Corruption
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu charged with fraud and bribery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in a series of corruption cases, throwing the country's paralysed political system into further disarray and threatening the long-time leader's grip on power. Capping a
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Sean Connery's wife could be jailed over £5.5 million fraud dispute
Micheline Roquebrune, wife of former James Bond star, Sean Connery, could face time in prison over tax fraud.The actor's wife, who is 86-years-old, will be forced to face trial in Spain over the allegations.Investigators in Spain are trying to
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Fifa crisis: sponsors threaten to pull funding
Fifa is facing the collapse of lucrative World Cup sponsorship deals following the darkest day in its history which saw senior officials arrested on suspicion of "rampant" corruption. Visa threatened to break off its contract while
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Standard bank fined £7.6m by FCA
The UK arm of South Africa's Standard Bank has been fined £7.6 million by the City regulator for breaching rules that guard against money laundering linked to corrupt foreign officials or politicians. A review by the Financial Conduct
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Lancashire Constabulary detectives sacked over car-buying scandal
Four police officers - a Detective Chief Inspector, a Detective Inspector, a Detective Sergeant and a Detective Constable – have all been fired for gross misconduct for their alleged part in a car-buying
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Bernie Ecclestone in court on bribery charges
Formula One impresario Bernie Ecclestone has appeared in court faced with charges of bribery. Ecclestone, 83, stands accused of paying around £27 million of bribes to German banker Gerhard
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Firm to pay £5m in corruption probe
A British drilling company is to pay out more than £5 million under proceeds of crime laws after it accepted it had benefited from "unlawful conduct", prosecutors have revealed. Aberdeen-based Abbot Group Limited admitted it benefited
