Bank execs killing themselves, public works fraud, pedophiles, murderers etc.
From the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project:
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Mexican President Backs Allegedly Corrupt Utility Official Mexico’s president backed the head of the national electricity company, despite charges that he concealed some of his business dealings and made substantial, illicit profits, Reuters reported on Wednesday.Swedish Ericsson Set to Pay Record Settlement in US Probe Telecom equipment producer Ericsson AB expects to pay a record US$1 billion to settle a US corruption probe concerning its conduct in six countries, the company statement said on Wednesday.Pakistan: Ex-City Official Arrested for Fixing Parks that Don’t Exist Pakistani authorities arrested last week the former head of Karachi’s parks and horticulture, who is suspected of having embezzled Rs 1 billion (US$6.4 million) through fake companies he had established to repair 71 non-existent parks over the past two decades.Indonesians Protest Weakening of Corruption Law Thousands of Indonesians, many of them students, battled police during protests against a law that some say will weaken the nation’s anti-corruption body, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.Australia: Video Game Betting Fraud Busted Australian authorities arrested six players of an online video game who allegedly lost the matches on purpose, betting against themselves and bringing in up to AUD 30,000 (US$20,200), ABC reported Monday.Estonian Danske Bank Executive Found Dead Aivar Rehe, the head of Danske Bank’s Estonian branch, was found dead on Wednesday after he went missing Monday evening from his home in Tallinn, the national ERR TV reported citing Estonia’s Police.USA: Russian Hacker Admits Largest Theft of Data in History A Russian hacker pleaded guilty before the US District Court in Manhattan on Monday, admitting “one of the largest thefts of customer data from a US financial institution in history,” Geoffrey S. Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced.France: Trial Starts Over Diabetes Drug that 'Killed Hundreds' France's largest pharmaceutical company went on trial Monday on suspicion that their weight-loss drug has caused up to 2,000 deaths and lifelong consequences for many other patients, the Guardian reported.Police Uncover Labor Trafficking in French Vineyards French and Bulgarian law enforcement busted last week a labor trafficking and money laundering group, that had lured over 160 Bulgarians to France with promises of good earnings but then made them work for just food, according to a Tuesday press release from Europol.
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Georgia: International Child-Trafficking Ring Busted
Georgian authorities arrested last week several members of a child-trafficking crime group, accusing them of illegal production and distribution of child sexual exploitation material.
Rhino Poaching on Decline in South Africa Efforts to decrease rhino poaching in South Africa have found recent success, as fewer rhinos have been killed this year than in 2018, according to a statement from the Department of Environmental Affairs.
