Malaysia’s PM says he’s serious about good governance
By EILEEN NG Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday he is serious about good governance and vowed to “fully cooperate” with a U.S. investigation into a $3.5 billion scandal involving a…
Money laundering
Israel says con men stole millions from global companies
By DANIEL ESTRIN and ERIKA KINETZ The scam had all the trappings of a major con. Working from a dingy office building just a short drive from the glittering Mediterranean…
Mattel fought elusive cyber-thieves to get $3M out of China
By ERIKA KINETZ The email seemed unremarkable: a routine request by Mattel Inc.’s chief executive for a new vendor payment to China. It was well-timed, arriving on Thursday, April 30,…
Mexico probes possible money tie between actress, drug boss
There are indications that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman had business dealings with actress Kate del Castillo, who arranged a meeting between the drug boss and actor Sean Penn,…
TEXAS ATTORNEY GUILTY IN CARTEL LAUNDERING CASE
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2012 file photo, El Paso lawyer and philanthropist Marco Antonio Delgado is escorted out of the El Paso County Jail…
GREEK EX-MINISTER FOUND GUILTY IN CORRUPTION CASE
In this April 22, 2013 file photo, former Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsochadzopoulos, centre, arrives at court for the start of long anticipated corruption trial into allegations of kickbacks in…
SECRETIVE VATICAN BANK TAKES STEP TO TRANSPARENCY
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, file photo, Italian financial police officers talk to each other in front of St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.…
MEXICO DRUG KINGPIN CARO QUINTERO ORDERED RELEASED
By MARK STEVENSON The undated file photo distributed by the Mexican government shows Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking. A Mexican court has ordered the release…