Belgian officials said they suspected a Gulf country of trying “to influence the economic and political decisions of the European Parliament.”
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4 Charged With Corruption in Bribery Inquiry Linked to Qatar
The Belgian authorities announced other charges, including money laundering, in a case involving current and former members of the European Parliament.
Belgian Inquiry Into Qatar and Bribery Stuns European Parliament
The police detained five people, including former and current members of the body, in a case centered on possible attempts to influence the European Parliament’s economic and political decisions.
For Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial, Court Is Hearing From Over 300 Witnesses
The Israeli electorate remains divided over the former prime minister, even as his continuing trial on corruption charges has mostly dropped out of the headlines.
Will an Investigation of a Former Mexican President Lead to Charges?
After years of promises, many Mexicans fear that the announcement of a corruption probe into Enrique Peña Nieto might be nothing more than a political tactic.
South Africa’s Corruption Inquiry Leaves Few of the Nation’s Powerful Unscathed
The final portion of a three-year investigation reported graft on a massive scale under former President Jacob Zuma, but also found the current president’s actions wanting.
Glencore Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Bribery and Price-Fixing Charges
U.S. prosecutors said the settlement followed “a multiyear scheme to manipulate benchmarks used to set prices for oil at two of our country’s busiest ports.”
Juan Carlos, Former King, Returns to Spain
The former monarch left his country in the wake of fraud investigations, which have since been dropped, and now lives in the United Arab Emirates.
To Keep Putin and His Oligarchs Afloat, It Takes a System
Out of a halting attempt at democratization grew a corrupt ecosystem that has proved very difficult for the Russian elite to resist.
Will Juan Carlos, Spain’s Disgraced King, Get a Royal Homecoming?
In the years since Juan Carlos, Spain’s former king, fled the country to escape corruption investigations, some of the cases have been resolved or dropped. Now Spaniards are weighing whether they want him back.