Ex-Georgetown tennis coach gets 2.5 years in bribe scandal
A former Georgetown University tennis coach who once coached former President Barack Obama’s family has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for pocketing more than $3m…
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Nigeria gets new chief justice amid ‘all-time’ low judicial trust
The new acting chief justice was a signatory to a rare complaint by Supreme Court justices against his predecessor.Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn…
Guilty: Credit Suisse hit with money laundering conviction
The verdict is the first ever criminal conviction of a major Swiss lender in the country’s history.Cocaine. Stashes of cash. A down-on-his-luck Bulgarian wrestler. For days during…
Mexico: A Lethal Field for Journalists
Journalism has become a lethal profession in many other countries plagued with corruption, human rights violations, drug violence, environmental crimes, human trafficking, and…
S Africa: Opposition calls for prosecution of Guptas after arrest
SA politicians have been reacting to the arrest of the Guptas, who are enmeshed in a longrunning corruption scandal.The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s leading opposition…
Marcos era survivors call for truth as new Marcos rises
Manila, Philippines – In a small huddle with martial law victims and their surviving families in Manila’s Monument of Heroes memorial park, Joey Faustino wonders what has happened…
Guatemala attorney general’s reappointment raises alarm
Guatemala City – Guatemala’s controversial attorney general has started a second term, but Maria Consuelo Porras‘ last-minute reappointment this week has sparked widespread…
British Virgin Islands appoints new premier after Fahie arrest
Natalio Wheatley sworn in as leader of the British overseas territory as it faces intense scrutiny over corruption.The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has sworn in Natalio Wheatley as…
Honduras ex-president to be extradited to US next week: Official
Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was president from 2014 until January, is wanted on drug trafficking and weapons charges.Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will be…
Guilty: Roger Ng faces up to 30 years in prison for role in 1MDB
Roger Ng, the only Goldman Sachs banker to go to trial over the global 1MDB scandal, was found guilty for his role in the epic looting of the Malaysian fund.
Ng, 49, was convicted…