High-ranking NYC police officials charged in corruption case
By TOM HAYS and JAKE PEARSON Charges brought against four men arrested Monday in a widening city corruption probe include lurid claims that a top police official roomed with a…
graft and conflicts of interest
Bob McDonnell case at high court will test reach of bribery laws
By SAM HANANEL In its final argument of the term, the Supreme Court will weigh a former Virginia governor’s contention that doing favors for a businessman who gave him gifts…
Politicians, celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
By FRANK JORDANS and KEN MORITSUGU The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by…
Iceland’s leader is first victim of offshore holdings leak
By JILL LAWLESS and DAVID McHUGH The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile victim Tuesday as Iceland’s prime minister resigned amid outrage over revelations…
In Russia, bribes drive up the cost of living
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Moscow construction company executive ticks off bribes typically paid by construction companies here for a long list of permits and inspections needed to build a residential…
APNewsBreak: Kenya athletes allege doping bribery
By JOHN LEICESTER Two Kenyan athletes serving four-year bans for doping at the 2015 world championships say the chief executive of Athletics Kenya, the country’s governing body for track and…
Ex-head of Chicago schools pleads guilty in kickbacks scheme
By MICHAEL TARM The former head of Chicago Public Schools pleaded guilty Tuesday to a fraud charge in an alleged scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education…
Guatemala president resigns amid corruption probe
By SONIA PEREZ D. Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned in the face of a corruption scandal that has brought his government to the brink, a spokesman said early…