than a year ago

Latvia: former Finance Ministry remains behind prison bars

by Baltic News Network

The suspended and dismissed former Finance Ministry Tax and Customs Administration Policy Department Deputy Director Vladimirs Vaškevičs (Vaskevics) will remain for the time being in custody, his lawyer Aloizs Vaznis informed journalists

Montenegro: Operation Magnet leads to six arrests

by Mondo

In the action called “Magnet” conducted by the Montenegrin police, 6 people were arrested accused of corruption and abuse of power

Fifa opens 'corruption' hearing appeals

by BBC

Fifa has begun hearing appeals by five officials suspended after allegations of corruption during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding races

FIFA at centre of more corruption claims over £1million vote deals

by Mirror

FIFA was at the centre of new corruption claims last night after it was alleged two executives were offered £1million each for their World Cup votes.

Russia reports $3.8 trillion in suspect transfers-paper

by Reuters

Russian financial institutions reported 120 trillion roubles (2.44 trillion pounds) of suspicious transactions to the anti-money laundering watchdog in the first nine months of 2010, the Kommersant daily reported on Monday

Leading figure in Kosovo's organised crime hiding in Ireland

by Irish Times

A man known as “the boss of bosses” in Kosovo’s organised crime is living in Ireland