SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian retailer Americanas SA said on Friday its board had decided to remove three directors and three executives amid investigations over so-called accounting inconsistencies. Americanas, backed…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament began a month-long procedure on Monday to waive the immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence…
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of the European Parliament will set out a 14-point plan on Thursday to tighten within weeks rules for lawmakers on financial declarations…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former athletic official at the University of Southern California was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for her role in a…
‘Varsity Blues’ College Scandal Mastermind Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison Alexa Schwerha on January 4, 2023 UPDATE: This story has been updated to include statements from special agent Joseph…
Regulators Crack Down On Crypto Company Audits After FTX Scandal John Hugh DeMastri on December 22, 2022 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is increasing scrutiny on firms conducting audits…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Parliament president Roberta Metsola told EU leaders on Thursday she would lead reforms to prevent a repeat of a corruption scandal that has rocked the assembly.…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian authorities have charged four people linked to the European Parliament over allegations World Cup host Qatar lavished them with cash and gifts to influence decision-making. RAIDS…
Special Counsel Investigating Trump Was Key Figure In IRS Targeting Scandal Arjun Singh on November 19, 2022 Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate…
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers on Monday voted in favour of setting up an inquiry commission to probe the phone tapping of an opposition leader that led…
Former World Leader To Face Prison For Role In Multibillion-Dollar Graft Scandal Micaela Burrow on August 23, 2022 Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak lost a final appeal before the…
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after rejecting his appeal against a conviction on charges…
(Reuters) – Switzerland-based Glencore Plc and other major traders have stopped supplying Chinese metals merchant Huludao Ruisheng over a brewing scandal about missing copper inventories in the port of Qinhuangdao,…
By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY – Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made progress in talks with global energy trader Vitol about resuming trading ties that broke down last year during…
SCRANTON, PA – A former Pennsylvania District Attorney has been arrested and charged in sex scandal. Former D.A. and Lackawanna County defense attorney Corey Kolcharno has been arrested and charged…
BEIJING -Chinese regulators took fresh steps on Thursday to defuse anger over a banking fraud that has sparked high-profile protests, by announcing a second round of repayments to depositors whose…
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said he hoped that the recent sale of a luxury London building at the centre of an ongoing corruption trial meant the…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON – A former Georgetown University tennis coach was sentenced on Friday to 2-1/2 years in prison for helping children of wealthy parents get into the school…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON -A wealthy father on Thursday was acquitted of charges that he bribed a Georgetown University tennis coach to secure a spot for his daughter at the…
MADRID – Spain’s former King Juan Carlos will travel to his country this weekend for the first time since leaving for the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020 under a…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs Group Inc officers and directors reached a $79.5 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that their poor oversight contributed to the bank…
Welcome to the party. CBS News is finally covering the ongoing FBI investigation into the family of President Joe Biden revolving around the deviant, nefarious, and most likely criminal habits…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON – A lawyer for a former University of Southern California water polo coach accused of playing a key role in the U.S. college admissions scandal by…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON – A former University of Southern California water polo coach accepted bribes to help secure spots for wealthy parents’ children as fake athletic recruits at the…