27 June 2023 ( InsightCrime ) It was around 9 p.m. on June 25 when amid the bustling of TV crews and politicians gathered at a dystopian hotel on the outskirts of Guatemala City, it became apparent the country’s presidential election had gone off script. Against all...
20 June 2023 ( qz.com ) French police raided the offices of the Paris 2024 Olympics Committee on Tuesday (June 20), as part of an investigation into embezzlement of public funds and favoritism. Authorities also searched an organization in charge of Olympic infrastructure construction, known as SOLIDEO. A...
25 June 2023 ( The Gaurdian ) In an ironic twist in the world of behavioral science, a Harvard professor who studies honesty has been accused of data fraud. Over the last few weeks, allegations have surfaced against Francesca Gino, a prominent Harvard Business School (HBS) professor who...
22 June 2023 ( Aljazeera ) European Union lawmaker Andrea Cozzolino has been extradited to Belgium and charged in connection with a cash-for-influence scandal at the European Parliament. The European parliamentarian for Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party was charged with public corruption, criminal organisation and money laundering, it said, adding...
22 June 2023 ( openDemocracy ) Guatemala’s upcoming general election on 25 June is a transformative moment for the country as Indigenous women activists seek to break into the political arena, in an attempt to promote women’s rights, environmental policies and other progressive measures that aim to...
14 June 2023 ( The Globe and Mail ) It’s the last game of the season in the second tier of Hong Kong’s soccer league, and players on the pitch outnumber spectators by about two-to-one. With the sun blazing down and the temperature above 31 degrees, five...
12 June 2023 ( USNews ) South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party expelled its former secretary-general on Monday for misconduct and other breaches of party rules while he also faces charges of corruption in a criminal case. The once-influential Ace Magashule is on trial over the alleged misappropriation of...
11 June 2023 ( Telegraph ) Two oligarchs accused of looting nearly $2bn (£1.6bn) from Ukraine’s largest bank are set to begin their High Court battle in London, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy battles to eliminate decades of corruption. Privatbank has accused its former oligarch owners, Ukrainian billionaires Igor Kolomoisky...
06 June 2023 ( Euronews ) Police Scotland are investigating allegations that party funds were misused during former first minister's tenure as party leader Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested by police as they continue investigating allegations of mishandling of party funds. Sturgeon, who stepped down...
09 June 2023 ( hrw.org ) Honduras should take urgent steps to fight corruption, a structural problem that undermines human rights throughout the country, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper sent today to President Xiomara Castro and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The ongoing negotiations to create a...