William Jefferson’s federal corruption trial will forever and always be remembered as the one about the guy with the cash in his freezer.
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a “tough but lovingly presented” message to Kenya on Thursday: shun corruption and reform government.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.
USDOJ – A New Jersey accountant pleaded guilty today to laundering portions of more than $300,000 stolen from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Republic of Iraq and brought back to the United States by his wife, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.
ZURICH (Reuters) – The United States and Switzerland are expected to reach a final settlement on Friday to end a tax row against giant UBS, but details of the deal won’t be made public the same day, sources familiar with the situation said.
The Ethiopian Review: Earlier this year, Halliburton agreed to pay nearly $560 million in fines to the federal government to end an investigation into its former subsidiary, KBR, and its involvement in bribing Nigerian officials to get construction contracts. It was reportedly the largest fine ever paid by a U.S. company in a foreign bribery investigation.
LUANDA (Reuters) – Anti-corruption campaign group Global Witness has accused Angola of cronyism, saying the owners of a private firm that is bidding for oil concessions appeared to be top officials.
The curse of exchange controls could be to blame for so many of South Africa’s otherwise astute rich falling for Barry Tannenbaum’s wiles. It seems Tannenbaum offered investors a conduit called transfer pricing to take their money out of the country. The aim was to shift offshore some of the enormous profits he promised them.
Bloomberg — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shifts to economic statecraft this week on an African tour that stops in major oil and mineral exporters as she seeks advantages for U.S. investors in a market where China is making inroads.
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday began legal action against three judges hearing his corruption case for allegedly abusing their powers to prolong his detention, his office said.
Edward H. Okun, the former owner of The 1031 Tax Group LLP (1031TG), was sentenced today to 100 years in prison for his leading role in a scheme to defraud and obtain approximately $126 million in client funds held by 1031TG.
National Public Radio: It’s been an eventful week for Swiss banking giant UBS. It posted a $1.3 billion loss on Tuesday — its third straight quarterly loss.
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