Ethical Alliance Daily News
United States: Former Detroit-Based Technology Company CEO Indicted for Multi-Year Bribery Scheme
Feb 01, 2018 08:00 pm
The former chief executive officer of FutureNet Group Inc., a Detroit-based information technology company, was indicted yesterday for his role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe an official from the City of Detroit to obtain benefits for FutureNet, announced Acting…
United States: Justice Department Solicits Information Pertaining to FIFA, I.O.C. and U.S.O.C.
Feb 01, 2018 07:30 pm
United States prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas in a far-reaching investigation of international sports corruption, seeking new information about some of the biggest sports organizations in the world — including FIFA, the International Olympic Committee and the United States…
South Africa : Steinhoff Refers Ex-CEO to Police on Suspicion of Corruption
Feb 01, 2018 07:00 pm
Steinhoff International Holdings NV reported former Chief Executive Officer Markus Jooste to South Africa’s anti-graft police, pinning the blame for an accounting scandal squarely on the man who built the retailer into a global force. The owner of Mattress Firm…
Peru: Prosecutors in Peru target Grana y Montero in graft probe
Feb 01, 2018 06:30 pm
Peruvian prosecutors investigating a $20 million bribe that Brazilian builder Odebrecht allegedly paid a former president have sought a judge’s approval to formally investigate Peru’s biggest construction company, Grana y Montero. Grana said late on Tuesday that a judge had…
United States: Justice Department Drops Senator Menendez Bribery Case
Feb 01, 2018 06:00 pm
U.S. prosecutors told a judge they want to drop a federal corruption case against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez rather than retry him after a divided jury failed to reach a verdict last year. The decision lifts a legal cloud over…
Portugal: Benfica club president named suspect in corruption probe
Feb 01, 2018 05:30 pm
Portugal’s prosecutors on Wednesday named the head of football club Benfica, Luis Filipe Vieira, as a formal suspect in an investigation into a corruption scheme, the second high-profile inquiry to involve the Lisbon club in less than a week. The…
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