Daily financial-crime intelligence · Updated 15 Oct 2026, 23:02 UTC
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Federal Judge Lino Mirabelli processed former ARSAT executives Facundo Leal and Gerardo Boschín, along with eight other defendants, for alleged corruption at the state telecommunications company between 2020-2024.
Albania's Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) conducted raids on offices linked to Israeli-American businessman Ron Yafet, on Albania's Ministry of Defence offices and on offices of Timac, a company manufacturing specialized equipment for the military and police.
Fraud & scams
Brett Blackman, 43, of Johnson County, Kansas, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on October 15, 2026, for operating an internet platform that generated fraudulent doctors' orders and prescriptions, resulting in over $1 billion in false Medicare billings.
Money laundering
Márcio Canella, elected regional deputy in Rio de Janeiro (second most-voted candidate in October 4 elections) and former mayor of Belford Roxo, was arrested during an operation investigating connections between politicians and organized crime.
Bribery & corruption
Former DIAN (Colombia's tax and customs authority) director Luis Carlos Reyes testified before the Colombian Attorney General's Office about alleged corruption involving meetings with former Interior Minister Armando Benedetti and his mother-in-law, Adelina Covo.
Fraud & scams
According to OCCRP, five individuals were arrested in Norway with simultaneous raids in Germany and Romania as part of an investigation into alleged fraud against NATO member countries.
Fraud & scams
Switzerland's latest national risk assessment highlights growing infiltration of organised crime in the legitimate economy and a high number of fraud cases. The assessment identifies organised crime, corruption, and property and tax crime as the greatest threats.
Money laundering
The Federal Council was briefed on October 14, 2026 about the third risk assessment on money laundering and terrorism financing. The report identifies organised crime, corruption, and property and tax crime as the greatest threats.
Bribery & corruption
The social protection group Malakoff Humanis faces a governance crisis amid an investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office into suspected 'active and passive private corruption committed in an organized fashion.'
Money laundering
Tareck El Aissami, imprisoned since April 2024 and former vice president of Venezuela, faces new charges including embezzlement, illegal trafficking of strategic materials, and money laundering.
Money laundering
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) conducted searches on multiple nuclear maintenance sector companies on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Money laundering
Philippine Senate accepted withdrawal of three of four charges against Vice President Sara Duterte. Prosecution concentrates solely on 'unexplained enrichment' charge for removal from office, dropping charges related to threats, bribery, and confidential funds.
Bribery & corruption
Colombia's Prosecutor's Office summoned former presidential advisor Eva Ferrer Galcerán for questioning on October 14, 2026, regarding corruption allegations. This marks the third attempt to hear her testimony, as she missed previous dates scheduled for August 27 and September 29.
Money laundering
Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a 62-year-old Colombian businessman, was detained by U.S. authorities and faces two federal charges for alleged money laundering and bribery schemes involving billions of dollars linked to the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Money laundering
Police arrested 17 suspects including Kafr Sabā mayor Rafi Saer, his wife Mital, and the city's economic company CEO on suspicion of public corruption.
Money laundering
Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a fugitive Colombian businessman, was captured after years on the run. Federal prosecutors accuse him of laundering more than $2 billion connected to bribery schemes and fraud involving Venezuelan government officials under President Nicolás Maduro's administration.
Bribery & corruption
The US State Department's Trafficking in Persons report released October 8, 2026 kept Fiji on the Tier 2 Watchlist, citing failures to secure a trafficking conviction for three consecutive years.
Bribery & corruption
Rafi Saer, mayor of Kfar Saba, was arrested along with 16 others on suspicion of public corruption.
Bribery & corruption
Manuel Salvador Parra Ramírez, a National Guard officer, faces prosecution in the Pdvsa-Cripto corruption case. According to the investigation, Parra is accused as the intellectual author of the murder of Karla Romero, a law student, in May 2018.
Bribery & corruption
An impeachment trial of Federal Judge Gastón Salmain from Rosario, Argentina, is nearing completion.
Bribery & corruption
An Istanbul prosecution's corruption investigation into Esenyurt Municipality revealed an organised bribery scheme. According to witness testimony and financial evidence, contractors were required to pay approximately 20 per cent of their contract payments to municipal official Yusuf Ulutaş.
Bribery & corruption
The French national financial prosecutor's office has been investigating suspected corruption related to Thales's foreign activities, particularly in Azerbaijan, since June 2023.
Bribery & corruption
Arnold Salgado Galeano, former Vice President of Finance and Accounting at BAC Panama, faces charges of private corruption and organized crime involvement.
Fraud & scams
Approximately 69 newly elected Brazilian congresspeople face investigations for various offenses. Of these, 33 have been formally charged while 36 have open cases awaiting formal charges.
Bribery & corruption
Judicial police documents in a Medellín corruption investigation contain chats, photos, and audio evidence of alleged irregular contracting. The investigation centers on six contracts worth $17.
Money laundering
Gerardo Aquino, age 40, of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and facilitating the laundering of more than $4.8 million to Colombia while working at TD Bank.
Money laundering
According to OCCRP, Ukrainian anti-corruption prosecutors have sent former lawmaker Heorhii Lohvynskyi and five others to trial over allegations of embezzling 54.18 million hryvnias (approximately $1.3 million) from state funds.
Bribery & corruption
Impeachment proceedings began on 6 October 2026 against Gastón Salmain, a suspended federal judge of the Federal Court of Rosario, Argentina. Salmain faces charges for alleged acceptance of bribes, prevarication and dereliction of duty as a public official.
Money laundering
Enrique Lau Cortés, former director of Panama's Social Security Fund (CSS), was arrested on charges of unjustified enrichment and money laundering as part of Operation Muralla. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office alleges preliminary damages of approximately $500,000.
Money laundering
Prosecutors allege Enrique Lau Cortés, exdirector of Panama's Social Security Fund, faces charges of unjustified enrichment and money laundering. The investigation contemplates a possible patrimonial loss of approximately $500,000.
Bribery & corruption
Gabriel Zaliasnik, Chilean Ambassador to Israel, holds the status of 'imputado' (suspect) under investigation for alleged influence trafficking and irregularities in judicial appointments as part of the 'Caso Audios' corruption scandal.
Money laundering
Former mayor of Le Raincy Jean-Michel Genestier and 16 co-defendants stood trial beginning October 5, 2026 at the correctional court of Bobigny.
Money laundering
Bolivian authorities arrested Attorney General Roger Mariaca, 38, on 30 September 2026 in an operation in Santa Cruz. Mariaca faces investigation for alleged money laundering, drug trafficking and organized crime offences.
Money laundering
The Spanish People's Party (PP), leading the popular accusation in the 'Leire Díez case,' has requested that the National Court investigate the PSOE as a legal entity for alleged crimes including bribery and influence peddling, money laundering, illegal party financing, and embezzlement of public funds.
Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, was detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, involving approximately 80 million rubles.
Bribery & corruption
On 5 October 2026, two former Petrofac senior executives, Marwan Chedid and George Salibi, won a three-week delay to their criminal bribery trial following a legal dispute with insurance companies over defence costs. The trial at Southwark Crown Court was pushed to 23 November 2026.
Bribery & corruption
The Public Ministry of the Dominican Republic requested that the First Court of Instruction send former prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara to trial, accused of demanding US$150,000 and receiving US$10,000 in bribes during a controlled delivery.
Fraud & scams
Swiss authorities are investigating fraud operations with suspected ties to Ukrainian call centers. According to Neue Zürcher Zeitung reporting, NEDIK (Switzerland's digital crime police network) recently documented increased fraud linked to Ukraine.
Bribery & corruption
The former deputy director of disaster management at Colombia's National Disaster Risk Management Unit (Ungrd) released a letter from his cell reaffirming his cooperation with judicial authorities investigating alleged corruption within the agency.
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A major bribery investigation in Turkey's judiciary has resulted in 8 suspects being arrested, including a former judge (B.K.) from Istanbul's 4th Execution Civil Court, with arrest warrants issued for 2 additional judicial officials. Five judges and a prosecutor have been suspended from duty.
Bribery & corruption
Gastón Salmain, a federal judge from Rosario, Argentina, faces removal proceedings before the Judiciary Council's jury on charges of bribery and judicial misconduct.
Bribery & corruption
Rafael Antonio Henao, a former contractor for Colombia's Ministry of Transportation, is charged with illicit enrichment and improper bribery.
Bribery & corruption
Jorge Lorenzo Lara Cordero, municipal president of Suchiapa, Chiapas, is arrested and faces charges of abuse of authority, corruption, and criminal association. Lara declared nearly 1 million pesos in income for 2025, yet his municipal salary accounted for only approximately 10% of that total.
Bribery & corruption
Prosecutors in Argentina allege a corruption scheme at ARSAT (state satellite company) involving Facundo Leal (former ARSAT director and Compliance officer), Gerardo Boschin (ARSAT Purchases manager), and executives from logistics company ALS.
Money laundering
Experts at Spain's La Toja Forum reported on growing corruption tied to drug trafficking and criminal organizations. Ana Villagómez, anti-drug prosecutor for Andalusia, stated corruption is 'advancing at giant steps' in security forces and infrastructure like ports and airports.
Bribery & corruption
According to the Australian Federal Police, SMEC International Pty Ltd agreed to a $9 million settlement under the Proceeds of Crime Act to resolve Operation Amorce, a 13-year foreign bribery investigation examining conduct across Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Bribery & corruption
OCCRP reports that two video recordings of Uruguayan alleged drug lord Sebastián Marset, captured during his March arrest, surfaced this week and sparked a sweeping law enforcement operation in Bolivia.
Fraud & scams
Ahsan Ijaz, 29, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud on October 2, 2026. Ijaz owned two social adult day care centers and a home health care fiscal intermediary.
Money laundering
Mohamed Sanhadji, a police officer who protected the French national football team for 22 years, is under judicial investigation for eight criminal charges including corruption and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) launched investigations into 381 government employees and arrested 158 individuals on corruption allegations during September 2026.
Bribery & corruption
New chat messages extracted from defendant Jorge González's phone show direct involvement of ex-senator Edgardo Kueider in a bribery scheme.
Bribery & corruption
Róger Mariaca, Bolivia's Attorney General, and Alberto Zeballos, the prosecutor for Santa Cruz Department, are apprehended at Viru Viru International Airport. The U.S.
Bribery & corruption
According to Le Canard enchaîné's reporting, doctors at the Gustave Roussy cancer institute in Villejuif allegedly received undisclosed payments for overseas consultations.
Fraud & scams
Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office implemented asset forfeiture against 25 properties (19 real estate, 6 commercial entities) valued at approximately 20 billion pesos implicated in the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) corruption scandal.
Bribery & corruption
The United States notified the Council of Europe of its intention to leave the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), effective 1 October 2026, citing annual costs and limited national security benefits. The US had been a member of GRECO since 2000.
Money laundering
Glenda Marianela Meza Bracho, an Ecuadorian national, is detained at Ezeiza airport facility in Argentina since July 28, 2026. She faces Interpol red notices for bribery (October 2016 from Ecuador) and money laundering (August 2017 from Panama).
Fraud & scams
Panama's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor arrested a former auditor from the General Comptroller's Office in Colón on alleged aggravated embezzlement charges that allegedly caused damage of $565,473.43 to the Panamanian state.
Bribery & corruption
Prosecutors conducted a raid on the Barranquilla office of Activos por Colombia following alleged reports from the Special Assets Society (SAE) of suspected corruption within the organisation.
Bribery & corruption
Two federal prosecutors sought to bring charges against Facundo Leal, former chief of state satellite company ARSAT, for alleged corruption.
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Spanish authorities arrested José Manrique Suárez, who was being investigated in Ecuador for alleged embezzlement of public funds related to energy contracts. Suárez is the husband of Karla Saud, Ecuador representative of US company Progen.
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Two South African Department of Home Affairs officials, Aluwani Andries Netshidaulu and Ntombifuthi Phyllis Mokwebo, were arrested and appeared in Protea magistrate's court on charges of racketeering, corruption, fraud, and contravening the Immigration Act.
Bribery & corruption
The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office is concluding its investigation into Pictet & Cie's division in the Fahad Al-Rajaan corruption case, following Pierre Mirabaud's conviction.
Bribery & corruption
The Supreme Court's Special First Instance Chamber denied a petition for release filed by the defense of Wadith Manzur, a former congressman detained at La Picota prison in Bogotá since March 11, 2026.
Fraud & scams
A Turkish court ordered the arrest of 15 people, including former AKP mayor Ahmet Sungur and former MHP mayor Osman Türkyılmaz, in a corruption investigation into the Yahşihan Municipality in Kırıkkale province. Thirty-five suspects were detained in coordinated operations across four provinces.
Bribery & corruption
Miguel Ángel Barbero, a brigade-rank officer and head of the Organized Crime and Anti-Drug Team (EDOA) in Segovia, was detained in provisional prison without bail for alleged involvement in drug trafficking, bribery, disclosure of secrets, and membership in a criminal organization.
Money laundering
Luis Hermosilla, a prominent lawyer who served in Sebastián Piñera's administrations, told prosecutors he received undisclosed cash payments totalling approximately 100 UF monthly (approximately $3,600 USD) between 2020 and mid-2022.
Bribery & corruption
General Benoît Puga, former Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour who served from 2016 to 2023, was taken into police custody on September 22-23, 2026 as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and influence peddling.
Hungary's parliament voted on 28 September 2026 to lift the immunity of Prime Minister Péter Magyar and two former ministers under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orbán to allow them to be investigated in separate criminal cases.
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras declared a mistrial on September 28, 2026, in the bribery case against D.C. Council member Trayon White after nearly four days of jury deliberations, with jurors reporting they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Finance Ministry has launched an investigation into loans, advances, and depleting liquidity at state banks, tasking auditors with uncovering potential violations or corruption.
Money laundering
The UAE has initiated its third National Risk Assessment for combating financial crime, employing advanced artificial intelligence to analyze threats across 84 entities from 21 different sectors.
Bribery & corruption
Luis Miguel Martínez Morales ('Miguelito'), an unelected official who accumulated unprecedented power during Alejandro Giammattei's presidency, faces new investigations. The Organized Crime Office conducted 13 simultaneous raids investigating long-standing corruption allegations.
Fraud & scams
An Ecuadorian judge upheld preventive detention for ten defendants and house arrest for another in connection with alleged embezzlement of funds during Ecuador's 2024 energy crisis. The investigation focuses on alleged embezzlement in the emergency procurement of electrical generators.
Money laundering
The PDI identified assets valued at over $230 million in an investigation into an alleged corruption scheme involving public officials and private individuals.
Fraud & scams
Turkish authorities conducted a corruption investigation into Yahşihan Municipality in Kırıkkale, targeting former AKP mayor Ahmet Sungur and former MHP mayor Osman Türkyılmaz, along with 35 suspects including deputy mayors, municipal council members, municipal employees, and businessmen.
Money laundering
The Atacama Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed the detention of nine individuals in an investigation into corruption offences involving active personnel from the National Gendarmerie, Armed Forces and National Social Reinsertion Service, as well as private citizens linked to state supplier companies.
Bribery & corruption
Guatemala's Public Ministry's Anti-Corruption Prosecution issued an official request on September 23, 2026, granting the Comptroller Selection Commission seven days to explain the rules and requirements applied to candidates.
Swiss federal courts handled approximately 25 decisions involving nearly a dozen Ukrainian cases within one year, primarily addressing corruption and embezzlement of public funds.
Bribery & corruption
Argentina's Federal Court of Appeals upheld an order requiring former National Disability Agency (ANDIS) director Diego Orlando Spagnuolo to provide voice samples for forensic comparison. The court rejected a defence argument citing constitutional protections.
Swiss private banking firm EFG International announced a final settlement with Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) over allegations of involvement in laundering bribes.
Bribery & corruption
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office has requested dismissal of charges against Alexis Kohler, former chief of staff to Emmanuel Macron and secretary general of the Élysée from 2017 to 2025, in an investigation concerning alleged illegal conflict of interest due to his family links to shipping magnate MSC.
Money laundering
Guatemala's new anti-money laundering law (Decree 15-2026) entered into force September 17, 2026, establishing unified national protocols against illicit financial flows and terrorism financing.
Bribery & corruption
Zameer Abbasi, a Grade 19 government official and former National Accountability Bureau staff member, was re-arrested four days after the Sindh High Court granted him bail in the Yellow Line transit project corruption case.
Bribery & corruption
An Iraqi anti-corruption court sentenced two female MPs to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment and ordered them to repay substantial amounts in unexplained wealth.
Fraud & scams
According to Transparency International, the US announced it will return approximately USD 2.5 million to The Gambia from the sale of a Maryland property purchased with misappropriated Gambian public funds.
Bribery & corruption
The sixth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention convened in Doha from September 21–23, 2026, bringing together representatives from 22 Arab states including 15 signatories to the convention.
Fraud & scams
Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national and former oil trader residing in Houston, Texas, was sentenced on September 21, 2026, to 48 months in prison for leading two international bribery schemes.
Fraud & scams
Javier Aguilar, 52-year-old Mexican former Vitol operator, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn for orchestrating international bribery schemes.
Money laundering
Panamanian authorities detained Renauld Delgado Barrios, operations manager of HCG S.A. consortium, as the fifth person charged in Operation Espejismo.
Money laundering
Mohamed Sanhadji, former logistics and security manager for the French national football team (2004–December 2025), has been placed under judicial investigation on charges including receiving embezzled public funds, active corruption of public officials, influence trafficking, escroquerie, and tax fraud money laundering.
Money laundering
Mohamed Sanhadji, logistics and security director for the French national football team, was placed under judicial examination on charges including alleged embezzlement of public funds, active corruption of public officials, active influence trafficking involving public officials, passive influence…
Fraud & scams
The European Commission published an evaluation report on the European Public Prosecutor's Office five years after its establishment in June 2021, showing investigations increased from 515 to 3,602 cases and frozen assets rose from €147 million to €1.
Fraud & scams
The Department of Justice returned $2.5 million to The Gambia to compensate victims of former President Yahya Jammeh's regime.
Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a conditional royal pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for graft under house arrest until August 23, 2028.
Money laundering
According to Transparency International, Russia has built a global network of cryptocurrency payments to move money on behalf of sanctioned entities.
Money laundering
Javier Aguilar, 52, a former energy trader for Vitol Inc., was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in two foreign bribery schemes.
Money laundering
In Operation Cobra 2.0-A, 28 people were arrested for alleged fraud at the Dominican National Health Insurance (Senasa). The scheme is estimated to have defrauded approximately $250 million.
Money laundering
Ángel Donald Guerrero Ortiz, former finance minister, and 34 other defendants were brought to trial before the Third Collegiate Court on allegations of administrative corruption and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Xavier Jordán, an Ecuadorean businessman, was detained by U.S. immigration authorities in Miami on suspicion of being the intellectual author of the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.
Fraud & scams
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a False Claims Act complaint against laboratory executives Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles, alleging they orchestrated two testing schemes at Capstone Diagnostics in Atlanta—one targeting faith-based communities through church health fairs and another exploiting…
Fraud & scams
Federal authorities arrested three nonprofit executives accused of diverting at least $12 million in public funds meant for homeless services in Los Angeles. Michael Young allegedly siphoned $7.
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Álex Saab, a Venezuelan businessman linked to the Maduro regime, pleaded guilty on 15 September 2026 before federal court in Miami to money laundering related to a corruption scheme involving the CLAP food program.
Bribery & corruption
The U.S. Embassy in La Paz issued a stern warning against government corruption linked to drug trafficking, stating that 'Estados Unidos no tolera la narco-política en el hemisferio, y nadie está exento' (no one is exempt from Washington's anti-narcotics policies).
Bribery & corruption
Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan announced that over 60,000 officials have faced conviction for corruption crimes in the past five years, averaging approximately 1,000 convictions monthly.
Bribery & corruption
According to a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court in New York, Turkish government officials allegedly attempted to have Reza Zarrab, a key witness cooperating in a sweeping Iran sanctions-evasion investigation, killed inside a U.S. federal detention facility.
Bribery & corruption
Authorities in La Plata, Argentina secured preventive detention for six individuals accused of operating a criminal organization combining government corruption with organized crime.
Bribery & corruption
Wadith Manzur, Conservative Party Representative, was transferred to La Picota prison as part of the UNGRD corruption scandal investigation.
Money laundering
Former Geneva Bar president Luc Argand provided his law firm's account as a conduit for bribes funneled by Mirabaud & Cie bank between approximately 1997 and 2012. The bank transferred 85 million francs in bribes to Fahad Al Rajaan, head of Kuwait's pension fund.
Bribery & corruption
Peru's Anti-Corruption authorities intervened at National University of Ucayali in Operation 'The Plunderers of UNU' investigating alleged contract manipulation exceeding 4 million soles. Rector Edgardo Leoncio Braúl Gomero remains at large.
Money laundering
Panama's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office opened investigations into alleged misuse of public resources.
Bribery & corruption
Turkish authorities arrested 29 people pending trial in a bribery investigation targeting the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)-run Seferihisar Municipality in western Izmir Province, as of September 16, 2026.
Money laundering
Law enforcement arrested Michael Young, 46, a founder of Home At Last nonprofit, and Donye Mitchell, 55, CEO of The Big Blue Umbrella nonprofit, on charges of wire fraud for misappropriating more than $7.5 million and $1.2 million respectively in taxpayer funds.
The Argentine Navy disclosed an internal corruption scheme involving 645 improper salary deposits totaling approximately $981 million affecting 23 individuals between July 2022 and January 2026.
Fraud & scams
A Colombian judge has confirmed corruption charges against Miguel Quintero Calle (brother of former Medellín mayor Daniel Quintero), Álvaro Villada, Vanesa Álvarez and Sebastián Ortega. They are accused of conspiracy in Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley contracts totalling 17.
Bribery & corruption
A trial is underway involving Madrid's government's approval of a public company acquisition allegedly executed improperly.
Vitol Group paid $75 million to buy out Javier Aguilar, a former trader convicted of corruption charges for conspiring to bribe government officials.
Fraud & scams
An investigation has revealed that Lebanon imported overpriced Russian fuel between 2023 and 2025 with allegedly falsified certificates of origin designed to conceal the sanctioned nature of the shipments.
Money laundering
A cross-border investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, based on 4.
Money laundering
Federal justice has convicted six Swiss banks for corruption or money laundering cases. The rulings specifically concern cases highlighting issues related to compliance and internal controls of banking institutions.
Money laundering
Six Swiss banks have been recently sentenced by federal justice for corruption or money laundering offenses. The publication examines whether this represents an emerging trend, featuring commentary from two expert analysts.
Zeng Nenggui, a former poverty alleviation official in Ruijin City, Jiangxi Province, was extradited back to China after an Interpol red notice was issued in January 2026. Zeng is suspected of accepting bribes in connection with poverty alleviation projects and fled overseas in January 2024.
Fraud & scams
A 34-year-old man was detained on suspicion of participating in a scheme to manipulate Panama's tax system.
Money laundering
Brazilian authorities are investigating senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading opposition candidate for October elections, for alleged corruption offences related to financing of an unreleased film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Bribery & corruption
The US State Department announced entry bans for seven former Ecuadorian officials accused of corruption linked to organisations designated as terrorist by Washington. The measure was announced during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Ecuador.
Fraud & scams
Alex Beard, former head of oil at Glencore, pleaded not guilty to two corruption charges at London's Southwark Crown Court on September 10, 2026.
Money laundering
Pierre Mirabaud, former president of Switzerland's banking association, received a two-year suspended prison sentence after conviction by Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona for bribery and money laundering. The case involved approximately 82.3 million Swiss francs ($101.
Bribery & corruption
An investigation is ongoing against Óscar Sánchez Gil, former head of the UDEF (Economic and Financial Crime Unit) of the Madrid Superior Police Headquarters, who allegedly facilitated the entry of at least 73 tonnes of cocaine into Spain between 2020 and 2024, receiving millions in payments.
Money laundering
Pierre Mirabaud, 77, a former partner at Swiss private bank Mirabaud & Cie and former president of Switzerland's banking association (2003–2009), was convicted by Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona of bribery and aggravated money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
During testimony in the 'Cuadernos de la corrupción' trial, businessman Juan Manuel Saavedra Vertiz stated that accused financier Ernesto Clarens demanded a 10% bribe on a Route 3 concession in La Matanza and presented himself as 'the man who collected for the government.'
Bribery & corruption
Colombia's Health Minister Ana María Vesga filed a corruption complaint with the Attorney General after discovering an audio recording that allegedly references her involvement in a scheme involving kickbacks on public health resources.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission announced the arrest of municipal employees in Karbala caught red-handed accepting bribes from a citizen in exchange for permission to complete construction of a house classified on agricultural land.
Money laundering
Pierre Mirabaud, former president of the Swiss Bankers Association (2003-2009), was convicted by Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court of bribery and aggravated money laundering over 82.3 million Swiss francs ($101.
Bribery & corruption
The social protection group Malakoff Humanis is the subject of an investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor for suspected active and passive private corruption committed on an organised basis.
Bribery & corruption
Kuwait's Criminal Court sentenced a former Ministry of Interior senior official to seven years imprisonment with hard labor, dismissed him from his position, and ordered him to repay 1.293 million dinars and pay a fine of 2.587 million dinars.
Fraud & scams
Paraguay's Public Ministry opened an investigation into injuries suffered by former governor Hugo Javier González while in state custody. González, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, was hospitalized after suffering head trauma and intracranial bleeding.
Money laundering
The European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and China's Chief Grand Prosecutor Ying Yong signed a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China on 4 September 2026.
Fraud & scams
Argentina's Federal Police dismantled an alleged internal corruption scheme at TANDANOR, a state-owned shipyard. During raids on September 3rd, authorities seized approximately $367,110 across multiple locations.
Bribery & corruption
The Audiencia Nacional has begun trial against 22 people accused of alleged corruption in the acquisition of Colombian company Inassa by Canal de Isabel II in 2001. Prosecutors allege an improper overcharge of between 19 and 29 million euros of public funds.
Bribery & corruption
The Ministerial Police detained municipal president Said de Jesús Godos Luna, accused of abuse of authority, bribery, and failure to comply with legal duties. The arrest was made on 4 September 2026.
Money laundering
Law enforcement agencies uncovered a criminal organization that systematically received bribes from fraudulent call centers and laundered millions in illicit proceeds.
Bribery & corruption
One month before Brazil's October 4 election, a corruption scandal involving Banco Master has roiled both campaigns. The private bank, liquidated by Brazil's Central Bank after losing over $11 billion in public pension funds, is at the centre of an ongoing investigation.
Bribery & corruption
A judge ordered Alberto Beingolea to face trial on alleged corruption related to aggravated collusion. The Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a 10-year prison sentence against him, as well as 13 years of disqualification from holding public office.
Fraud & scams
Kenneth Charles Kessler III, 43, of Miami, and Michael Andrew Gomez, 43, of Miramar, were sentenced for their roles in a $34.8 million health care fraud conspiracy billing Medicare for thousands of orthotic braces sent to Medicare beneficiaries who did not need them.
Bribery & corruption
Turkish police detained 12 individuals in a new corruption investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the local government formerly headed by suspended Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The investigation is part of ongoing scrutiny of municipal operations on corruption charges.
Bribery & corruption
The mayor of Huacullani and two municipal employees were arrested for allegedly demanding 30,000 soles from a contractor seeking payment for synthetic turf installation work. The contractor reported that municipal officials requested the bribe to release funds owed on a 349,000-sol contract.
Fraud & scams
Bernardo 'Nando' Meneses, former director of Ifarhu, faces investigation for alleged aggravated embezzlement and corruption of public servants related to irregularities in the administration of economic aid between 2021 and 2023.
Bribery & corruption
The commander general of Peru's National Police faces multiple criminal investigations across Lima and Lima Norte districts for alleged corruption-related offenses including influence trafficking, incompatible conduct, abuse of authority, extortion, and failure to perform duties.
Bribery & corruption
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis rejected the Justice Department's renewed request to dismiss remaining bribery and obstruction of justice charges against five defendants in the Gautam Adani case, finding that Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter's justification lacked adequate factual…
Bribery & corruption
Bolivia's Vice President Edmand Lara filed corruption charges against presidential advisor Fernando Cerimedo and First Lady María Elena Urquidi, alleging influence peddling, improper use of influence, and criminal association.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) detained 108 government workers in August 2026 following investigations across multiple ministries. The authority conducted 2,659 oversight visits during the month as part of anti-corruption efforts.
Fraud & scams
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation settled its £290 million ($290 million USD) compensation claim against the UK's Serious Fraud Office and law firm Dechert on September 2, 2026.
Bribery & corruption
According to an ICIJ investigation, enforcement actions against cancer drug manufacturers across 31 countries over 15 years resulted in nearly $1.7 billion in combined settlements and fines between 2010-2025, yet these penalties represent only one-third of 1% of the firms' revenues.
On 31 August 2026 (published 2 September), a Brussels court chamber referred Belgian biometrics company Semlex and 13 other defendants to criminal trial over alleged corruption, money laundering and tax fraud linked to a contract to produce biometric passports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Money laundering
Engin Yağcılar, a municipal council member from Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party, was arrested on suspicion of demanding €200,000 from a contractor. According to prosecutors, he allegedly offered to secure approval for a building permit in exchange for 200,000 euros.
Money laundering
Honduras's National Anti-Corruption Council has criticised the closure of fraud and money laundering charges against former president Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022).
Fraud & scams
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) settled its $290 million compensation claim over an abandoned decade-long bribery prosecution with the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and law firm Dechert.
Bribery & corruption
Iraqi judicial authorities seized approximately $10 million in cash, 35 properties, and six vehicles in a corruption investigation involving former director Alaa Mohsen Khalaf in an oil official's office. The seized assets included 7 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $5.3 million) and $5.
Fraud & scams
Iraq's government has launched a financial reward programme incentivizing citizens to report embezzlement and financial crimes, offering whistleblowers 5% of recovered stolen funds.
Money laundering
Kuwait's Public Prosecution referred 71 defendants to Criminal Court on charges related to alleged corruption involving agricultural property holdings. The accused include government employees—some in leadership positions—and 28 private companies.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi ordered the activation of a law that grants financial rewards to corruption whistleblowers, as part of the government's ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Fraud & scams
Umar Zaul Al-Aassem, head of Tel Sheva municipal council, was arrested on charges of bribery, fraud, criminal breach of trust, tender manipulation, and fictitious employment. Police arrested seven suspects including the council head and detained six others.
Bribery & corruption
French businessman Vincent Bolloré has filed a complaint against several judges of Paris Court, accusing them of obstruction of justice, abuse of authority, and breach of integrity.
Money laundering
Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt López, who has been investigated for money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, is listed as a conspirator in the Money Flight operation according to Miami Herald, with links to the laundering of 1.2 billion dollars diverted from PDVSA.
Fraud & scams
Euronews Persian examined 25 significant financial corruption cases spanning recent decades in Iran. According to Transparency International's 2026 report, Iran ranks 153rd among 182 countries in corruption perception.
Fraud & scams
Israeli police arrested seven suspects including Omar Zael Al-Assam, head of Tel Sheva regional council in southern Israel, alongside family members and senior municipal officials. Six additional suspects were detained for questioning.
Money laundering
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity announced that Ali Maarij al-Bahadli, Deputy Oil Minister for Distribution Affairs, was sentenced to seven years in prison by an anti-corruption court for illicit enrichment and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity announced that Talal Al-Zobaie, a former Iraqi lawmaker and former chairman of parliament's Integrity Committee, was sentenced to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment.
Money laundering
The 77-year-old former president of the Swiss Bankers Association faces charges of bribing foreign officials and money laundering. According to the indictment, Pierre Mirabaud allegedly arranged improper payments totaling 82.
Bribery & corruption
El Salvador's General Prosecutor's Office arrested José Adrián S., a deputy fiscal, on charges of active bribery (cohecho activo).
Bribery & corruption
Ecuador's National Court of Justice found former president Lenín Moreno guilty of bribery in connection with the Sinohydro hydroelectric project.
Money laundering
Pierre Mirabaud, 77-year-old former president of the Swiss Bankers Association (2003-2009), faced federal court charges of corrupting a foreign public official and aggravated money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Argentine sports marketing executives Hugo Jinkis and Mariano Jinkis, owners of Full Play Group SA, reached a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. authorities.
Fraud & scams
Prosecutors allege that since 2019, approximately 935 million barrels of diesel and gasoline illegally entered Mexico without tax payment, causing fiscal damage exceeding 730 billion pesos. Criminal organizations allegedly declared fuel as lubricants or other products with lower tax rates.
Money laundering
Investigators discovered encrypted code on Fernando Cerimedo's seized phone revealing cryptocurrency transfers through a 'cold wallet' totaling over $44 million over six months.
Bribery & corruption
Interpol agents detained hydrocarbon entrepreneur Alejandro Hamlyn in Abu Dhabi on 26 August 2026. He had been evading Spanish justice since May 2025 after failing to return from the UAE. The National High Court had issued a search and capture order.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity and the Central Criminal Court for Corruption issued rulings in bribery cases within the electricity sector.
Fraud & scams
Alejandro Hamlyn, owner of the company Haxx (formerly Hafesa) that manages petroleum storage facilities holding Spain's strategic reserves, was arrested by Interpol in Abu Dhabi after failing to appear for trial.
Bribery & corruption
Lisbeth Camavilca Bonilla, district mayor of Paucartambo in Pasco, was detained along with five others for allegedly soliciting a commission equivalent to 15 per cent of a water and sewerage project valued at over one million soles.
China's top legislature is reviewing a new draft law that would officially grant authorities power to pursue cross-border corruption cases overseas, according to reporting from August 25, 2026.
Money laundering
An Istanbul court issued verdicts in a major corruption trial involving 200 defendants centered on allegations that businessman Aziz İhsan Aktaş secured municipal tenders through bribery and bid-rigging. The court convicted five opposition mayors of bribery charges.
Money laundering
An Istanbul court on August 24, 2026, acquitted all 200 defendants of forming or belonging to a criminal organization in a major municipal corruption trial, while convicting five mayors on separate bribery and related charges.
Fraud & scams
The Parquet National Financier (National Financial Prosecutor) announced on August 24 that it opened a preliminary investigation into alleged embezzlement of public funds against Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis and member of La France Insoumise.
Bribery & corruption
An Infobea Peru investigation reveals that deputy César Tito Rojas, vice-president of the Education Commission, maintained close ties with Luis Fernando Gonzales Pineda, an individual under investigation for corruption.
Bribery & corruption
Francisco Javier Estupiñán Bravo, a former sales representative, received a reduced sentence in connection with corruption involving Colombia's disaster management agency (UNGRD).
Fraud & scams
Argentine political strategist Fernando Cerimedo arrived in Bolivia in 2024 ostensibly conducting market research and gradually gained influence within President Rodrigo Paz's administration.
Bribery & corruption
Mexico's Attorney General's Office is investigating retired naval officers Fernando Farías Laguna (former rear admiral) and Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna (former vice admiral) for leading a fuel smuggling network that operated in at least five Mexican states.
Bribery & corruption
Fernando Farías Laguna was deported from Argentina in the early morning of August 21, 2026, after being arrested in Buenos Aires on April 23 using false identity documents and passport.
Bribery & corruption
The OECD released a damning assessment finding that Turkey 'failed to implement 49 of the 71 recommendations' from its prior evaluation, with zero foreign bribery convictions since 2000. U.S. prosecutors allege that 'senior Aksa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
Money laundering
Four members of a Bronx-based racketeering organization known as the 'War Room' were indicted on nine counts including racketeering conspiracy, violence in aid of racketeering, firearms offenses, fraud, narcotics, and money laundering.
Fraud & scams
According to an Infobea report of 20 August 2026, former deputy Elías Matta argues Venezuela's electricity crisis results from corruption. The opposition-controlled parliament (2015-2020) documented a national embezzlement of approximately 26 billion dollars related to the electricity sector.
An opposition-led parliamentary commission investigating Venezuela's electrical system documented systematic corruption. Between 2005-2015, the state spent $42.55 billion on 42 power projects when the official budget was only $14.9 billion.
Bribery & corruption
An investigation reveals that approximately 40 uniformed officers in special units at Guayaquil ports were corrupted by a criminal organization. Colonel Julio Miño del Hierro managed two police groups in strategic positions. Between 2023-2024, the network sent 8.
Bribery & corruption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Iryna Mudra, his deputy chief of staff, after anti-corruption investigators raided premises of senior officials.
Money laundering
Luis Enrique Guzmán Chams (legal representative and shareholder of GPS Construcciones del Caribe S.A.S.)
Bribery & corruption
Luis Fernando Velasco, former Interior Minister, was arrested and placed under house arrest as a precautionary measure. The Superior Court of Bogotá formalized his arrest.
Bribery & corruption
Outgoing president Gustavo Petro responded to publication of the transition document presented by president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella containing 82 alleged cases of corruption in Petro's government.
Money laundering
Santiago Hazim, former director of Senasa (Dominican Republic's state health insurance administrator), faces charges including official misconduct, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, and document falsification in a major corruption investigation.
Money laundering
Judge Paulina Moya imposed preventive detention on Michael Clark, former president of Universidad de Chile club, determining that his freedom 'constitutes a danger to public safety and investigative success.'
Fraud & scams
Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt has become a key intermediary between the Trump administration and Delcy Rodríguez's government in Venezuela, despite his controversial past.
Money laundering
Former Motol Hospital director Miloslav Ludvik and deputy director Pavel Budinsky are accused of accepting bribes from construction companies in exchange for contracts including a 150 million euro EU-funded oncology center, with bribes allegedly laundered via a shell company in Benin, according to Follow the Money and the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
Money laundering
Paraguay delivered to Brazil a Gulfstream G550 private jet valued at approximately USD 28 million linked to an investigation into Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro, currently in detention. The aircraft was registered to Viking Participações Ltda.
Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has charged Tong Ka-lei, a former manager in the SFC's Enforcement Division, with 12 counts of obtaining access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain, according to the ICAC.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity confirmed on August 16 the seizure of significant amounts of cash and gold in a corruption investigation targeting the Ministry of Electricity sector as part of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's expanding anti-graft campaign.
Bribery & corruption
Iraqi authorities announced seizure of an additional 25 billion Iraqi dinars, $1 million in cash and five kilograms of gold in the corruption case involving detained Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs Adnan Al-Jumaili.
Bribery & corruption
Antonio Hernández Pacheco, Secretary of Citizen Security in Atlixco, was detained and subjected to justified preventive detention. He faces charges of abuse of authority, breach of legal duty, and bribery.
On August 15, 2026, Russia's drone sector faced corruption allegations when directors of Drone Solutions—Irakli Khazalia and Vyacheslav Barbarov—faced charges of fraud carrying sentences up to 10 years imprisonment.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity arrested Khalid Ghazay Atiya, Deputy Minister of Electricity for Transmission and Distribution Affairs, on suspicion of corruption and financial violations.
A federal jury in Albuquerque convicted former State Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 69, and business owner Joseph Johnson, 74, on all counts after a nine-day trial.
Money laundering
Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 69, was found guilty on all federal counts on August 14, 2026, including bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, mail fraud, honest services fraud, tax fraud, and money laundering.
Fraud & scams
Investigation reveals a corruption case involving Jonatan Emanuel Reyes, a former official of the Municipal Undersecretariat for Coexistence and Civic Control of La Plata, who allegedly worked with a suspected Chinese organized crime operator.
Bribery & corruption
According to an ICIJ investigation, Kazakhstan claims in confidential arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration that major oil companies awarded approximately $10.7 billion in contracts at the Kashagan oil field involving alleged self-dealing, unjustified cost increases, or bribery.
Fraud & scams
Sibongile Viola Ncube, former vice president of sales and marketing for the Pleasant Hill Tourism Improvement District, was charged with two felony counts following a year-long investigation that began in July 2025.
Bribery & corruption
An employee of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) internet finance department, Zhang Hangyu, was detained by Chinese authorities for investigation.
Money laundering
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Ghanaian national and former Goldman Sachs Executive Director Asante Kwaku Berko on all counts following a nine-day trial.
Money laundering
Santiago Hazim and nine others, including Rafael Luis Martínez Hazim, Gustavo Enrique Messina Cruz, Germán Rafael Robles Quiñones, Francisco Iván Minaya Pérez, Ada Ledesma, Eduardo Read Estrella, Cinty Acosta Sención, and Heidi Mariela Pineda Perdomo, face multiple charges of coalition of…
Money laundering
Joseph Templeton, 30, of Elgin, South Carolina, was indicted on August 19, 2026, on charges of bribery, money laundering, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Money laundering
Transparency International U.S. criticized the Treasury Department's final rule implementing the Corporate Transparency Act, stating it exempts over 99% of U.S. companies from beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Scott Greytak, Deputy Executive Director of Transparency International U.S.
Bribery & corruption
A Chinese court sentenced Long Xiang, former chairman of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress, to death with a two-year reprieve for receiving 261 million yuan (approximately $39 million) in bribes. Long was also convicted of embezzling 12 million yuan ($1.
Fraud & scams
The trial of the Notebooks of Corruption case resumed on August 11, 2026, with former president Cristina Kirchner and approximately 85 other defendants facing allegations of illicit association and bribery.
Bribery & corruption
According to OCCRP, Albania's Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) is investigating the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI), the agency that developed AI chatbot 'Diella' promoted as an anti-corruption tool.
Fraud & scams
Lebanese authorities arrested former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour on Monday after questioning him, pursuant to Palestinian Authority arrest warrants for corruption and embezzlement of funds during his tenure as ambassador from 2012 to 2025.
Money laundering
A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, Asante Kwaku Berko, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on August 6, 2026, on multiple charges related to bribery and money laundering.
Fraud & scams
The Public Prosecutor's Office presented formal charges and trial opening request against prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara, alleged to have demanded and received bribes from a witness in the Senasa insurance fraud case.
Bribery & corruption
Özkan Yalım, the detained mayor of Uşak, faces accusations involving municipal contracting schemes and bribery. According to the article, he was arrested in March under investigation for 'bribery and corruption.'
Money laundering
The Public Ministry arrested Publio de Gracia, former director of Panama's tax authority (DGI), on corruption charges including unjustified enrichment and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
La Paz mayor César Dockweiler presented a report detailing serious corruption allegations against the previous administration led by Iván Arias. According to Dockweiler, he found at least 12 corruption networks, a municipal deficit of 484 million bolivianos, and debt exceeding $150 million.
Bribery & corruption
Prosecutors presented evidence in a corruption case involving the Mixed Fund Sierra Nevada, implicating ex-mayors and governors.
Fraud & scams
The Baghdad/Karkh Court of Appeal issued two separate arrest and search warrants on Sunday, August 9, 2026, for Ahmed Jassim Saber Al-Asadi, former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, on charges of public contract fraud and illicit enrichment.
Fraud & scams
Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri, former governor of Iraq's Saladin province and widely known as 'Abu Mazen,' was arrested in Baghdad on Saturday, August 8, 2026 on corruption charges.
Bribery & corruption
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency Anti-Corruption Circle arrested three Pakistan Customs officials for alleged involvement in a bribery and extortion scheme. Prosecutors allege the officials harassed and threatened an individual while demanding a Rs5 million bribe (later negotiated to Rs2.
Bribery & corruption
A Turkish court on August 8, 2026, jailed pending trial İlksen Özalper, the opposition New Party's provincial chair in Western Manisa province, on bribery and organized crime charges.
Bribery & corruption
Anti-Corruption Association AC !! filed a complaint against Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, on suspicion of diverting public funds and creating fake jobs.
Money laundering
Panama's appellate court has upheld detention orders for individuals accused in Operation Pandora, a major tax fraud scheme. The investigation centers on a structure that allegedly manipulated the E-Tax 2.0 platform to illegally appropriate fiscal credits.
Fraud & scams
Anti-corruption organization AC!! filed a complaint on August 7, 2026, against an unnamed defendant over suspected misappropriation of public funds and fictitious employment at RATP concerning Bally Bagayoko, an LFI mayor of Saint-Denis.
Fraud & scams
Luis Oliva, former director of Panama's National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG), is held in preventive detention on allegations of aggravated unjustified enrichment. A forensic audit by the Comptroller General detected approximately $937,000 in unexplained wealth accumulation.
Bribery & corruption
The Antalya metropolitan municipality investigation focuses on corruption charges. Two individuals—businessman Çağrı G. and former Deputy General Secretary Serkan T.—were re-arrested based on new evidence.
Fraud & scams
A federal grand jury indicted Stephen Dubin, M.D., age 74, of Henderson, Nevada, on charges related to a scheme involving approximately $95 million in fraudulent Medicare billing.
Bribery & corruption
Turkish prosecutors requested that parliament lift the immunity of Özgür Özel, leader of the New Party, and lawmaker Veli Ağbaba over allegations that they accepted bribes on multiple occasions while they were senior members of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Bribery & corruption
Haitian citizens reported alleged extortion by Dominican Republic migration agents. According to reports, a Haitian man was robbed of $700 USD during a July 26 home raid, and a domestic worker was reportedly extorted for $15,000 on June 23.
Bribery & corruption
Turkish police detained Menderes Mayor İlkay Çiçek from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and 14 other people in a corruption investigation in the western province of Izmir on 4 August 2026.
Bribery & corruption
Federal Judge Ariel Lijo scheduled 26 August 2026 for acoustic analysis of recordings attributed to Diego Spagnuolo, former director of Argentina's National Disability Agency (ANDIS).
Fraud & scams
Ankara's Etimesgut Municipality Investigation alleged systematic corruption including bribery, extortion, bid rigging, embezzlement, and membership in a criminal organization.
Money laundering
The Rusafa Investigation Court, which specializes in integrity and money-laundering cases, recovered IQD 20 billion ($15.3 million) in a financial and administrative corruption case involving offences including financial fraud.
Fraud & scams
Colombia's Attorney General arrested 13 people, including the current mayor of María La Baja (Bolívar), Ramiro González Mancilla, in connection with an alleged corruption scheme.
Fraud & scams
Turkish authorities arrested 40 individuals on August 3, 2026, in an investigation into the Ankara Etimesgut Municipality, including Mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu.
Money laundering
Lebanon's public prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for former Palestinian ambassador Ashraf Dabbour following questioning. Dabbour, who served as ambassador to Beirut from 2012 to 2025, was previously arrested in April at the Palestinian Authority's request and placed under a travel ban.
Fraud & scams
Turkish police detained Erdal Beşikçioğlu, the 56-year-old mayor of Etimesgut Municipality in western Ankara and a veteran actor best known for playing a corruption-fighting police officer on television, on July 30.
Money laundering
Argentina's Federal Cassation Chamber extended preventive detention of entrepreneur Juan Ignacio Suris for six additional months while he awaits trial on money laundering charges. Judges Carlos Mahiques and Daniel Petrone approved the extension, which began on 8 July 2026.
Federal judge Gastón Salmain, currently suspended from his duties, was charged with alleged attempted extortion of $100,000 from former ARCA regional director Carlos Vaudagna, in exchange for intervening to benefit him in various cases pending in the Federal Court of Santa Fe.
Bribery & corruption
The trial against former President Cristina Kirchner and 85 other defendants advanced this week with testimony from AFIP (now ARCA) officials regarding suspicious cash movements.
Money laundering
The corruption investigation into Argentina's National Disability Agency (ANDIS) has been reactivated with approximately 30 additional suspects.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced it investigated 430 individuals during July 2026, detaining 131 of them on suspicion of bribery, abuse of official authority, and financial misconduct.
Bribery & corruption
On 1 August 2026, an Istanbul court ordered the detention of Sinem Dedetaş, the first female mayor of Üsküdar district (ending 30 years of Islamist rule), along with three others: mayoral chief of staff Alihan Koçoğlu, architect Burçin Çevik, and contractor Bülent Orhan Tozkoparan.
Fraud & scams
An article from Pravda France dated 1 August 2026 examines corruption allegations against Karim Bouamrane, mayor of Saint-Ouen and vice-president of the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental council.
Money laundering
Prosecutors accuse former president Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022) of participating in a corruption network that facilitated 'the disbursement of over 288 million lempiras' (approximately USD 10.8 million) to two foundations.
Bribery & corruption
Sinem Dedetaş, mayor of Istanbul's Üsküdar district and a leading Republican People's Party (CHP) official, was detained on July 29 as part of a corruption investigation into alleged bribery and extortion linked to construction permits.
Bribery & corruption
Guatemala's Prosecutor's Office sought to prosecute two former chief prosecutors, Rafael Curruchiche (who directed FECI, the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity) and Saúl Sánchez (who led the Office Against Crimes Against Cultural Heritage), for alleged serious abuses of authority during their tenures.
Money laundering
Weekly intelligence summary covering financial crime enforcement and regulatory developments from July 27-31, 2026.
Fraud & scams
El Salvador's Prosecutor's Office charged twelve individuals — nine active ANDA (National Water and Sewerage Administration) employees, one former employee and two civilians — with participating in a corruption network between March 2024 and February 2025.
Bribery & corruption
A former ARCA accountant testified to finding two suspicious dollar purchases by IECSA — $3 million and $600,000 between 2008-2009 — that coincided temporally with advances on public works, representing approximately 10% of the contract, a percentage consistent with typical bribery payments during the Kirchner administration.
Turkish police on 30 July 2026 detained 55 individuals, including Erdal Beşikçioğlu, mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut district (population approximately 600,000), and three of his deputies. The operation followed an embezzlement investigation launched in March.
Fraud & scams
Colombian President Gustavo Petro faces a corruption scandal as his administration approaches its end on 7 August 2026.
Bribery & corruption
Carlos Genatios, former Minister of Science and Technology during Hugo Chávez's administration, contends that despite substantial petroleum revenues, the chavista regime failed to maintain Venezuela's seismic monitoring equipment.
Turkish authorities conducted two separate anti-corruption operations, detaining 23 municipal officials. In Istanbul's Uskudar district, six suspects including District Mayor Sinem Dedetas were held for alleged bribery and extortion linked to issuance of construction and occupancy permits.
Fraud & scams
Carlos Caicedo, former mayor of Santa Marta, ex-presidential candidate, and former governor of Magdalena department in Colombia, was convicted by the Ninth Penal Circuit Court of Bogotá of two crimes: contract without meeting legal requirements and embezzlement through appropriation.
Bribery & corruption
Sinem Dedetaş, mayor of Üsküdar, and five others were detained as part of an investigation by the Istanbul Anadolu Public Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor alleges the municipality's subsidiary Kent A.Ş. signed approximately 1.
Bribery & corruption
Iraqi authorities recovered significant cash assets in a continuing corruption investigation involving the Ministry of Oil, seizing $21 million as part of an intensive anti-corruption campaign known as 'Operation Dawn' ordered by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
Bribery & corruption
Judge Ismael Moreno of Spain's Audiencia Nacional incorporated the Belate tunnel adjudication file into the suspected public works corruption case, involving a contract worth €62.8 million.
Bribery & corruption
Peru's National Police Anticorruption Division (Diviac) arrested a specialist environmental prosecutor and three police officers in Madre de Dios as part of an operation against the criminal network Los Lecheros del Puerto.
Bribery & corruption
Colombia's Public Prosecutor's Office announced a formal investigation into Juliana Guerrero and her sister Verónica Guerrero, who according to investigative journalism by Semana allegedly requested 200 million pesos upfront and 10% of contract values awarded to businesspeople seeking to do business with the national government.
Bribery & corruption
An anti-corruption judge rejected the statute of limitations motion filed by former Bolivian President Luis Arce, requiring him to remain in preventive detention.
Fraud & scams
A Semana magazine investigation, reported by El País, indicates that Juliana Guerrero, former high-level government adviser, and her sister Verónica allegedly participated in a network to manage public contracts in exchange for payments, including alleged initial 'fees' and commissions on contract values.
Bribery & corruption
A Hawaii grand jury indicted Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and four others on felony charges related to an alleged 2022 bribery incident. Luke is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying candidate committee reports.
Fraud & scams
UK Serious Fraud Office prosecutors allege that Güralp Systems, the seismic testing company, has breached the terms of its 2019 deferred prosecution agreement over South Korean bribery charges, citing deteriorating standards of compliance and poor bribery controls.
Bribery & corruption
A Medellin court upheld the first conviction in a corruption case involving the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá and the Itagüí Voluntary Fire Brigade.
Money laundering
According to a report by Ecuador's Organised Crime Observatory, money laundering represents between 2% and 5% of the country's GDP, potentially between USD 3.9 and 6.5 billion annually.
China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Commission of Supervision announced an investigation into Fang Xinghai, a former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), over suspected 'serious violations of discipline and law.'
Bribery & corruption
A San Salvador court ordered trial to begin against Juan Pablo Durán Escobar, former president of Bandesal (El Salvador Development Bank), on charges of illicit negotiations and bribery.
Money laundering
According to Infobea, a trial continues in Dominican Republic against former prosecutor general Jean Alain Rodríguez and others, charged with offences the prosecution describes as administrative corruption, bribery, embezzlement, fraud against the state and asset laundering, allegedly committed during his tenure (2016-2020).
Bribery & corruption
According to Cumhuriyet, within an investigation conducted by Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor, CHP-affiliated İzmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet was arrested on 23 July 2026 by Istanbul 7th Criminal Peace Court under charges of establishing an organization to commit crimes, rigging public tenders…
Fraud & scams
Panamanian authorities detained a former corregimiento representative and former treasurer of Munä district (Ngäbe Buglé region) over alleged crimes against public administration. According to the report, they are accused of improper handling of state resources earmarked for community projects.
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) arrested 21 individuals, including government employees, on charges of bribery and abuse of office. Cases include: a businessman who allegedly offered 1.
Money laundering
The Guardia Civil announced results of Operation 'Trajano 23 Sorela', placing eleven people in judicial custody as suspects and one under investigation for alleged money laundering, criminal organisation membership, bribery, misconduct in office, misappropriation of public funds, disclosure of secrets, misuse of privileged information and abuse of influence.
Bribery & corruption
The UN Human Rights Committee issued a formal reminder to Peru demanding a report on compliance with due process guarantees in criminal proceedings against former president Pedro Castillo, related to the December 7, 2022 coup attempt and corruption cases.
Money laundering
According to Infobea, the High-Risk Court A sentenced Judith Celina Vargas Monroy to six years imprisonment for the crime of illicit association in the Odebrecht case.
Bribery & corruption
Infobae reports that Audiencia Nacional judge Ismael Moreno has ordered BBVA, CaixaBank, Banco Santander, Caja Rural del Sur and Caja Rural de Navarra to provide complete financial records — including any suspicious-transaction reports filed with Spain's FIU, Sepblac — for former PSOE organisation…
Fraud & scams
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced it had initiated criminal proceedings against individuals in 15 cases involving alleged bribery, abuse of office, fraud and embezzlement across several government bodies, and said legal procedures are continuing.
Bribery & corruption
According to TRT Haber, in an investigation conducted by Ankara's public prosecutor's office into Çankaya Municipality, 25 suspects including suspended Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner were detained on charges of forming a criminal organisation, membership in a criminal organisation, bribery, corrupting a tender process.
Bribery & corruption
Infobae reports that Spain's Supreme Court has lifted precautionary measures imposed on businessman Víctor de Aldama — passport surrender, a ban on leaving the country and fortnightly court appearances — after his conviction in the 'caso mascarillas' became final, the court noting that the lapse of such measures is the logical consequence of a final sentence.
Fraud & scams
Five defendants pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in a $550,000 South Carolina Department of Corrections bribery scheme, according to prosecutors.
Fraud & scams
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority announced the detention of individuals across various government entities and private sectors in connection with alleged corruption offences, according to an official statement.
Bribery & corruption
Farrukh Jamal, Director of the Protector Office in Peshawar, was arrested on July 22, 2026, on allegations of leading an organized corruption network collecting payments from citizens seeking overseas employment. According to FIA investigators, the alleged scheme generated around Rs 1.
Bribery & corruption
Asharq Al-Awsat reports conflicting accounts over whether an arrest warrant has been issued for former Iraqi Labour and Social Affairs Minister Ahmad al-Asadi in connection with corruption suspicions, a matter the paper says is straining the ruling Coordination Framework.
Bribery & corruption
Peru's judiciary imposed preventive detention measures against the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Apurímac and his spouse following a major anti-corruption operation.
Bribery & corruption
Julio Martínez, a business associate of former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, admitted to receiving a 1% commission (approximately €530,000) for facilitating the Plus Ultra airline rescue. Martínez claims Zapatero directed the strategy for obtaining the SEPI public loan.
Money laundering
The US Department of Justice says Khalid Satary, 54, was arrested on 20 July 2026 in the Middle East and made his initial court appearance in the Eastern District of Virginia on 21 July 2026, after being a fugitive since 2022.
Bribery & corruption
NeoGenomics Laboratories Inc., a Florida-based laboratory company, agreed to pay $9,813,260 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law.
Fraud & scams
A covert investigation by the National Fraud Investigation Unit and Tax Authority investigators uncovered an alleged bribery scheme within Israel's Tax Authority Central District office.
Bribery & corruption
Four suspects—three former employees and one current worker at the Israel Tax Authority's Petah Tikva office—were arrested by Lahav 433 on suspicion of accepting bribes.
Fraud & scams
Istanbul's Chief Prosecutor's Office launched a coordinated operation against İzmit Municipality on 20 July 2026, targeting alleged corruption and procurement fraud.
Fraud & scams
Bahrain's Public Prosecution (Capital Governorate) said it received a report from the economic-crime unit of the General Directorate for Combating Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security about a network of 24 defendants of Asian nationalities allegedly involved in fraud, accused of…
Fraud & scams
Current and former tax authority employees face arrest on allegations involving a corruption scheme spanning over 20 years.
Several current and former Israeli Tax Authority employees were arrested Monday on suspicion of accepting bribes and enabling fraudulent tax refund applications spanning several years through 2019, according to authorities.
Fraud & scams
Infobae (EFE) reports that Jéssica Rodríguez, former partner of ex-transport minister José Luis Ábalos, invoked her right not to testify when questioned as an investigated party by Audiencia Nacional judge Ismael Moreno on 20 July 2026.
Fraud & scams
Israeli police arrested current and former Tax Authority employees in a corruption investigation spanning over twenty years.
Fraud & scams
Israeli police and tax authorities revealed a major corruption investigation into tax office employees. Over a decade-long scheme, suspects allegedly received bribes totalling 10-15 million shekels while facilitating fraudulent tax refunds exceeding 80 million shekels.
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On 15 July 2026, the Paris administrative court rejected an appeal by the urban community of Le Havre and confirmed the whistleblower status of a former executive who reported suspected misappropriation of public funds, favoritism, illegal interest-taking and corruption allegations targeting Édouard Philippe, mayor of Le Havre.
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In Operation Lobo, 14 individuals and companies face charges including bribery, racketeering, fraud against the state, and money laundering related to a corruption network that allegedly distributed approximately RD$108.
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Lawyer José Miguel Jurado Rovira surrendered voluntarily and was placed in preventive detention. The Attorney's Office charges him with corruption of public servants, money laundering, forgery of private documents and organised crime.
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Corruption investigations in two Israeli municipalities—Nahariya and Ashkelon—were examined using a new 'Local Democracy Index' tool designed to identify governance vulnerabilities through measurable indicators.
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Two former Venezuelan National Treasurers were convicted by US federal judges for accepting bribes worth millions.
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EyePoint, Inc. (formerly EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) agreed to pay approximately $4.
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The Scoular Company, an Omaha-based agricultural supply firm, entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay over $10 million to resolve charges of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Camille T. Jones, 47, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by one year of supervised release for conspiring to commit bribery and honest services fraud. Jones, a former supervisory official with the U.S.
Bribery & corruption
The European Commission's draft 2024 Rule of Law Report identifies systemic corruption concerns in Spain, including prolonged high-level corruption proceedings (cases like Gürtel, Púnica, and Kitchen), limited capacity of conflict-of-interest oversight bodies, and risks in public procurement, according to the Commission.
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Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was transferred to Minnesota on July 16, 2026, after surrendering in Somalia.
Bribery & corruption
Former FIFA officials convicted in the DOJ's landmark corruption probe into the football governing body are seeking to vacate their convictions after the agency abandoned a related prosecution. Legal representatives described this as an extremely rare form of post-conviction relief.
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The Madrid Provincial Court ruled on July 16, 2026 that Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, will stand trial before a citizen jury on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement.
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Wilfredo Aquino, 47, of Manhattan, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for facilitating a money laundering network's movement of millions of dollars through TD Bank accounts.
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Kuwait's Court of Appeal issued its final ruling in one of the country's largest commercial raffle manipulation and money laundering cases, according to judicial sources.
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The French Anti-Corruption Agency's Sanctions Commission issued its first-ever direct financial penalties on 9 July 2026, against SAS V. Investissements and its president for failing to implement mandatory anti-corruption compliance measures under the Sapin II law.
Attorney Eran Sham-Shavit, who served as legal advisor to the Securities Authority's investigations unit during Case 4000 investigations, testified in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial.
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China's Communist Party expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui on corruption charges. The investigation found that 'Ma provided advantages to certain individuals in public office selection processes and arranged affairs improperly for others,' according to party authorities.
Bribery & corruption
In the ongoing trial before Federal Oral Court 7, former president Cristina Kirchner and 85 other defendants are accused of operating a corruption network involving bribes from business owners to government officials related to public works contracts.
Reza Zarrab, a businessman who pleaded guilty in 2017 to conspiracy, bank fraud, and money laundering, was sentenced to time served after cooperating with U.S. prosecutors. Zarrab admitted to conspiring with a Turkish bank to facilitate Iran's evasion of U.S. sanctions by trading its oil for gold.
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Prosecutors allege that 36 individuals, including Ankara's Çankaya Municipality Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner, committed crimes including establishing a criminal organization, membership in a criminal organization, bribery, and bid-rigging.
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According to the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, authorities conducted an operation against Güzelbahçe Municipality involving allegations of forming an organization to commit crimes, bribery, and embezzlement.
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The Punjab Auqaf department has issued recovery notices totaling millions of rupees against eight officials, including Tahir Maqsood, Sheikh Jameel Ahmad, Hafiz Javed Shaukat, Shafqat Abbas, Zawar Hussain, Amir Sattar, Zahid Iqbal, and Tariq Mahmood Najmi, for alleged embezzlement of donations and financial irregularities at religious shrines.
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Transparency International US released a report titled 'Crypto's Dirty Money Problem: What Congress Must Fix' warning that proposed US cryptocurrency legislation, including the CLARITY Act, contains regulatory gaps that could allegedly enable scammers, drug cartels, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and corruption.
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Febrie Adriansyah, 58, who served as the prosecutor overseeing special crimes, resigned after police raids on 12 locations discovered 74 kilograms of gold bars and approximately $20 million in cash in multiple currencies.
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An Argentine federal court convicted former Planning Minister Julio de Vido to five years in prison for fraud by fraudulent administration to the detriment of the national state and passive bribery.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced the recovery of 375 kilograms of gold in connection with a corruption investigation involving Adnan Al Jumaili, former Deputy Minister of Oil for Refining Affairs, who was arrested in May 2026 on suspicion of corruption.
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Facundo Leal, former director of ARSAT, was questioned regarding alleged corruption involving irregular selection of contractors. Investigators allege that state officials and private companies colluded to direct storage and logistics service contracts valued at more than 1.
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Panamanian authorities charged 16 people—government officials and private citizens—for their participation in a scheme that manipulated the state tax system to erase records of obligations paid by major taxpayers.
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In an investigation coordinated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, detention orders were issued for 36 suspects, including Çankaya Municipality Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner, on allegations of organizing a criminal enterprise, membership in criminal organization, bribery, and rigging public tenders.
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Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced that it is coordinating with the government on legal mechanisms aimed at combining accountability for corruption with the recovery of public funds.
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An early morning police operation targeted Ankara's Çankaya Municipality, resulting in 29 detentions out of 36 authorized suspects. Çankaya Municipality Mayor Hüseyin Can Güner was among those detained.
Bribery & corruption
Five National Police officers of Peru were detained in simultaneous operations in Ica and Lima, facing investigation for passive bribery proper to the exercise of their duties.
Spain's High Court placed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's former chief of staff and postmaster general under investigation on July 10, 2026, as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe, with authorities ordering police to seize and analyze his mobile phone data, according to reporting.
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The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Dubai-based Iranian banker Ali Ansari, along with 13 other individuals and entities, targeting Iran's financial networks supporting the regime's leadership.
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The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced a new suspicion against a former executive director for physical protection at Energoatom, referred to as 'Tenor' in case materials, for allegedly laundering over UAH 30 million ($674,000) obtained through a corruption scheme called 'Shlagbaum,' according to NABU.
Bribery & corruption
Diego Marín Buitrago, alias 'Papá Pitufo', considered Colombia's 'smuggling czar', was formally accused in November 2025 of aggravated criminal conspiracy and bribery for offering or giving bribes.
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French senator Francis Szpiner has been charged with passive corruption for allegedly conditioning the allocation of social housing to sexual favors when he was mayor of the 16th district of Paris between February and May 2023, according to the prosecutor's office.
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Ecuador's Public Ministry alleges that Chinese state company Sinohydro delivered bribes equivalent to 4% of the value of a hydroelectric contract.
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Iraqi investigators uncovered approximately $11 million (14 billion Iraqi dinars) hidden inside a stormwater drainage pit as part of an ongoing corruption investigation into former Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs Adnan al-Jumaili, who has been in custody for around a month.
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Spain's National Court ordered the country's second-largest bank BBVA and its former chairman Francisco González to stand trial for alleged corporate espionage.
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Bolivia's Public Ministry requested information from Spain and Peru regarding a case involving former Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for allegedly exerting influence with Bolivian authorities on behalf of Peruvian company Grupo Gloria in exchange for €200,000.
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Spanish police, in coordination with Interpol, detained Karla Saud Calero at Madrid airport. Saud represented Progen, a company based in the United States, which obtained contracts during Ecuador's 2024 energy crisis for the acquisition of generators.
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Francis Szpiner, Les Républicains senator and former mayor of Paris's 16th arrondissement, was placed under investigation on July 9, 2026 for passive corruption, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.
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The Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber annulled dismissals that benefited three lawyers accused of participating in a scheme to divert and use confidential information obtained from ANSES databases.
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Panamanian authorities detained approximately 19 people in Operation Pandora, investigating alleged corruption within the General Tax Directorate (DGI).
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Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, were indicted on eight counts of wire fraud, one count of making a false statement to the FBI, and two counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Bribery & corruption
Colombian state company Ecopetrol suspended a major maintenance contract for its two largest refineries following allegations of corruption and contract favoritism, according to the article.
Following a raid by Lahav 433, police froze approximately 180 million shekels belonging to Menorah Insurance and five managers, including Ari Kalman (CEO of Menorah Holdings), the most senior figure involved. Kalman was previously convicted in the 1990s insurance cartel case.
Bribery & corruption
The preliminary hearing against Juan Pablo Durán Escobar, former president of the Banco de Desarrollo de El Salvador (Bandesal), began on charges of arbitrary acts and improper bribery.
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Iraqi authorities seized IQD 27 billion ($20.6 million) in connection with a corruption case involving a detained senior official at the Ministry of Oil, following close monitoring of financial proceeds alleged to have arisen from irregularities in projects.
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Spanish state holding company SEPI faces a corruption investigation alleging that it designed a 'structured pattern' to manipulate corporate rescues and infrastructure concessions during the pandemic, according to anti-corruption prosecutors.
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A hearing in the corruption trial of the Cuadernos case took an unusual turn when authorities mistakenly summoned a 73-year-old homonym instead of the ex-AFIP accountant scheduled as a witness.
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Police announced the freezing of approximately 183 million shekels—93 million from Menorah Insurance company accounts and 90 million from personal accounts of five executives including CEO Ari Kalman, Insurance Company CEO Michael Kalman, Chairman Yehuda Ben Assayag, Holdings Chairman Eran Grifel, and Deputy CEO Orit Kramer.
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U.S. federal prosecutors filed a memorandum requesting sentencing leniency for Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-Turkish gold trader convicted of conspiracy, bank fraud, and money laundering related to circumventing U.S. sanctions against Iran.
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An indictment filed by Istanbul prosecutors alleges that former Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ahmet Yıkılmaz accepted $300,000 in exchange for lifting asset seizure orders in the 'Demir Yumruk' (Iron Fist) operation.
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Yang Youlin, a former vice director of an economic zone in Nanjing, was sentenced to death by Changzhou Intermediate People's Court for accepting more than 2.2 billion yuan (approximately $324 million) in bribes between 1993 and 2023.
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Former attorney general Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez faces charges for the alleged embezzlement of over 6 billion Dominican pesos between 2016-2020 through fraudulent processes and a corruption network within public administration, according to prosecutors.
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A court in Jiangsu province, China, sentenced Yang Youlin, a former municipal official, to death for accepting bribes exceeding 2.214 billion yuan (308.7 million dollars) between 1993 and 2023.
Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty on Monday, July 6, 2026, to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud and money laundering in a federal corruption case. Former City Council member Aaron Banks also pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges on the same day.
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Peter Weinzierl, an Austrian banker and former CEO of Meinl Bank, pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in facilitating financial transactions tied to the Odebrecht bribery and money laundering scheme.
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An Iraqi legal advisor revealed that estimates of funds stolen from Iraq since 2003 range from $60 billion to $300 billion, with some estimates exceeding $2 trillion, according to financial adviser Mazhar Mohammed Salih.
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DOJ adviser Trent McCotter argued that the charges against Gautam Adani should never have been brought and do not align with the DOJ's new foreign bribery priorities. The DOJ's motion to dismiss its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against Adani remains pending before the U.S.
The French Anti-Corruption Agency published on July 6, 2026 its activity report for the year 2025, marked by the adoption of the multi-year national plan to combat corruption 2025-2029 and the strengthening of the agency's work in combating corruption.
Yang Youlin, a former vice director of an economic zone in the eastern city of Nanjing, was sentenced to death on Monday, July 6, 2026, for taking more than 2.21 billion yuan ($325 million) of bribes between 2013 and 2023.
Bribery & corruption
Multiple Spanish officials face corruption proceedings: José Luis Ábalos (former Transport Minister) convicted to 24 years for bribery in mask purchases; Álvaro García Ortiz (Attorney General) sentenced to 2 years disqualification; José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (former PM), Mercedes González (Civil…
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A Guatemalan appeals court annulled arrest orders against former anti-corruption prosecutors, including the former chief of CICIG (UN-backed anti-corruption commission) Iván Velásquez and former special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval, according to the ruling.
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Jesús Gabriel Pérez Rodríguez was formally charged with embezzlement and criminal association. Prosecutors allege that he participated in a corruption network led by former Security Secretary Genaro García Luna that diverted approximately 2.
The oil refineries case in Iraq reveals widespread corruption in the oil sector, with approximately half a billion dollars allegedly transferred out of the country, according to Iraqi judicial sources.
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Colombia loses approximately 5.2% of GDP annually to tax evasion, according to experts, with corporate income tax evasion accounting for 3.4% of GDP and VAT evasion 1.1%.
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A 28-year-old employee of the Zeeland-West Brabant police unit was arrested on Monday and remains in pretrial detention under restrictions, according to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service.
Government Legal Advisor Amit Isman initiated a project to establish a northern branch of the Economic Crimes Division in the Prosecutor's Office with 11 prosecutors specializing in complex economic cases, including money laundering and corruption offenses, targeting organized crime in Arab society.
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Fourteen people, including two National Police officers, were detained on suspicion of money laundering linked to drug trafficking.
Bribery & corruption
Marisol Torres Taipe, former secretary of the Human Resources Office of the Cusco Regional Government, was convicted to three years and four months of effective imprisonment, five years of disqualification from public office, a fine of 3,293.75 soles and civil liability of 3,000 soles to the State.
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The Judicial Authority lifted the restricted appearance measures imposed on businessman Javier Miu Lei, co-investigated along with TV host Andrés Hurtado and suspended superior prosecutor Elizabeth Peralta for money laundering.
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Ahmet Can Ağbaba, nephew of CHP Malatya MP Veli Ağbaba, was arrested on July 4, 2026, on charges of influence peddling following a corruption investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Bribery & corruption
Judge Cristina Lombana proposed that Colombian Senator Martha Peralta (Pacto Histórico party) remain free pending trial for alleged participation in an irregular contracting scheme involving the UNGRD (National Unit for Disaster Risk Management).
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Two earthquakes on June 24, 2026 killed over 2,000 people in Venezuela and prompted calls for independent audits of housing structures built under the Great Housing Mission program.
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Süleyman Demirel University Medical Faculty cancelled third-year theory exams on June 24, 2026, and rescheduled them for July 3, after exam questions were allegedly leaked in exchange for bribes.
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Argentina's Supreme Court upheld the asset forfeiture system in the Vialidad corruption case against former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and businessman Lázaro Báez. Prosecutor Luciani recalculated the seizure amount at approximately 898 billion pesos (updated from an original 84.
Bribery & corruption
Balçova Mayor Onur Yiğit was removed from office by the Turkish Interior Ministry on July 3, 2026, following his placement under house arrest by the Seferihisar Criminal Court of Peace on June 28, 2026, on bribery charges. The announcement was made by the Interior Ministry.
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Panama's National Police faces internal scrutiny after reassigning six officers to administrative functions while investigations for alleged corruption proceed.
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Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) arrested 130 Saudi citizens and expatriate residents on suspicion of corruption-related offences following inspections and investigations carried out during June, according to Gulf News.
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Gilda Lozoya faces accusations of operations with illicitly sourced funds. She is alleged to have served as a front person for a company to conceal corruption and launder money related to the 2014 Agronitrogenados transaction, which authorities contend involved overbilling and bribery schemes.
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National Police arrested on July 2, 2026 14 persons, including two police officers, accused of being part of a money laundering network linked to drug trafficking led by Ignacio Torán.
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Mexico's Anti-Corruption and Good Government Secretariat issued on July 2, 2026 an alert about scammer networks impersonating federal public officials to extort primarily elderly persons.
Moscow's Presnensky District Court convicted Irina Rapoport in absentia on charges of embezzlement and commercial bribery, sentencing her to 15 years imprisonment. The court additionally imposed a 300 million ruble fine and ordered confiscation of 85 million rubles in assets.
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An investigation by France Info reveals the alarming increase in corruption linked to drug trafficking in France, affecting prison guards, police officers, court clerks, lawyers, notaries and port agents.
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José Alberto Tinco Luján, president of the Superior Court of Justice in Apurímac, Peru, was detained for allegedly leading a criminal organization that sold judicial decisions and charged bribes to hire judges and judicial personnel, according to authorities.
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Colombian Senator Iván Cepeda challenged vice president-elect José Manuel Restrepo Abondano on anti-corruption transition efforts, questioning whether he conducted similar oversight during the Duque administration's 'Populated Centers' scandal and the 'Ñeñe' associate case.
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Ten suspects including Mustafa Altındal, Head of Bolu Grocers and Peddlers Association, and Özgür Nihat Yıldız, Chairman of Boltur A.Ş. Board, were arrested on July 1, 2026, on charges of bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, and qualified fraud in a dawn operation.
Two Metro Detroit women were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a scheme to steal approximately 100 properties across Wayne County, primarily in Detroit, valued at roughly $6.4 million.
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Guatemala's transparency score doubled from 2 to 4 points in the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI 2026) during the administration of president Bernardo Arévalo, reversing a deterioration trend that extended since 2006, according to the report.
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German authorities conducted nationwide raids on 1 July 2026 investigating alleged corruption linked to Euro 2024, with more than 150 officers from the criminal police conducting searches at the German Football Association headquarters in Frankfurt and city halls in several host cities.
Bribery & corruption
The Saudi anti-corruption and oversight authority (Integrity) announced that it conducted 1,585 inspection rounds during June 2026, investigated 385 suspects, and detained 130 citizens and residents on charges related to corruption.
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Iraq's 'Dawn Operation' anti-corruption investigation uncovered evidence of money laundering, with authorities seizing approximately 200 billion Iraqi dinars and 100 kilograms of gold from government officials, including $11 million and 4 billion dinars discovered in hidden compartments.
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Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, Mexican accountant, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC on June 30, 2026, accused of designing and operating a corporate network that allowed the CJNG cartel to evade taxes on fuel imports.
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A Chilean court convicted two high-ranking officials for illegal surveillance targeting military whistleblowers and a journalist.
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Jean Wilson, 54, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, a licensed nurse practitioner, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud.
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Oman issued a royal decree on June 29, 2026, significantly strengthening anti-corruption legislation by establishing specific jail sentences for bribery offenses for the first time.
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Senator Enrique Gómez announced filing 167 formal information requests to central government entities as part of Colombia's presidential transition process.
Bribery & corruption
Former AFIP officials testified before Federal Oral Court 7 regarding companies that made substantial cash dollar withdrawals whose destinations could not be traced, allegedly coinciding with dates when bribes were paid to secure public works contracts during the Kirchner administration.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will meet with the prosecution team to decide how to respond to the judges' recommendation to consider dropping the bribery charge in Case 4000 (the Bezeq-Elovitch affair) against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Bribery & corruption
Judge Javierca Gómez ordered on June 30, 2026, one year of preventive detention against Gustavo Adolfo G. V. (migration agent) and Joel Antonio C. R.
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The Third Penal Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Santo Domingo dismissed a review hearing for the coercive measures against prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara, maintaining his preventive detention.
Bribery & corruption
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) opened a preliminary investigation targeting Malakoff Humanis group for active and passive corruption committed in an organized network, revealed by Mediapart.
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Iraqi authorities seized more than 20 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $15.5 million) and quantities of gold from the home of MP Aliya Nassif during anti-corruption raids in Baghdad's Green Zone.
Bribery & corruption
A corruption investigation involves CHP Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba and suspicious financial transactions, according to a June 29, 2026 report. Associate Turgut Koç testified that Ağbaba summoned him to Ankara and asked if he had 500,000 TL available.
Analysis piece discussing Netanyahu's ongoing corruption trial as representing 'the most severe judicial failure Israel has known in recent decades,' noting the trial has been ongoing for more than six years with no end in sight.
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The Federal Appeals Court of San Martín confirmed that former senator Edgardo Kueider will face immediate detention upon returning to Argentina from Paraguay. Kueider was detained at Paraguay's border on December 4, 2024, carrying approximately $211,102 USD undeclared.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced the seizure of over $14 million from deputy oil minister Ali al-Bahadli, who was arrested as part of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's anti-corruption initiative, according to Arab News.
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Prime Minister Ali Al-Zeidi instructed the Ministry of Finance to establish a dedicated account for depositing funds recovered from individuals involved in unlawful enrichment, according to government spokesperson Haider Al-Abudi.
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Former State Airports Authority (DHMİ) department head Mehmet Cemil Acar faces bribery and corruption charges after authorities discovered 26 kilograms of gold bullion and approximately $2 million in cash during a home search.
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Iraqi security forces, including elite Counter-Terrorism Service units, arrested 47 officials including MPs and senior government figures in dawn raids across Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Federal Oral Court 4 is hearing final statements from 30 defendants in the Skanska case, which investigates alleged bribery in gas pipeline expansion contracts. The verdict is expected within one to two weeks.
Bribery & corruption
Manuel Adorni, chief of staff to Argentine President Javier Milei, resigned amid a corruption scandal involving unexplained wealth accumulation, property purchases, and luxury travel.
Opinion article discussing the collapse of Israel's enforcement system and its impact on fighting financial crime and corruption.
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Federal Court 11 closed the investigation and sent 33 defendants to trial for alleged participation in a money laundering scheme benefiting the late former secretary of Néstor Kirchner, Daniel Muñoz.
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Paulo José Rodrigues de Freitas, known as the 'King of the Tax Inspectors Mafia,' was arrested on June 26 in Mairiporã, São Paulo metropolitan region. The former tax auditor of São Paulo's municipal government was arrested by Military Police agents during an operation at a public event.
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) opened a preliminary investigation targeting Malakoff Humanis, a major player in supplementary health and provident benefits, for suspected "active and passive private corruption committed in organised crime", according to Mediapart revelations of June 26, 2026.
Fraud & scams
Investigation uncovered fraud worth 6 billion Pakistani rupees involving tax and petroleum levy evasion by a private oil marketing company. Seven individuals including CEO and terminal CEO have been charged.
Bribery & corruption
Moroccan Court of Appeals in Casablanca convicted 29 defendants including former politicians, sports figures, business leaders for drug trafficking, gold trafficking, corruption, forgery, and exchange control violations.
Bribery & corruption
Colombia's Supreme Court opened an investigation into former Chamber of Representatives president Henry Fernando Correal Herrera regarding alleged irregularities in Galeras, Sucre.
Bribery & corruption
Over a three-month period, İzmir prosecutors opened investigations against five municipal mayors including Seferihisar and Balçova mayors on bribery (rüşvet) and corruption (yolsuzluk) charges.
Bribery & corruption
Ecuadorian police detained 13 people including Ángela Plúa, mayor of Jipijapa canton, in 'Operation Digitador' targeting an organized crime network that allegedly manipulated vehicle registration processes.
Money laundering
The Chilean Public Ministry is preparing a mission to Haiti's capital to seize documents, money, and stamps linked to corruption allegations at Chile's consulate.
Bribery & corruption
Mexico City prosecutor Carla Rodríguez Saldaña from the Sexual Crimes Investigation Unit was removed from her position after authorities discovered that actor Vadhir Derbez's defense team possessed complete copies of confidential case files.
Bribery & corruption
Truck driver Nicolás Flores Orquezo from Puerto Madryn was sentenced to one year suspended prison for attempting to bribe a Chubut police officer during a vehicle inspection on August 28, 2025.
Money laundering
Carlos Ramón González, former director of the Presidential Administrative Department (Dapre), faces charges related to an alleged corruption scheme at the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (Ungrd).
Fraud & scams
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, surrendered her passport to courts on June 24, 2026, complying with precautionary measures ordered by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado.
Bribery & corruption
Follow-up report on Yossi Asraf case. Covert investigation by Lahav 433 transitioned to open investigation, with searches conducted at Givat Ze'ev council and residential properties.
Money laundering
Paraguay's Public Ministry charged former Argentine senator Edgardo Kueider, his secretary Iara Guinsel, and two Paraguayan intermediaries with alleged money laundering. The accusation centers on the purchase of six apartments and six parking spaces in Asunción valued at $480,000.
Money laundering
Law enforcement associations, anti-corruption advocates, and major banking groups warned that the proposed Clarity Act could create regulatory exemptions for certain decentralized and automated cryptocurrency services that criminals rely on to obfuscate fund flows.
Money laundering
A 45-year-old police officer in Rouen was placed under judicial examination on June 11, 2026 with charges of corruption, misuse of data systems, professional secrecy violations, and money laundering.
Money laundering
Transparency International released new research on June 24, 2026, examining financial intelligence units (FIUs) across 20 countries.
Bribery & corruption
A former administrative and financial director of oil company SMP reported suspected corruption, and was subsequently fired. The Orleans Court of Appeal convicted the company of moral harassment, having used aggressive tactics to eliminate the whistleblower who sent emails deemed problematic.
Money laundering
Cyprus' Independent Anti-Corruption Authority has referred former President Nicos Anastasiades to prosecutors for potential criminal charges, alleging he misused his office to influence corruption investigations, intervened in a Russian oligarch's citizenship application, and potentially obstructed anti-money laundering probes involving his former law firm.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced the confiscation of over $85 million (totaling more than 98 billion dinars and $11 million) in a corruption case involving Adnan al-Jumaili, former deputy minister of oil for liquidation affairs. Al-Jumaili was arrested in Salah al-Din province.
Fraud & scams
An Ecuador court increased on June 23, 2026, from four to eight years a sentence for embezzlement of public funds against Raúl Carrión, former Sports Minister under President Rafael Correa (2007-2017).
Money laundering
Two Algerian nationals arrested in Paris region on June 16, 2026 for operating an alleged €34 million money laundering scheme through shell companies in Poland and other European countries.
Fraud & scams
An Iraqi corruption court judge ordered continued investigations into a deputy oil minister and associates alleged to have embezzled millions of dollars from the oil refining sector.
Fraud & scams
The National Fraud Investigation Unit (Lahav 433) detained a local authority head for questioning on suspicion of public corruption. Following a covert investigation, authorities moved to an open inquiry, conducting searches at the official's residence and municipal offices.
Fraud & scams
Kuwait's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of four individuals convicted in cases of embezzlement of public funds. The ministry published their photos (with faces blurred) after apprehending them following their attempts to evade authorities.
Money laundering
Trial opened June 22, 2026 at Marseille criminal court for 18 defendants accused of possession, production, and sale of counterfeit goods in organized gang, money laundering, and corruption.
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Argentine federal authorities raided residences of model Jesica Cirio and her former partner Elías Piccirillo following release of videos showing Cirio displaying thousands of dollars in cash.
Fraud & scams
Begoña Gómez (spouse of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez), businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul, and government advisor María Cristina Álvarez Rodríguez will stand trial for influence trafficking, business corruption, misappropriation, and embezzlement of public funds related to creation and management of competitive social transformation chair at Madrid's Complutense University.
Bribery & corruption
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. Southern Command executed a lethal strike against Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias 'Niño Guerrero,' the founder and leader of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, in coordination with Venezuela's interim government.
Bribery & corruption
Peruvian Army Captain Gary Chiroque Barreno, intelligence chief at Comando Unificado Pataz, was arrested on June 18 after demanding monthly protection payments from businessman Eduardo Varas Briceño. Police caught him receiving 4,000 soles in a sting operation.
Bribery & corruption
An ongoing investigation examines corruption allegations within France's Ministry of Interior, targeting eight distinct entities including the service achats (purchasing service), multiple suppliers, consulting firms, and regional divisions.
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A criminal investigation at Zonguldak Women's and Children's Hospital resulted in the detention of 20 individuals on June 16, including Dr. Ferhat T., an obstetrics specialist alleged to have solicited bribes from women seeking abortion services.
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A police officer stationed in Martinique was formally charged with corruption and money laundering in connection with a large criminal network that allegedly laundered approximately €1 billion over the past decade.
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Menashe Davidovitz, 31, charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery, and conspiracy to sell false seals and official insignia.
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Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo stated during an appellate hearing that Odebrecht bribes totaled $45 million ($42M USD + €3M), contradicting previous judicial figures of $35M. Toledo claimed funds are held at LGT Bank in Zurich under account holder Urs Fidel Frick.
Fraud & scams
Alleged corruption investigation at Senasa (Dominican Republic's National Health Insurance) involves three main criminal structures. Authorities identified administrative and medical entities suspected of embezzling public funds through fraudulent schemes affecting cancer patients and the state.
Bribery & corruption
A bribery investigation targeting Seferihisar Municipality resulted in eight detentions including Deputy Mayor Gökhan Pehlivan and Nermin Günay (wife of Güzelbahçe Mayor Mustafa Günay).
On January 29, 2026, Paris's correctional court convicted 5 individuals (Jean-Charles Naouri, Franck-Philippe Georgin, Nicolas Boudot, Jacques Dumas, Nicolas Miguet) and 5 legal entities for private corruption, organized market manipulation, and insider trading violations.
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U.S. Department of Justice investigating how Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei built global investment portfolio with exposure to Wall Street banks. Investigation part of broader examination into allegations connected to money laundering and corruption. (Full details behind paywall)
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French authorities conducted new raids on the Franco-British petroleum company Perenco on June 16, 2026, as part of an expanding corruption investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF).
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Former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Benazir Ahmed was arrested in Dubai by UAE authorities on June 12, 2026, with Interpol assistance following a red notice issued by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission. The ACC investigation centers on Ahmed acquiring 613.
Bribery & corruption
Mexican Senator Enrique Inzunza (Morena party, Sinaloa) was accused by the U.S. Department of Justice on June 17, 2026, of allegedly conspiring with Sinaloa Cartel leaders to import massive quantities of narcotics to the U.S. in exchange for political support and bribes, and weapons possession.
Fraud & scams
A Yemeni human rights network released a report accusing leaders of the dissolved Transitional Council, including Eidros al-Zubaidi, of systematizing financial corruption through illegal levies, allegedly embezzling approximately 43 billion Yemeni rials.
Bribery & corruption
Cyprus' Independent Authority Against Corruption recommended criminal charges against former President Nicos Anastasiades after a two-year investigation involving over 200 hearings.
Bribery & corruption
Chile's Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating potential bribery and corruption involving public officials in connection with the trafficking of over 200 Haitian children who entered the country between January and April 2025.
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Speech by Therese Chambers, Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA, delivered at the International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Conference. By June 1, 2026, the FCA already had 6 convictions and levied nearly £17m in financial penalties.
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A 49-year-old police officer stationed in Martinique was formally charged on June 15, 2026, for criminal association, passive and active corruption, aggravated money laundering, violation of professional secrecy, receiving goods from a crime, and misuse of personal data.
Money laundering
A $17 million mansion in Pilar linked to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is under investigation for alleged money laundering operations with frontmen connected to Argentine football leadership.
Fraud & scams
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared at a preliminary hearing on June 15, 2026, facing allegations of traffic of influence, corruption in business dealings, embezzlement of public funds, and improper appropriation.
Money laundering
The First Collegiate Court of the National District issued a historic sentence on June 16, 2026, in the Coral and Coral 5G operations, convicting 29 individuals including high-ranking military officials for corruption and money laundering in the Dominican Republic's military and police sectors.
Fraud & scams
Kuwait's Court of Cassation issued final rulings on June 15, 2026, in the embezzlement case against Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled, former Minister of Interior and Defense, involving secret expenditures from the Ministries of Defense and Interior.
Money laundering
A 36-year-old police officer from Courbevoie police station was charged in June 2026 with organized money laundering, criminal association, and corruption.
Money laundering
Dominican prosecutors filed charges against a network that diverted public funds designated for cancer treatments at Regional Oncological Institute of Cibao.
A soccer player who competed in Israel's top league during the 2026 season was arrested on suspicion of illegal gambling, match-fixing, money laundering violations, and tax evasion offenses committed with others.
Money laundering
A 45-year-old patrol officer from Rouen's main police station was formally charged on June 11, 2026 with corruption, data system misuse, professional confidentiality violations, and organized money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Spain's Podemos party secretary general Ione Belarra was ordered by Madrid court to pay €9,000 in damages to retired judge Manuel García-Castellón after calling him 'corrupt' on social media and claiming he engaged in judicial misconduct. The court found her accusations crossed into defamation.
Bribery & corruption
41 individuals referred to court on corruption charges involving alleged irregularities in public procurement at Ege University. Investigation alleges officials acted in organized manner to benefit specific firms while causing approximately 3.1 billion Turkish lira in public damages.
Money laundering
Turkish authorities detained Silivri Mayor Bora Balcıoğlu and 16 other suspects on June 12, 2026, in a corruption investigation.
Money laundering
Ray Martinez, former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Jenifer O'Neal, former Director of the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for their roles in a procurement fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme.
Bribery & corruption
David Duggin, 55, of Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, a former Senior Systems Engineer and on-site contractor at a U.S. government Intelligence Community agency, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States by accepting $510,000 in kickbacks.
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A police officer stationed in Martinique was placed under investigation (mis en examen) on June 11, 2026, and placed in provisional detention following an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Division (DNAC).
Fraud & scams
Spain's National Court opened an investigation into former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged tax fraud and smuggling after discovering €1.3 million in jewels in his office safe.
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Internal Affairs of Spain's Guardia Civil has accused Lieutenant Colonel Miguel Ángel E. T.
Bribery & corruption
Federal Judge Lino Mirabelli summoned five former ARSAT executives (Facundo Leal, Gerardo Boschin, Pablo Gastón Pagani, Juan Navarro, and Juan Álvarez) for questioning in a corruption investigation.
Bribery & corruption
The mayor of Silivri, an Istanbul municipality from Turkey's main opposition CHP party, along with 18 others were arrested on corruption and organized crime charges.
Bribery & corruption
Two Colombian nationals—Nerlin Pineda Paredes (alias 'Familia') and Alver Pineda Mosquera (alias 'Promesa')—were arrested in Quito on June 9, 2026, as part of Operation Gran Fénix 29.
Bribery & corruption
Federal Prosecutor Ramiro González initiated investigation against Facundo Leal, former head of ORSNA and ARSAT, for unlawful enrichment and corruption during tenure at state company ARSAT.
Money laundering
President Kais Said established a National Criminal Reconciliation Commission (CNCP) to recover public assets allegedly stolen through corruption.
Bribery & corruption
Concern about corruption in Spain increased by 9.3 percentage points in June CIS poll following indictment of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (charged with criminal organization, influence peddling, and document falsification in Plus Ultra case).
Bribery & corruption
Turkish authorities conducted a bribery investigation at Antalya Social Security Institution (SGK), arresting Mehmet Tanrıöver (SGK Regional Director) as the primary suspect and three additional suspects.
Money laundering
Retired General Adolfo Mattos Vinces was apprehended after evading a confirmed five-year prison sentence for bribery.
Bribery & corruption
Former federal judge Walter Bento (63) allegedly led illicit organization demanding bribes in exchange for judicial favors across criminal cases. Network moved approximately $1.7 million USD in bribes plus real estate.
Bribery & corruption
The Colombian Attorney General's Office requested a one-year extension of the detention measure against Carlos Ramón González, former director of the Presidential Administrative Department and close associate of President Gustavo Petro.
Fraud & scams
South Korean prosecutors raided Kunsan Air Base and the residence of a suspect employee over allegations of procurement fraud.
Money laundering
Leonardo Ayala, 26, a former retail banker at TD Bank N.A. in Florida, was sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes and facilitating money laundering.
Fraud & scams
Israeli police completed their investigation into Minister for Social Equality Mai Golan and transferred the case to the State Prosecutor's Office, concluding there is sufficient evidence for indictment on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, obtaining property by deception, forgery with intent to obtain property, and obstruction of justice.
Bribery & corruption
Federal judge Gastón Salmain accused of accepting $200,000 bribe in exchange for signing ruling that allowed financier to access $10 million at official exchange rates during currency controls.
Money laundering
Audiencia Nacional Judge Ismael Moreno summoned subteniente José Luis Rodríguez García for questioning on July 8 as investigated party in Koldo mask corruption scheme. Rodríguez served as security chief at Transportation Ministry under José Luis Ábalos.
Bribery & corruption
President Laura Fernández announced a comprehensive anti-corruption package including voluntary polygraph tests for key officials and reforms to migration and weapons laws. The initiative focuses on addressing criminal infiltration and restoring public trust through transparency measures.
Bribery & corruption
Financial informant Leonardo Fariña testified in Argentina's Cuadernos corruption investigation that businessman Lázaro Báez maintained close friendship with former president Néstor Kirchner, characterizing Báez as a 'trusted depositary' conducting commercial operations together.
Bribery & corruption
Polish-born activist Mónika Silva Koniuszek, president of the Fundación La Integridad, was found dead in her Montañita home. She had actively investigated and publicly denounced suspected corruption cases, including irregular land transfers involving government officials and their families.
Money laundering
Russia added Alexander Browder, a 17-year-old British student and son of Kremlin critic Sir Bill Browder, to its sanctions list on June 3, 2026, after he published a Henry Jackson Society report exposing the A7A5 cryptocurrency network.
Fraud & scams
A federal jury convicted four former leaders of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers in connection with a 15-year scheme involving no-show jobs, lavish travel, improper vacation payouts and an unauthorized $7 million loan to a union-affiliated bank.
Fraud & scams
Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and VP Michael Dowling were reindicted by Summit County Grand Jury on 22 combined criminal counts including bribery, conspiracy, and fraud for allegedly operating a criminal enterprise (2010-2021) that bribed state officials including paying Public Utilities…
Bribery & corruption
Transparency International Pakistan released a report stating that Pakistan's infrastructure sector faces high risks of corruption and governance failures despite a strong regulatory framework. The report gave Pakistan an overall score of 6.34 out of 10, classifying it as 'high ICRAT risk.'
Bribery & corruption
The Public Ministry and the Anticorruption Directorate of the National Police (Dircocor) detained nine officers at the Vitarte Police Station in Lima on charges of passive bribery.
Money laundering
HSBC Holdings Plc's Swiss unit was charged in Paris in June 2026 as part of an investigation into suspicions it helped former Lebanese central bank Governor Riad Salameh embezzle funds.
Bribery & corruption
Venezuelan attorney Jeset García denounced procedural violations in the corruption trial against former minister Tareck El Aissami and others, alleging defendants were detained without judicial orders and denied proper legal representation.
Fraud & scams
Francisco Cosenza, a former Honduran official, received a probationary sentence after pleading guilty to accepting approximately $200,000 in bribes in exchange for police uniform contracts.
Money laundering
Imprisoned prosecutor Henry Amenábar accepted plea cooperation and revealed allegations of a bribery scheme tied to Peru's Lava Jato anti-corruption task force.
Fraud & scams
French authorities formally charged HSBC Private Bank Suisse in early June 2026 in connection with alleged embezzlement of more than $300 million from Lebanon's central bank, Banque du Liban (BDL), between 2002 and 2015.
Bribery & corruption
Indonesia's KPK arrested Deputy Immigration Minister Silmy Karim and 16 others in a major corruption case involving alleged extortion of foreign nationals seeking residency permits. Investigators allege the suspects collected at least Rp 145.
Bribery & corruption
Former Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek, imprisoned in Antalya High Security Prison under corruption investigation, submitted additional testimony June 3, 2026 alleging his son delivered 1 million Euros at party headquarters and he personally transported 950,000 Euros cash as bribe in Manisa.
Bribery & corruption
Bolivian judge extended preventive detention for five months for former president Luis Arce (2020-2025), accused of breach of duty and anti-economic conduct when he was Minister of Economy during Evo Morales' government (2006-2019).
Bribery & corruption
A Mexico City judge indicted Tania 'N' for crimes against health and bribery. She was detained on May 26, 2026 in Iztacalco with more than 150 doses of narcotics. During the intervention, she offered 30,000 pesos to police officers to avoid her detention, adding the bribery charge.
Fraud & scams
The Federal Chamber of Comodoro Rivadavia confirmed the prosecution of two former officials from the Kirchnerist government who improperly collected the Potenciar Trabajo social plan while serving in public office, constituting a corruption offense related to embezzlement of funds designated for social assistance.
Bribery & corruption
Diego Spagnuolo, former director of Argentina's National Disability Agency (ANDIS), is resisting court-ordered voice recording for comparison with audio recordings that exposed alleged corruption. Federal Judge Ariel Lijo ordered the voice sample at prosecutor's request.
Fraud & scams
Dominican Supreme Court's Second Criminal Chamber upheld three-month preventive detention for prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara, accused of demanding and receiving $10,000 in bribes from a witness in the Senasa fraud case. He has been held at Najayo prison since March 2026.
Money laundering
Detention of Esmeraldas mayor Vicko Alfredo Villacís Tenorio and 7 public officials for allegedly laundering approximately USD $15-17 million in assets. Operation 'Blindaje' executed 18 raids in 4 provinces.
Fraud & scams
Transparency Venezuela documented 719 assets across 21 countries traced to corruption investigations from Venezuela (2009-2026), totaling over $3.9 billion.
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Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors froze bank accounts of Albania Land Development, a company linked to a $4 billion luxury resort project backed by Jared Kushner, amid an investigation into allegedly fraudulent property titles.
Fraud & scams
Iraqi authorities seized $10 million in cash and 40 properties during corruption investigation into detained Deputy Oil Minister Adnan Al Jumaili. The probe involves allegations of kickbacks and embezzlement in mainly refinery contracts. Al Jumaili has been arrested.
Bribery & corruption
The European Union approved a new directive strengthening criminal penalties for corruption across all member states.
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Security and justice ministers from all Mercosur member states and associated countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia) signed the 'Asunción Commitment 2026 against Corruption and Organized Crime' at the 55th Meeting of Interior Ministers and 63rd Meeting of Justice Ministers (May 26-29) in Asunción.
Nahariya deputy mayor Dima Epstein was arrested along with 13 other suspects by Lahav 433 unit on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
Money laundering
Fourteen suspects arrested in major corruption investigation in northern Israel municipality (Nahariya), including deputy mayor Dima Efshtein, on suspicion of public corruption, bribery, fraud, bid rigging, embezzlement, money laundering, and tax offenses.
Bribery & corruption
Federal Oral Court 4 set for June 22 the final statements of 30 accused individuals in the Skanska case, considered one of the first corruption cases of the Kirchnerist government since 2006.
Money laundering
Mediapart and the European Investigative Collaborations network revealed that British payments platform Wise is being prosecuted in Belgium for money laundering involving over €500 million, connected to hundreds of criminal cases in France and across Europe.
Saudi Nazaha executed 14,989 inspection tours at holy sites and service agencies during Hajj season 1447H, in addition to regular operations. Total of 480 suspects investigated and 160 detained for bribery and abuse of official authority across multiple government sectors.
Fraud & scams
Luis Oliva, former director of Panama's National Authority for Government Innovation (2019-2024), was detained for embezzlement, corruption of public officials and illicit association. The General Comptroller identified a suspected asset increase exceeding $937,000.
Money laundering
İzmir Prosecutor's Office issued detention warrants for 62 individuals on June 1, 2026 including Buca Mayor Görkem Duman, former Mayor Erhan Kılıç, 3 deputy mayors, former CHP Buca chair, municipal bureaucrats, 16 businesspeople. 42 of 54 suspects brought before judge were arrested.
Fraud & scams
Spain's National Court opened trial against 41 former PP politicians, public officials, business executives accused of contract fraud during Esperanza Aguirre's Madrid government. Part of broader 'Púnica' corruption case.
Fraud & scams
Facundo Leal, former president of ARSAT and ORSNA who served under both Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei administrations, was arrested on May 28, 2026 with over $2.5 million in undeclared cash, drugs (ketamine, MDMA, cocaine), and a mysterious single-person company.
Bribery & corruption
Transparency International France reports that corruption offenses in France increased by more than 35%, with corruption involving elected officials rising by 88% between 2016-2020 and 2021-2025.
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On May 20, 2026, two persons were placed under investigation: an automotive sector business executive and a gendarme officer.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) arrested 160 citizens and expatriate residents on suspicion of bribery, abuse of office and corruption-related offences. An additional 480 individuals were questioned.
Money laundering
Belgian prosecutors opened investigation into Wise Europe over allegations accounts were used to launder proceeds from fraud, corruption and drug trafficking.
Bribery & corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi disclosed receiving a bribery proposal of $200 million to cover up corruption within the Oil Ministry. According to the Prime Minister, a senior Oil Ministry official allegedly offered this sum through an intermediary.
Bribery & corruption
The Public Ministry conducted urgent proceedings at EsSalud headquarters investigating alleged corruption related to a proposed Emergency Decree. The investigation focuses on a potential direct contracting scheme valued at S/ 1.8 billion that would have avoided standard public bidding procedures.
Money laundering
Operation Chameleón concluded its preliminary stage in late May 2026, investigating a corruption and money laundering network within the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant), involving former director Hugo Beras and businessman José Ángel Gómez Canaán. The SeNaSa 2.
Bribery & corruption
Portuguese police detained and released Emilio Vázquez Blanco, former PSOE organizational secretary in A Coruña and ex-Galician parliamentarian. Appeared before judge Friday, freed without precautionary measures except prohibition against communicating with other suspects.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), represented by president Mazin Al-Kahmous, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Syria's Central Commission for Control and Inspection, chaired by Amer Al-Ali, to strengthen joint efforts against corruption and cross-border financial crimes.
Bribery & corruption
The Senate Bureau lifted on 28 May 2026 the parliamentary immunity of Republican senator Francis Szpiner, former mayor of Paris's 16th arrondissement and lawyer, to permit his placement in police custody in an investigation for passive corruption.
Money laundering
A 26-year-old man was captured in northern Cauca with more than 74 million pesos in cash during security operations for the presidential election. He was detained for alleged money laundering. Preliminary hypothesis points to financing of criminal structures or electoral corruption practices.
Money laundering
Francia Sofía Medina was found guilty of multiple offenses related to corruption and money laundering in Honduras. The case became one of the most significant proceedings regarding alleged acts of corruption within the Honduran judicial system, due to the magnitude of money allegedly stolen.
Fraud & scams
Cheungkin Lam (Kelvin Lam), former TD Bank employee, pleaded guilty to defrauding TD Bank customers and bribing employee at another financial institution to falsify bank records, facilitating more than $3.4 million of fraud.
Money laundering
Third cooperating witness Gabriel Mizzau, public accountant, admitted to simultaneously working for former Judge Marcelo Bailaque and drug trafficker Esteban Lindor Alvarado. Confessed to money laundering 2014-2018 through two shell companies belonging to Alvarado organization.
Bribery & corruption
Madrid Provincial Prosecutor's Office requested investigation into Leire Díez (ex-PSOE activist) and businessman Javier Pérez Dolcet for alleged attempted bribery of anti-corruption prosecutor José Grinda.
Money laundering
Greg Lindberg, 56, Tampa, Florida, sentenced to 12 years for orchestrating multibillion-dollar insurance fraud and bribery scheme (2016-2019).
Money laundering
Moscow's Nikulinsky Court approved the Prosecutor General's claim to seize assets valued at 5.5 billion rubles from Ruslan Tsalikov, former First Deputy Minister of Defense, and his relatives.
Bribery & corruption
Article alleges that Emmanuel Grégoire, new Socialist Party mayor of Paris, is involved in multiple controversies including an ongoing matter involving alleged favoritism and overcharging by a company for renovating 128,000 social housing units (February 2026), and claims he and Anne Hidalgo used maneuvers to postpone a trial related to a 2019 Rue de Trévise explosion.
Money laundering
Judge Marcelo Aguinsky charged Luis Fernando Vuteff, Argentine financier, with money laundering of illicit sources conducted habitually and imposed an embargo of $5.1 million USD. Vuteff was convicted in the US (December 2024) to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to launder $1.
Money laundering
Described as 'largest financial crime operation in Republic history,' MASAK analyses revealed approximately 100 billion Turkish lira and $2 billion (91 billion TL) in criminal proceeds laundered through financial system.
Fraud & scams
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales faces multiple corruption investigations spanning his nearly 14-year tenure. The allegations center on abuse of political influence and mismanagement of state resources.
Money laundering
Alex Saab was deported from Caracas to the United States on May 16, 2026, following the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on January 3, 2026.
Bribery & corruption
Peru's Public Ministry opened preliminary investigation into former Provías Nacional (National Transport Infrastructure agency) executives regarding alleged irregularities in awarding road maintenance contract in Cusco valued over 264 million soles.
Fraud & scams
Colombia's 2026 presidential elections could increase risks of bribery and corruption in public contracting and campaign financing, according to NYCE.
Money laundering
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor conducted operation related to Turkey's main opposition CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress, detaining 13 people on charges of violating Political Parties Law, accepting bribes, and money laundering.
Fraud & scams
Ecuadorian courts ordered preventive detention for former Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves in investigation into alleged misappropriation of public funds. Involves electricity generation contracts signed during President Daniel Noboa's administration amid energy crisis.
Bribery & corruption
On May 21, 2026, two magistrates from the Parquet national financier (National Financial Prosecutor's Office) entered the Élysée Palace to search offices related to the organization of Pantheon ceremonies.
Fraud & scams
The European Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw is investigating suspected subsidy fraud, corruption and abuse of office linked to the award of EU funding under the 'Fast Track – Digital Innovation' competition financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud and bribery. More than $250 million in federal funds was stolen in the scheme, with only about $50 million recovered.
The president of the Paris judicial court validated a judicial interest convention (CJIP) concluded between the National Financial Prosecutor's Office and BALT USA, a French medical equipment manufacturer.
Fraud & scams
Former Hadera mayor Tzvi Gendelman case concluded with plea arrangement dramatically reducing charges. Initial investigation suggested serious misconduct including bribery and fraud.
Fraud & scams
Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, were charged with orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific.
Bribery & corruption
Dominican Public Prosecutor's Office (PEPCA) requested preventive detention for migration inspector Albert Isaac Pérez Ferreras who allegedly demanded $200 USD from Spanish nationals at Las Américas International Airport on May 17.
Bribery & corruption
The Public Ministry requested 30 years imprisonment for former television presenter Andrés Hurtado for allegedly intervening to recover 100 kilos of seized gold for a family company in exchange for a commission of one million dollars.
Bribery & corruption
On May 19, 2026, in Medellín, a police subintendant was arrested accused of accepting a 500 million pesos bribe to allow the escape of a prisoner wanted by Peru. A judge issued an arrest warrant on May 16 for crimes including aggravated bribery.
Bribery & corruption
On May 19, 2026, former Spanish president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was charged in the Plus Ultra case for alleged criminal organization, influence peddling and falsification of documents related to the 53 million euro bailout of the airline during the pandemic.
Money laundering
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, former Spanish President, charged by Audiencia Nacional with criminal organization, influence trafficking, and document falsification in Plus Ultra airline rescue case—first time in Spanish democracy a former president charged with corruption.
Bribery & corruption
Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office initiated 60-day preliminary investigation against former Lima mayor Rafael López Aliaga for alleged collusion and incompatible negotiation in 'irregular' and 'illegal' S/4 billion municipal bond issuance that committed up to 61% of municipality's historical income.
Money laundering
Antalya Manavgat Municipality Mayor Niyazi Nefi Kara sentenced to 46 years 10 months 15 days in prison and 2.5 million lira administrative fine for organizing crime syndicate, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, and money laundering.
Money laundering
Alex Nain Saab Moran, 55, Venezuela's former Minister of Industry and National Production, charged with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Bribery & corruption
Le Monde published on 18 May 2026 an investigation revealing historical scandals involving the family of Maria Carolina de Bourbon-Siciles, companion of Jordan Bardella (president of the National Rally).
Fraud & scams
Trump administration moved to dismiss criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in case where he was accused of bribing Indian officials for as much as $265m to secure contracts and lying to U.S. investors for solar energy project.
Bribery & corruption
Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office investigation revealed bribery allegations involving Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe (now detained and removed from office).
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani agreed to pay a $6 million penalty, while his nephew Sagar Adani agreed to pay $12 million, totaling $18 million to settle civil fraud allegations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Money laundering
Qatar's Primary Criminal Court convicted a government employee (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) and four Arab nationals on bribery and money laundering charges.
Money laundering
The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) examined accounts belonging to detained television commentator Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı as part of an illegal gambling operation investigation.
Money laundering
A law enforcement operation coordinated by the Adana Chief Prosecutor's Office targeted an illegal gambling, money laundering, bribery, and fraud network spanning 21 provinces.
Money laundering
Qatar's Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced a Qatari employee of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and four individuals of Arab nationalities to four years imprisonment for bribery, abuse of power, and money laundering, while acquitting one defendant, according to The Peninsula Qatar.
Fraud & scams
Federal jury in Southern District of Florida convicted Brett Blackman, 42, of Kansas, founder/owner of HealthSplash for operating DMERx platform that generated false doctors' orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and federal healthcare programs of $1B+ for unnecessary durable medical equipment.
Money laundering
Qatar Criminal Court convicted a Qatari female government employee and four Arab nationals of bribery, mediation in bribery, abuse of authority, and money laundering (one defendant acquitted).
Qatar's court convicted one Qatari employee and four individuals of Arab nationalities (Egyptian and Tunisian) of bribery, money laundering and abuse of official authority.
Money laundering
Andriy Yermak, 54, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's former chief of staff, appeared in court as prosecutors sought detention on money laundering charges. Ukraine's anti-corruption court ordered arrest with bail set at 140M hryvnias ($3.19M). Prosecutors allege Yermak funneled ~460M hryvnias ($10.
Bribery & corruption
Former State Airports Authority Operations Department Head Mehmet Cemil Acar appeared before Ankara 69th Criminal Court facing bribery and corruption charges. His legal team requested his release while prosecutors requested a new expert report and continuation of detention.
Money laundering
Muhittin Böcek, mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality who was re-elected in March 2024, was detained on July 5, 2025, arrested, and suspended from office in connection with a bribery investigation.
Bribery & corruption
The former president of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, state nuclear energy company, was charged with corruption. The accused had been selected as president of Nucleoeléctrica by president Javier Milei, and previously served as his chief of staff until July 2025.
Money laundering
The Paris criminal court convicted former UDI Senator Aymeri de Montesquiou on May 7, 2026 for aggravated tax fraud and money laundering.
Fraud & scams
On 7 May 2026, the European Public Prosecutor confirmed the opening of a judicial investigation targeting Jordan Bardella and the National Rally for alleged fraud related to media training financed by European funds. The Anticorruption association (AC!!)
Fraud & scams
Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent April 29, takes effect June 29, 2026. Expands corporate criminal liability beyond economic crimes to ALL criminal offences committed by 'senior managers' acting within actual/apparent scope of authority.
Fraud & scams
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) opened an investigation for suspected fraud of EU funds involving France's Rassemblement National party.
Money laundering
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Muhittin Böcek appeared before a judge regarding allegations in a bribery and corruption investigation.
Money laundering
Following OCCRP's Dubai Unlocked investigation (70+ media outlets, published May 2026), FATF pledged experts will examine findings and consider them in assessing UAE's AML efforts.
Bribery & corruption
During Nicolás Maduro's government, for every 2 dollars generated by PDVSA oil sales, one was diverted to private networks linked to power.
Fraud & scams
Paris judge granted Nicolas Sarkozy conditional release on May 5, 2026 (effective May 7) in Bygmalion affair involving illegal financing of 2012 presidential campaign, for which he was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment including 6 months firm.
EPPO detained two more suspects (high-ranking public officials) in an investigation into procurement fraud and corruption linked to tram infrastructure modernization funded by the EU (€448.3 million designated between 2007-2027).
Bribery & corruption
An adjunct police officer from Angoulême police station was placed under investigation and remanded in custody on 30 April 2026 for 'diversion of the purpose of personal data processing' and passive corruption.
Fraud & scams
President Claudia Sheinbaum requested National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) director Arturo Reyes Sandoval publicly clarify investigations into alleged embezzlement and financial mismanagement at institution.
Fraud & scams
Reyad Salahaldeen, 57, of Buford, Georgia sentenced to 151 months; Mohamad Mustafa, 28, of Duluth, Georgia sentenced to 36 months for scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers by submitting $522M+ in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests obtained through illegal kickbacks/bribes.
Fraud & scams
Saudi Arabia's Nazaha detained 97 government employees after conducting 3,041 inspection rounds in April 2026, investigating 259 individuals.
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UK Serious Fraud Office secured £10M penalty plus £4.8M investigation costs from Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd via Deferred Prosecution Agreement for failure to prevent bribery under section 7 of Bribery Act 2010.
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The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority conducted 3,041 inspection rounds during April 2026, leading to investigations into 259 suspects and the detention of 97 individuals on corruption charges related to bribery and abuse of authority across multiple government ministries including…
On May 1, 2026, the UK Serious Fraud Office announced that a UK court had approved a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Ultra Electronics Holdings Limited, resolving an eight-year investigation into alleged overseas bribery.
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EU Directive 2026/1021 of 29 April 2026 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 May 2026. This directive redefines the European criminal framework against corruption and requires France to overhaul its legal arsenal by 2028.
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Former Bolivia Central Bank president Edwin Rojas and three ex-managers arrested for allegedly irregular bond purchases. La Paz prosecutor reports $124 million economic loss to state.
Money laundering
Israeli police arrested 5 suspects and detained 5 additional individuals including a sitting northern regional council head on suspicion of bribery.
A head of a municipal council in northern Israel was arrested on suspicion of bribery offenses. Along with him, four more suspects were arrested and five other suspects were detained for questioning, including municipal employees in northern authorities and contractors.
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Reims University Hospital filed a complaint against X following the revelation of a corruption affair involving one of its physicians, a neuroradiologist suspected of testing products proposed by American company Balt in exchange for remuneration over 10 years.
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Minister Miki Zohar under investigation by Lahav 433 for personal corruption offenses including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
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In April 2026, judicial journalist Stéphane Sellami (Paris-Match, former BFMTV) and a retired police commander were placed under investigation in Paris for corruption, theft of files and violation of professional confidentiality.
Money laundering
Turkish law enforcement detained 21 suspects in connection with an investigation into the Manavgat Municipality in Antalya province during August 2026.
Bribery & corruption
Presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez of Juntos por el Perú faces constitutional complaint for two corruption offenses during his tenure as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism: incompatible dealings and improper use of office.
A career military officer holding the rank of lieutenant was indicted for illicitly transferring merchandise from Israel into Gaza in exchange for substantial financial payments.
Money laundering
Indictment filed against seven officers in classified IDF and police units on allegations of systematic theft, bribery, and money laundering totaling tens of millions of shekels.
Money laundering
The State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment in the Central District Court (Lod) against seven military and police officers from classified units, along with several civilians and one East Jerusalem resident.
Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar (Likud) was interrogated at Lahav 433 for approximately 12 hours on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in the Histadrut affair. According to police sources, insurance agent Ezra Gabai allegedly provided bribes to Zohar within his Likud role.
Money laundering
Keiko Fujimori faces a preparatory investigation for money laundering during her 2011 campaign.
Fraud & scams
Investigators from the National Financial Prosecutor's Office raided Engie (formerly GDF Suez) on 16 April 2026 as part of a judicial investigation targeting Rachida Dati, former minister of culture.
Money laundering
Israeli police and tax authorities arrested a Tax Authority employee and insurance agent suspected of orchestrating a scheme to unlawfully withdraw pension funds while evading taxes.
Fraud & scams
An amendment was voted on 1 April 2026 proposing the elimination of CJIP provisions for integrity-corruption and tax fraud cases, as well as environmental CJIPs, which sparked significant debate on the future of this mechanism in French law.
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Police investigators and Israel Tax Authority arrested a Tax Authority employee and an insurance agent on suspicion of bribery, forgery, fraud and tax offenses related to illegal pension fund withdrawals.
Bribery & corruption
Corruption scandal in Brazil involves Banco Master with revelations of substantial payments to high-ranking officials, political leaders, and judicial members, intensifying six months before the presidential elections.
Bribery & corruption
Almost 800 Hungarian government email addresses and associated passwords found circulating online, affecting 12 out of 13 ministries. Ministry for National Economy suffered 99 breaches, Ministry of Finance (merged 2025) suffered 145 breaches.
Fraud & scams
The General Administration for Anti-Corruption, Economic and Cyber Security in Bahrain urged citizens to report financial fraud via a government application. Electronic fraud cases numbered approximately 2,667 from 2023 to date, with 151 corruption cases referred to the Public Prosecution.
Fraud & scams
The preliminary investigation targeting French IT services giant Atos (63,000 employees), initially opened two years ago for private corruption, was recently expanded to potential misappropriation of corporate assets, as confirmed by the National Financial Prosecutor (PNF) on 23 March.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) conducted 1,395 oversight rounds in March 2026, investigating 360 suspects and detaining 71 individuals from Interior, Health, and Sports ministries on charges of bribery and abuse of official authority.
Fraud & scams
Prosecutor Aurelio Valdez Alcántara was detained on March 27, 2026 when he allegedly received USD $10,000 from a person under investigation, in a judicially authorized operation.
Bribery & corruption
The mayor of Miguel Iglesias Municipal District (Cajamarca), Santos Delgado Díaz, was detained along with municipal manager Ronald Mendoza Domínguez and secretary Mirella Mendoza Bustamante, accused of soliciting a S/200,000 bribe from a businessman responsible for a local public works project.
Money laundering
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether Huawei orchestrated a covert influence campaign within the European Parliament, examining allegations that from 2021 Huawei representatives offered bribes to MEPs and their assistants.
Bribery & corruption
On March 19, 2026, the Paris judicial court validated a CJIP for Colas Rail Asia (subsidiary of Colas Rail, Bouygues group) carrying a fine of nearly EUR 30 million for corruption in the context of two railway contracts of EUR 150 million each won in Malaysia in the 2010s.
Fraud & scams
Guatemala Health Ministry unveiled internal audit revealing systematic corruption in pharmaceutical registration. A pharmaceutical chemist and technical director led a fraud network with family assistance.
The Paris judicial tribunal validated a CJIP on March 19, 2026 for Colas Rail Asia, a Bouygues subsidiary.
Fraud & scams
Five individuals pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing $14.6 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds during COVID-19. The group operated fraudulent food program sites in Minneapolis, filing false meal claims and receiving kickbacks.
Money laundering
Polish authorities detained five court officials in a widening investigation into a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme at the Kraków Court of Appeal.
Bribery & corruption
Vincent Bolloré, along with executives Gilles Alix and Jean-Philippe Dorent, will be tried from December 7-17, 2026 in Paris for corruption of a foreign public official in Togo.
Bribery & corruption
Former Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Muhittin Böcek, detained in Antalya High Security Prison as part of corruption investigation, submitted supplementary statement to prosecutors (June 3, 2026) stating 'My son delivered 1 million Euros at the central office, and I took 950 thousand Euros in cash by bag to Manisa as a bribe.'
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American justice authorities indicted two former executives from a subsidiary of French group Balt for bribing a Reims University Hospital employee, according to prosecutors.
World Bank imposed debarment with conditional release on Aktif Elektroteknik San ve Tic A.S. for minimum of one year and three months following findings of corrupt and fraudulent practices in Iraq.
Bribery & corruption
An appeal hearing for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Libya corruption case ran from March 16 to June 2, 2026, where Transparency International France challenged the dismissal of corruption charges.
Bribery & corruption
In March 2026, Hong Kong's SFC and ICAC conducted a joint operation codenamed 'Fuse' on March 10-11 targeting insider dealing involving corruption. The operation searched 14 locations across Hong Kong, including two brokerages and a hedge fund, resulting in the arrest of eight people.
Fraud & scams
Daniel Vorcaro, 42-year-old businessman and principal shareholder of Banco Master, was arrested for allegedly orchestrating fraudulent credit titles through the bank and maintaining a network of regulatory collaborators to evade oversight.
The anti-corruption association Anticor became a civil party in the judicial investigation opened by the National Financial Prosecutor concerning alleged corruption, influence peddling, illegal taking of interests, and abuse of authority related to the 2014 sale of Alstom's energy branch to General Electric, according to Anticor.
Money laundering
In March 2026, a former Eramet executive and three accomplices were convicted under a CRPC (guilty plea procedure) for fraud, corruption, forgery and money laundering.
On February 18, 2026, the Paris court approved a judicial public interest agreement (CJIP) between the PNF and PÉRIPHÉRIQUES ET MATÉRIELS DE CONTRÔLE SAS following an investigation into corruption of a foreign public official and money laundering.
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The European Public Prosecutor's Office is handling more than 500 fraud investigations related to the EU's pandemic recovery fund, with estimated damages totaling €5 billion.
Money laundering
Between January 2015 and December 2025, Peru's financial intelligence system confirmed that illegal mining became the country's primary source of money laundering. USD $11,969.
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The U.S. Treasury Department is moving to cut off Zurich-based MBaer's access to American financial systems. The U.S.
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Indictments filed at Nof HaGalil District Court in what law enforcement defined as one of most complex, extensive organized crime investigations in Israel, involving major crime organizations in Arab society and Nazareth municipality.
Money laundering
René Arzate-García, also known as 'La Rana,' 42, alleged Tijuana plaza boss for Sinaloa Cartel, charged with narcoterrorism and material support of terrorism related to trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana into United States. U.S.
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Pennsylvania federal jury convicted Charles Hunter Hobson, former Corsa Coal VP, of FCPA violations, money laundering, and wire fraud conspiracy after five hours of deliberation.
FATF added Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to jurisdictions under increased monitoring (grey list) at February 11-13, 2026 plenary. Both made high-level political commitments to strengthen AML/CFT regimes.
Money laundering
French authorities detained nine individuals in connection with an alleged decade-long fraud operation at the Louvre Museum resulting in estimated losses exceeding €10 million ($11.8 million).
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An indictment was filed against a reservist and a civilian accused of serious security offenses, bribery, and obstruction of justice for allegedly using classified IDF information to place bets on the Polymarket platform.
On February 11, 2026, the president of the Paris judicial court Stéphane Noël validated the CJIP concluded between the financial prosecutor and Paprec Group.
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Transparency International released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, showing the global CPI average dropped for the first time in more than a decade to just 42 out of 100. 122 out of 182 countries score under 50, signaling widespread public sector corruption.
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Transparency International France published a report constituting an urgent call to action concerning public integrity. The organization emphasizes the need for comprehensive reforms to political financing before the next elections.
Fraud & scams
Expected indictment against Acre Mayor Amihai Ben Shlush for election bribery offenses. Investigators from National Fraud Investigation Unit believe sufficient evidentiary basis exists for indictment against Ben Shlush, deputy Itamar Sonino, and several vote contractors.
Bribery & corruption
State Prosecutor's Office filed indictments against 12 individuals for smuggling prohibited goods worth millions of shekels into Gaza Strip.
Fraud & scams
The Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) referred supervisory officials and another employee at the Public Authority for Disability Affairs to the Public Prosecution on suspicion of committing the crimes of embezzlement and facilitating the embezzlement of public funds, in conjunction with suspected forgery of official documents.
Twelve individuals, including reserve soldiers and civilians, face indictment for smuggling contraband valued at millions of shekels into Gaza. Prosecutors allege they transported forbidden goods during military operations or fabricated operational justifications.
Money laundering
Two tax inspectors are being prosecuted by the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office for passive corruption, money laundering, and complicity in organized fraud. The officials allegedly accepted covert payments in exchange for providing advice to taxpayers during tax audits, according to prosecutors.
Fraud & scams
National Fraud Investigation Unit detained a mayor of a major southern city along with other municipal officials on suspicion of serious corruption offenses involving alleged misappropriation of millions through a community fund. While the municipality officially approved using 17.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption agency announced arrests of government and private sector officials in 11 cases involving bribes or theft totaling about 17 million riyals ($4.4 million). Notable cases include: a Public Investment Fund affiliate's project manager arrested for accepting a 2.
Fraud & scams
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) made sweeping arrests of public sector employees involved in fraud cases totaling more than SR10 million ($2.6 million).
The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) opened 11 criminal cases during the month and arrested their perpetrators. The authority conducted inspections and opened investigations into cases of financial and administrative corruption in several government sectors.
Money laundering
The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution opened investigations into hundreds of agricultural holdings granted between 2017-2020 on suspicion of corruption and abuse of office.
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On February 18, 2026, a federal jury in Pennsylvania found Charles Hunter Hobson — a former U.S.-based coal company executive — guilty of violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other federal criminal laws.
Money laundering
On January 29, 2026, the Paris Tribunal Correctionnel convicted former Casino Group CEO Jean-Charles Naouri to four years in prison (one year firm under electronic monitoring) for active corruption and dissemination of false or misleading information.
On January 29, 2026, Paris Criminal Court sentenced 5 individuals and 5 legal entities for private corruption, organized market manipulation, and insider trading from 2018. Former CEO Jean-Charles Naouri received 4 years imprisonment (1 year under electronic monitoring) and €1 million fine.
Fraud & scams
Bahadir Hatipoglu, 50, Lithuanian resident and Turkish national, owner of companies receiving NATO and U.S. military construction contracts, and Ralf Grywnow, 70, Polish resident and former NATO procurement official, indicted for alleged years-long bribery conspiracy.
The corruption trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, began at Southwark Crown Court in London. The trial follows charges brought in 2023 after a National Crime Agency investigation into allegations of corruption and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him £2,037,892 was upheld by the Upper Tribunal. Mr Reynolds was dishonest when he gave pension transfer advice and investment recommendations to his customers, causing them significant harm.
Fraud & scams
Serious Fraud Office announced investigation into past management of Home REIT, listed UK social housing company, with suspected offending valued at £300 million. Six individuals aged 40-80 arrested on suspicion of fraud and bribery offences.
Ronald Fischer, a former criminal defense attorney and television host, was convicted of attempting to broker a bribe, obstructing court proceedings, and obstructing an investigation. The case spanned approximately ten years.
Bribery & corruption
Ronal Fisher sentenced to 9 months community service and suspended imprisonment in bribery and obstruction case after decade-long proceedings.
Bribery & corruption
Former State Airports Authority (DHMİ) Department Head Mehmet Cemil Acar was tried on charges of bribery and corruption, with his detention continuing due to flight risk. The case represents ongoing prosecutions of corruption in Turkish government infrastructure agencies.
Fraud & scams
Cheungkin Lam, a former TD Bank employee, pleaded guilty to defrauding customers and bribing an employee at another financial institution to falsify bank records, facilitating more than $3.4 million in fraud losses.
Money laundering
On December 18, 2025, authorities conducted searches at the residences of Rachida Dati in Paris, as well as at the Paris 7th arrondissement city hall and the Culture Ministry.
Money laundering
Comunicaciones Celulares S.A., doing business as TIGO Guatemala, entered into a two-year deferred prosecution agreement and paid $118 million ($60 million fine and $58.2 million in forfeiture) to resolve charges of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA.
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UK convening Illicit Finance Summit originally scheduled June 23-24, 2026, rescheduled to December 2026 to enable broader participation and stronger commitments. Summit brings together financial hubs/jurisdictions to accelerate fight against corruption, dirty money.
Bribery & corruption
The County Court in Zagreb rendered a verdict on 7 July 2026 against ten individuals, following an indictment by the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Zagreb over alleged corruption and misuse of EU funds involving the Ministry of Culture and the Faculty of Geodesy.
Fraud & scams
Belgian police detained former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on December 2, 2025, as part of an anti-fraud investigation.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority conducted 6,981 oversight rounds in November 2025, investigating 371 individuals and detaining 113 suspects from Defense, Interior, Municipalities, Education, and Health ministries on bribery and abuse of authority charges.
The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office filed charges against a former Credit Suisse compliance officer for money laundering in connection with credit extensions to Mozambican state enterprises.
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Operation 'Hand Pressing Hand' - two-year covert investigation into alleged bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering. Police describe as 'one of largest public corruption cases.'
Money laundering
Kuwait's Public Prosecution referred 73 suspects to court in a corruption case involving bribery, money laundering, forgery of official documents, and manipulation of promotional commercial draws. Investigations included 110 commercial draws with cash and in-kind prizes worth approximately 1.
Fraud & scams
Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption authority arrested government employees taking bribes in exchange for awarding contracts, overlooking violations and issuing licenses. Notable cases included an employee at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources arrested for receiving SR 1.
Fraud & scams
The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority disclosed details of 17 criminal cases it handled, noting the arrest of government employees (civilian and military), citizens and 3 residents. Cases included: an employee at the Ministry of Industry who received 1.
Bribery & corruption
United Kingdom convening Illicit Finance Summit in London June 23-24, 2026 (subsequently rescheduled to December 2026), bringing together financial hubs and jurisdictions to 'accelerate the fight against corruption and dirty money.'
Bribery & corruption
Former Culture Minister Rachida Dati will face trial from September 16-28, 2026, on corruption charges. She is accused of receiving €900,000 between 2010-2012 from RNBV (Renault-Nissan subsidiary) for consulting work allegedly never performed, while serving as European Parliament member.
Four police officers from Unit Lahav 433 were detained on suspicion of operating an organized money laundering framework connected to the Musli crime family's operations. The allegations include bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and privacy law violations.
Bribery & corruption
Kuwait's General Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) referred a number of officials to the Public Prosecution on charges of submitting false financial disclosure statements, pursuant to Law No. 2 of 2016 establishing the authority. The case involves financial disclosure violations.
Fraud & scams
The General Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) announced the referral of officials and others in the General Authority for Sports, a sports federation and a sports club to the Public Prosecution on suspicion of committing crimes of facilitating embezzlement of public funds and causing damage to…
Bribery & corruption
The General Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) announced the referral of the chairman of the board of directors of a cooperative society to the Public Prosecution on suspicion of committing a conflict of interest crime
Money laundering
IMF Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment reported Pakistan failed to effectively prevent money laundering schemes, identifying significant deficiencies in beneficial ownership system with no evidence of data sharing between institutions.
Fraud & scams
Indictments filed against two Israel Tax Authority employees (Nazareth assessment office) for accepting bribes, fraud, breach of trust.
Police completed a four-year investigation into Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg, recommending indictment on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.
Bribery & corruption
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 19 individuals involved in a corruption network that included cooperative society board members and officials from private commercial companies.
Bribery & corruption
The General Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) announced the referral of board members of a cooperative society to the Public Prosecution on suspicion of committing violations under the Cooperative Societies Law which constitute corruption crimes
Fraud & scams
The Attorney General and State Prosecutor ordered police to investigate Minister of Social Equality May Golan on suspicion of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and filing false statements.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) uncovered 18 major corruption cases involving doctors, police officers and officials for bribery, fake reports and misuse of resources.
The French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) published on July 6, 2026 its 2025 activity report. This year was marked by the adoption of the multi-year national plan to fight corruption 2025-2029 and the strengthening of the AFA's work on anti-corruption.
Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption authority (Nazaha) opened 18 new corruption cases involving port employees who received 400,000 riyals for processing truck import procedures improperly, a police station chief who received funds for pursuing legal cases, a Ministry of Commerce employee who received…
Fraud & scams
The General Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) announced the referral of supervisors and others in Kuwait Municipality to the Public Prosecution on suspicion of committing crimes of unintentional damage to public funds, facilitating embezzlement and forgery
The Tel Aviv District Court ruled that Mickey Genor's confessions while serving as a state witness in the submarines case are admissible.
According to Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau investigation, M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd. allegedly utilized an illicit Hawala/Hundi network within Pakistan to launder crime proceeds out of the country.
Money laundering
MK David Bitan (Likud) and the prosecution agreed to criminal mediation in his bribery case, led by Judge Beni Shagya starting late April/early May 2025.
Money laundering
Transparency International published 'Connecting the Dots' on June 24, 2026, examining how corrupt money rarely moves in plain sight and is often hidden behind complex transactions, shell companies and intermediaries, then moved quickly across borders.
Fraud & scams
Acre Mayor Ben Shlush and deputy arrested on suspicion of election bribery (March 2025). Channel 12 'HaMavaker' investigation allegedly showed campaign headquarters paid thousands of residents cash bribes for votes.
Bribery & corruption
Belgian authorities investigating corruption linked to Chinese technology company Huawei have identified a scheme in which lobbyists allegedly funneled tens of thousands of euros to Members of the European Parliament to secure political support.
Money laundering
The president of the Paris judicial court approved a public interest judicial agreement (CJIP) between the National Financial Prosecutor's Office and Paprec.
Fraud & scams
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman approved opening a criminal investigation against Minister Mai Golan following a media investigation that raised serious suspicions of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, and filing a false affidavit.
Money laundering
Indictments filed against contractors and government officials for alleged corruption spanning 2018-2021 involving 'networked system of bribery payments' across Ministry of Housing, Israeli Railways, and Tirat Carmel municipality.
Money laundering
Oman Fisheries Company marketing and sales manager convicted for money laundering and accepting bribes totaling $6,194 from foreign companies, sentenced to ten years in prison and fined RO50,000.
Bribery & corruption
Eduardo Salhuana Cavides, current President of Peru's Congress, faces three investigations for corruption crimes related to his management as general manager of the Madre de Dios Regional Government (2015-2016).
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) detained 158 citizens and residents in September as part of investigations into bribery and abuse of official influence.
Money laundering
Qatar Criminal Court sentenced former Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi to 20 years imprisonment and $16.7 billion fine for money laundering exceeding $5.6 billion. Charges include bribery, embezzlement of public funds, abuse of authority, and damage to public resources.
Money laundering
The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced its activities during November 2023, conducting 2024 oversight visits and investigations with 341 suspects, and arresting 146 individuals including government employees from the ministries of Interior, Defense, Justice, Health, Education, Municipal Affairs, Environment, Water and Agriculture.
Money laundering
On February 18, 2026, a federal jury in Pennsylvania found Charles Hunter Hobson — a former U.S.-based coal company executive — guilty of violating the FCPA and other federal criminal laws for alleged bribes paid through a third party to secure lucrative contracts with a state-run company overseas.
Money laundering
The Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced the implementation of 2,583 inspection rounds during Shawwal (May 2023) and commenced investigations with 211 suspects among government employees from the ministries of Interior, Defense, National Guard, Health, Justice, Education, Municipal Affairs, and the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority.
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Nazaha arrested two Jeddah court employees: Ayman Abdulrazzaq Muhammad Salwati (rank 6) and Ali Muhammad Ahmad Al-Duqai (director of court president's office, rank 9) for receiving 500,000 riyal bribe (Salwati 250,000, Al-Duqai 125,000).
Qatar's Attorney General issued a decision to refer former Finance Minister Ali Sherif Al-Emadi and others to the criminal court on corruption charges including bribery, embezzlement of public funds, abuse of office, misuse of authority, and damage to public funds, and money laundering.
Bribery & corruption
Head of Iran's General Inspection Organization confirmed financial abuse at Mobarakeh Steel, stating the amount may exceed 92 trillion tomans (~$2 billion USD) previously mentioned.
Money laundering
Kuwait's Appeals Court convicted 7 judges out of 8 referred by the Public Prosecution with charges of bribery and money laundering, sentencing them to 7 years imprisonment with hard labor.
Fraud & scams
Saudi courts convicted five judges (sentences ranging from 1 to 7.5 years), a former Shura Council member (7.5 years plus 500,000 riyal fine), and a former ambassador (5 years) on charges including bribery, abuse of authority, and embezzlement of public funds.
Bribery & corruption
The Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) suspended 234 individuals in one month and investigated 634 individuals across multiple ministries including defense, interior, health, justice and education, with the Public Prosecution conducting more than 4,286 inspection rounds on charges of bribery, forgery and abuse of authority.
Money laundering
Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority detained 233 suspects from six ministries (Defense, Interior, National Guard, Health, Justice, Municipal Affairs) in December 2021, conducting 5,518 inspection rounds and investigating 641 individuals for bribery, money laundering, embezzlement, and forgery.
Two former Petrofac senior executives, Marwan Chedid and George Salibi, faced trial at London's Southwark Crown Court scheduled to begin in October 2026 (later delayed to November 23, 2026).
Bribery & corruption
Former Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhundi stated Iran spent between $300-400 billion on circumventing sanctions, leading to formation of 'major corruption' networks. Highlights systemic cost of sanctions evasion infrastructure in Iran.
Bribery & corruption
The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority uncovered an organized smuggling network that transferred 11.59 billion riyals of unknown origin outside the Kingdom.
Fraud & scams
Saudi Anti-Corruption Authority exposed seven major cases including: 69 officials accepting millions in bribes from medical waste company; appeals court judge accepting luxury vehicle for improper rulings; traffic officer extracting 20,000 riyals through false documentation; bank employee receiving 129,800 riyals for fraudulent loan processing.
Fraud & scams
World Bank updated its listing of debarred firms and individuals on May 5, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the World Bank Debarment list includes 1,386 firms and individuals barred by World Bank Group from receiving Bank-financed contracts due to fraud, corruption or collusion.
Bribery & corruption
During a major petrochemical corruption trial, Reza Hamzehlou, former CEO of Petrochemical Trading Company and lead defendant among 14 accused, denied all charges of participating in economic disruption related to petrochemical exports and currency distribution totaling approximately 6.
Fraud & scams
Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced arrests in two separate cases involving alleged fraudsters running online scams.
Fraud & scams
According to OCCRP, a Tbilisi court sentenced Grigol Liluashvili, former head of Georgia's State Security Service (2019-2025), to 13 years in prison for allegedly accepting over $2 million in bribes.
Bribery & corruption
Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity has arrested Khalid Ghazay Atiya, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, on charges of alleged corruption and illicit enrichment. Authorities reportedly seized approximately $5.8 million in cash, 1.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 21 individuals and 25 entities identified as leaders or facilitators of the Sinaloa Cartel operating out of Baja California.
Bribery & corruption
Iraqi authorities have reportedly issued arrest warrants for Ahmed Jasim Saber al-Asadi, former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, and seized assets from Adnan al-Jumaili, former Deputy Oil Minister, including $47 million in commercial assets and an additional $120+ million in total seizures.
Bribery & corruption
A Dutch court heard proceedings related to the May 2025 killing of Cemil Onal, a Turkish whistleblower who had exposed what he claimed was a multi-billion-dollar bribery ring linking organized crime to Turkish officials.
Money laundering
According to Lebanon's National News Agency, a Lebanese judge has filed new proceedings against former central bank governor Riad Salame, 76, and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna, 88, alleging embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, illicit enrichment, and creation of shell companies.
Lennie Lamont Miller, 61, of Brandywine, Maryland, a former General Services Administration contracting officer's representative, was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to commit bribery.
Fraud & scams
According to OCCRP, Ukraine's outgoing Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko signed charges against Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), alleging document forgery.
Bribery & corruption
According to OCCRP, Rachida Dati, France's former Minister of Justice and current Culture Minister, faces corruption charges for allegedly accepting €900,000 in consulting fees from a Renault-Nissan subsidiary between 2010-2012 without performing actual work.
Bribery & corruption
OCCRP reports that a US federal indictment against Prince Group Chairman Chen Zhi anonymized co-conspirators, but personal details in the document reportedly identify one as Chen Sokly, alleged to be a Prince Group 'enforcer.'
Bribery & corruption
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) reported significant enforcement activity during July 2026, conducting 2,338 inspection tours across the Kingdom. The authority arrested 131 individuals on corruption charges, including bribery and abuse of public office.
The UK's Domestic Corruption Unit has arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position of trust, bribery and money laundering as part of a joint investigation into alleged irregularities in COVID-19 PPE procurement.
Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko went to trial in U.S.
Bribery & corruption
The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 21 individuals and 25 entities affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel. Key designations include Ismael Zambada Sicairos ('Mayito Flaco'), Los Mayos faction leader and dual U.S.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin met approximately one year ago with wives of two senior police officers facing criminal allegations. Meeting included Tziona, wife of Deputy Commissioner Avishay Mualem (former IDF Intelligence Division commander) suspected of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Money laundering
The US State Department designated Zhao Fugang, head of Fiji's Overseas Chinese Service Center, under anti-corruption provisions, alleging he paid bribes to advance China-based interests.
Bribery & corruption
Oman issued Royal Decree No. 66/2026 expanding the scope of private sector bribery offenses and imposing tougher penalties, moving provisions from the Labour Law into a dedicated Penal Code chapter.
The US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced that James Carroll Erny Jr., 55, of Glen Arm, Maryland, was sentenced on 23 July 2026 to 13 months in prison followed by eight months of home confinement for bribery.
Opinion analysis of Netanyahu's trial Case 2000, examining allegations regarding his communications with Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes. The case centers on bribery charges, with Netanyahu accused of offering regulatory benefits to Mozes in exchange for favorable media coverage.
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The Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province sentenced Yang Youlin, 69, to death after finding him guilty of accepting over 2.21 billion yuan ($325 million) in bribes across three decades, according to OCCRP.
The African Development Bank announced the debarment of Martin Obiero Achieng for 24 months with conditional release, taking effect from January 28, 2026.
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The Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted Pierre Mirabaud, 78, former president of the Swiss Bankers Association, giving him a two-year suspended sentence. According to the indictment, he transferred 82.
Álvaro Pulido Vargas, 62, a Colombian national, was arrested by the Homeland Security Task Force on October 11, 2026, to face charges in multibillion-dollar Venezuelan money laundering and bribery schemes.
Indictment filed against Noam Sasson, Deputy Mayor of Be'er Ya'akov, and six other defendants including businesspeople, contractors and companies in wide-scale governmental corruption case involving public tenders worth millions of shekels.
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According to OCCRP, Croatia's anti-corruption office (USKOK) expanded its investigation into an alleged international waste dumping scheme.
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Qatar's Criminal Court of First Instance convicted a Qatari female employee of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and four Arab nationals on charges of bribery, abuse of official authority, and money laundering, while acquitting one defendant.
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Alex Beard, 59, Glencore's former oil chief, and Andrew Gibson, 66, the company's former head of oil operations, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London on 10 September 2026 and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges brought by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
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According to OCCRP, Colombian businessman Alex Saab, described as a financial ally of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, pleaded guilty to laundering bribes connected to Venezuela's food distribution program (CLAP) through the U.S. financial system.
A pre-trial hearing took place on 28-29 September 2026 at Southwark Crown Court in London in the case R v Zuneth Sattar.
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An Iraqi anti-corruption court sentenced Alaa Samir Rashid Shukr Al-Jubouri, former director general of the General Company of Electricity Distribution (Middle Region), to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment. The court found approximately $4.
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According to OCCRP, French prosecutors requested a four-year prison sentence for former Justice and Culture Minister Rachida Dati, with two years suspended and two years of house arrest.
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According to OCCRP, Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court sentenced MPs Alia Nassif Jassem Aziz Al Obaidi, who previously served as vice-chair of parliament's Integrity Committee, and Ashwaq Salem Hassan to seven years imprisonment each for illicit enrichment.
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida unsealed charges on October 1, 2026, against two individuals who allegedly operated a decades-long bribery and money laundering scheme that defrauded thousands of sub sandwich franchise owners nationwide of more than $80 million.
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The 12th meeting of the Anti-Corruption Ministerial Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held in Bahrain, chaired by Bahrain's Deputy Interior Minister.
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According to OCCRP, an Albanian court ordered State Intelligence Service (SHISH) director Vlora Hyseni into house arrest as part of a corruption investigation by the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime. Prime Minister Edi Rama announced her immediate dismissal.
A 15-week trial is scheduled to commence on 5 October 2026 at Southwark Crown Court for former Petrofac senior executives Marwan Chedid and George Salibi, charged with bribery by the Serious Fraud Office. The defendants were charged in February 2024 with a total of five counts of bribery.
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Taha Al-Difai, head of Iraq's Parliament Integrity Committee, disclosed that court convictions have exposed widespread bribery in electricity contracts.
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The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court issued arrest warrants for former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a cousin of President Marcos, and three co-defendants. Prosecutors allege they received 7.
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According to South Africa's Hawks, a 37-year-old businessman was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption at Tembisa Hospital involving R635 million (approximately $37 million).
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Kuwait's Public Prosecution brought charges against 71 individuals in connection with a scheme involving the manipulation of state farm allocations and livestock holdings. The investigation, designated Case No.
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An internal oversight report by France's General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) recorded 341 integrity breaches in 2025, a 45% increase from 2024 and the highest in five years.
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According to OCCRP, Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission charged former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob with failing to disclose assets including local and foreign currencies totalling nearly $40 million and five gold bars. He pleaded not guilty.
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According to OCCRP, a Yerevan court ordered Sedrak Kocharyan held in pretrial detention for two months following his arrest alongside his father, former President Robert Kocharyan.
The UK Serious Fraud Office secured a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with British defence company Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd, in which the company agreed to pay approximately £15 million to resolve a bribery investigation.
Iraqi authorities conducted sweeping anti-corruption raids in Baghdad, resulting in the arrest of dozens of current and former officials, lawmakers, and public figures accused of financial and administrative corruption.
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Police interrogation recordings presented at trial show businessman Yorgen Fenech claiming that former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri ordered the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, according to OCCRP.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed deputy head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra on the same day anti-corruption investigators notified her of suspicion in a money laundering scheme, according to OCCRP.
World Bank debarred Roger Bokandenga, a DRC national, for 21 months for corrupt practices in the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development and Growth Project.
Terri Lynn Outer, former dental assistant contractor at FCI Otisville federal prison, charged with bribery and conspiracy to provide contraband.
Charles 'Chuck' Jones (former FirstEnergy CEO) and Michael Dowling (former SVP external affairs) reindicted by Summit County grand jury on 22 combined felony counts including engaging in pattern of corrupt activity, bribery, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, telecommunications fraud, and obstructing justice.
Frank Carone (former chief of staff to NYC Mayor Eric Adams), Anthony Carone, Crystal Chen, and Yan Po Zhu charged in 13-count indictment for bribery scheme exploiting migrant crisis funding. Carone allegedly received $120,000 in bribes to steer $6.8 million contract to unsuitable hotel.
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Albania's Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) investigation targets individual involved in land sales for luxury resort in protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon.
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Saima Wazed, 53, former WHO Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, resigned in September 2026 after the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission filed two cases alleging fraud, forgery, and misuse of power.
An AKP-affiliated mayor in Keskin was convicted of bribery and removed from office, claiming he was scapegoated due to internal party conflicts. He maintains his innocence, arguing that his report of a 65-million-lira embezzlement case made him a target for revenge by political rivals.
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Iraqi authorities seized over $10 million hidden in a rainwater drainage pit during an ongoing corruption investigation into former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili. The total value of assets seized during the probe reached 127 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $96.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was taken into custody in Mogadishu, Somalia on June 25, 2026, for his alleged role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
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Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities searched the office of Andriy Yermak, former head of the presidential office, issuing a formal notice of suspicion in connection with an $11 million money laundering scheme.
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Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko with money laundering and organized crime, one day after he was detained attempting to leave the country.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded testimony in three corruption cases ('Cases 1000-4000') after 18 months and 98 court sessions. His direct testimony lasted 35 sessions, cross-examination 59 sessions, with 4 additional re-examination sessions.
National Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (PNACO) entered operations January 5, 2026 pursuant to June 13, 2025 law to combat drug trafficking. Modeled after PNF and PNAT, specialized prosecutor's office centralizes most complex organized crime cases.
The Knesset plenum approved MK Tali Gotlieb's immunity request with 62 votes in favor and 48 opposed, preventing prosecution for charges of disclosing classified information in violation of Shin Bet law.
An indictment was unsealed charging Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, and money laundering conspiracy for rigging MLB betting schemes.
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced on 2 September 2026 a settlement of £4,732,830.58 with Citibank, N.A., London Branch for breaches of the UK's Russia and Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regimes.
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Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appeared at Spain's Audiencia Nacional facing four criminal charges: influence peddling, money laundering, tax fraud, and smuggling.
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London jury acquitted former Nigerian Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke (65) of all charges, including five counts of accepting bribes and one conspiracy count, concluding a 13-year UK National Crime Agency investigation.
On 1 September 2026, the Brussels Council Chamber referred 14 defendants in the Semlex case to criminal court on allegations of bribery of foreign public officials, money laundering, and tax fraud.
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On 4 September 2026, Judge José Luis Calama of Spain's Audiencia Nacional rejected a request by former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to annul proceedings in the Plus Ultra airline corruption investigation.
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Ukrainian authorities concluded an investigation into an alleged corruption plot involving a former prosecutor from the Prosecutor General's Office and a team of lawyers who allegedly orchestrated a scheme to bribe elite anti-corruption prosecutors and judges in exchange for making a corruption case disappear.
On 19 May 2026, France's national financial prosecutors confirmed to AFP that investigating judge had been assigned to probe former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe for alleged misappropriation of public funds, favouritism, illegal conflict of interest, and extortion.
High Court approved three-year deferred prosecution agreement between SFO and Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd resolving long-standing bribery investigation. Company agreed to pay approximately £15 million (£10 million financial penalty plus £4.8 million SFO investigative costs).
Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd has been ordered to pay a £10 million penalty and £4.8 million in SFO investigation costs within 30 days, following approval of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Serious Fraud Office after acknowledging failure to prevent bribery under the Bribery Act 2010.
Federal grand jury returned six-count indictment against Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tamara Sawyer, alleging she embezzled, stole, and knowingly converted $44,607.35 in public funds to her own use between August 29, 2024 and June 22, 2025.
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke found not guilty of six bribery charges by London jury at Southwark Crown Court after decade-long investigation.
Ten suspects pleaded guilty to public procurement fraud in Czechia in investigation into corruption in award of public contracts for road cleaning and marketing services. Cases involved tenders organized between 2020 and 2023 by public entities in the Moravian-Silesian Region.
Sources in the Southern Command report that oversight at border crossings is weak and Gaza is flooded with smuggling from Israel.
An IDF lieutenant who served as deputy company commander at the Kerem Shalom crossing is charged with bribery (accepting millions of shekels), smuggling goods under aggravated circumstances, and aiding the enemy.
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Iraqi investigators continued their relentless sweep of properties tied to Adnan al-Jumaili, former Deputy Minister of Oil for Refining Affairs, uncovering another cache of wealth—including four kilograms of gold jewelry and $200,000 in cash.
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Eight of Ukraine's leading news outlets defied a court-ordered injunction, jointly publishing a blocked investigative report into the family of a prominent law enforcement official on July 17, 2026, according to OCCRP. The original report, produced by OCCRP's Ukrainian partner Slidstvo.
On 18 September 2026, the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Zagreb filed an indictment against four individuals and two companies for subsidy fraud involving the misuse of EU funds intended for the construction of a new briquette production plant in Croatia.
Europol published its first European Financial and Economic Crime Threat Assessment, noting that organized criminals have constructed a parallel global criminal financial and economic system built around money laundering, illicit financial transfers, and corruption.
On 9 July 2026, the sanctions commission of the French Anti-Corruption Agency issued decision no. 25-01, sanctioning for the first time directly a company and its director without proceeding through the injunction phase. 'Société V.' was fined 350,000 euros and its president M. S.
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According to Armenian prosecutors, Gagik Khachatryan, 71, former head of Armenia's tax agency (2008-2014) and finance minister (until 2016), has been arrested and charged with allegedly accepting real estate bribes worth $5.
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Hungary's Integrity Authority alleges three unnamed companies received €10 billion in government contracts over four years during the Orbán era, with suspected overpricing risks of €3.5 billion.
Izmir Public Prosecutor's Office conducted a large-scale operation on Buca Municipality as part of a bribery and corruption investigation.
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The European Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into alleged fraud involving the Rassemblement National party.
Kuwaiti authorities arrested a corruption network comprising 5 members of boards of directors of cooperative societies, 6 commercial companies, 14 brokers and employees, after they received bribes from commercial companies to pass their products and grant them priority within the societies in violation of regulatory rules.
Elye Wahi, a 23-year-old striker for Ivory Coast competing in the 2026 World Cup, was detained by French police on May 29 on suspicion of organized fraud, organized sports corruption, money laundering, and handling proceeds of crime.
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Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) detained 130 individuals—both citizens and foreign residents—on suspicion of bribery and abuse of public office during June 2026, following 1,585 oversight inspections and investigations of 385 suspects across five ministries including Interior, Defence, Health, Municipalities and Housing, and Islamic Affairs.
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The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority conducted its responsibilities during January 2026 through 1,543 inspection tours and investigated 383 suspects including employees from ministries (Interior, Defense, Education, Municipalities and Housing, Health) and apprehended 127 citizens and residents for involvement in charges of bribery and abuse of official authority.
The Anti-Corruption Commission announced the opening of 117 financial and administrative corruption cases during Ramadan, with the arrest of over 30 individuals including employees from the Ministry of Tourism, the Zakat and Income Authority, the Public Prosecution and a security officer.
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Iraqi authorities seized approximately $107 million connected to massive embezzlement operation within Oil Ministry. Recovery included funds buried underground requiring heavy machinery to excavate.
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Indonesian authorities formally transferred the criminal case of Febrie Adriansyah, former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, to the Attorney General's Office for prosecution, according to OCCRP.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cross-examination in the corruption cases (Case 1000, 2000, and 4000) ended on June 16, 2026, after approximately one year of proceedings.
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Fleurette Properties, a Netherlands-based shell company beneficially owned by U.S.-sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, accepted a penal order and paid a €25.8 million ($30 million) fine, settling an eight-year Dutch investigation.
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German prosecutors from the Main Public Prosecutor's Office for Economic Crime in Frankfurt am Main conducted searches at Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt and Berlin offices as part of a money laundering investigation concerning transactions spanning 2013-2018.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu, former Istanbul mayor and opposition leader, appeared in court facing 142 charges alongside 402+ co-defendants, primarily officials and associates of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
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Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested 42 individuals in connection with an alleged scheme where a consultancy firm collaborated with triad-linked intermediaries to manipulate public construction tenders through bribery.
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Ko Wen-je, 66-year-old former Taipei Mayor and 2024 presidential candidate who founded Taiwan's opposition Taiwan People's Party, was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for accepting approximately T$17.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Edward Davis, along with four others including a current NBA player agent, were charged with wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy.
The Qatari Public Prosecution announced the conviction by the Primary Felony Court of a Qatari employee and 4 individuals of Arab nationalities in a corruption case.
Jahquel Robertson, 31, of Albany, and 12 others charged with bank fraud scheme involving over $1 million in stolen checks. Robertson allegedly received checks stolen from mail by bribing corrupt USPS employee.
Eli Feldstein corruption allegations center on whether Qatar paid him to advance its interests while serving as Netanyahu spokesman. Feldstein allegedly received approximately 40,000 shekels per month ($7,500 plus VAT) from a Qatari lobbyist Potlick parallel to his government work.
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Spain's Supreme Court sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years and 3 months in prison for leading a criminal organization that systematically accepted bribes in exchange for awarding public contracts for face masks and medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Serious Fraud Office has settled a decade-long investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), a Kazakh mining company, over suspected bribery and corruption linked to mining assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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According to OCCRP, a Georgian court convicted Andria Liluashvili of bribery and large-scale money laundering, sentencing him to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors alleged he channeled approximately $1.
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Iraq abruptly canceled a $764 million contract to overhaul Baghdad International Airport amid mounting corruption allegations involving the bidding process and contract terms.
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Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities announced multiple high-profile investigations as EU accession negotiations opened June 15, 2026.