Corruption
McKinsey unit will pay $123 million to settle claims it bribed South African officials
This photograph shows a logo of American multinational corporation McKinsey & Company on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty Images A subsidiary of top global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly […]
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Trump asks Georgia court to end criminal election interference case, cites White House win
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters President-elect Donald Trump asked the Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday to effectively end the criminal case related to his effort to overturn […]
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Florida woman who led $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison
Screeshot of Johanna Michely Garcia of MJ Capital Funding, sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in Ponzi scheme. Source: MJ Capital A Florida woman who pleaded guilty for her role in a Ponzi scheme that raked in nearly $200 million was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. The woman, 41-year-old Johanna Garcia of […]
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
US President Joe Biden, left, and Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, right, during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 1, 2024. The First Lady, a teacher for more than 30 years, created this year’s theme of “EGGucation.” Michael Reynolds […]
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Swiss wealth manager Lombard Odier indicted for money laundering
Key Points Lombard Odier — one of Switzerland’s oldest private banks — has been indicted by Swiss prosecutors for “aggravated money laundering.” In a release out on Friday, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland said it filed an indictment against Lombard Odier and a former employee of the bank at Switzerland’s Federal Criminal […]
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Surprise far-right candidate leads in Romania’s presidential vote: Partial results
People pass by electoral posters with candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Bucharest on November 22, 2024. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images Far-right, pro-Russia independent candidate Calin Georgescu won 22.94% of the vote in Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, securing an unexpected lead in the first round but falling short of […]
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Trump hush money case prosecutors support sentencing delay but oppose case dismissal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media amid his trial on charges of covering up hush money payments linked to alleged extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | Via Reuters The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told a judge Tuesday that it […]
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Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump classified documents case appeal
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to pause proceedings in his effort to overturn a judge’s decision to dismiss the […]
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FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, reported to a low-security federal prison in Connecticut on Thursday, according to a spokesman […]
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Russia’s top brass look for U.S. reset as Putin keeps quiet — for now
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to congratulate Donald Trump, who emerged as president-elect in the […]
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