Myeni’s corruption trial postponed due to health issues

The corruption trial of the former South African Airways board chairperson Dudu Myeni faced a setback as the Richards Bay Magistrates’ Court postponed proceedings to 10 May, to facilitate a transfer to the Johannesburg High Court. Myeni’s absence, attributed to hospitalisation, prompted the delay, as did the nonattendance of Trevor Mathenjwa’s attorney, citing health issues. Myeni’s … Read more

At 25, Malaysia’s PKR seems on the up but is Anwar Ibrahim’s star power holding it back?

In 1999, Anwar spoke about the need to reform a nation in which corruption had stalled its economic progress. Many Malaysians find it hard to envision PKR’s future without Anwar at the helm, with reform hopes still pinned to his name. “I think PKR cannot fully detach itself from Anwar until the party finds a … Read more

New York jury convicts man in cryptocurrency market manipulation

Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A New York federal jury on Thursday convicted a Puerto Rico man of a $110 million scheme that was the Department of Justice’s first-ever cryptocurrency open-market manipulation case, prosecutors said. The man, 28-year-old Avraham Eisenberg of San Juan, faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 … Read more

Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York: Live Updates

Former President Donald Trump attends the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, April 15, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump arrived at a New York court Monday to start jury selection for his hush … Read more

Lawsuit targets donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. Bonnie Cash | Reuters One of the largest donations to Rudy Giuliani’s legal defense fund is at the center of a new lawsuit that argues the … Read more

Trump faces trial on criminal hush money charges: What to know

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, in New York City on March 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump has used every legal tool at his disposal … Read more

PM wants to end corruption, Indi alliance wants to save corrupt people, says JP Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Sunday charged that the INDI Alliance leaders, who are either on bail or in jail, were keen on protecting the corrupt people whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi was striving hard to end corruption in the country. Those leaders such as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, were in prison … Read more

British billionaire Joe Lewis fined $5 million by U.S. judge for insider trading

British billionaire and former owner of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Joe Lewis arrives at federal court for his sentencing in an insider trading case on April 4, 2024, in New York City. Lewis pleaded guilty to charges of committing securities fraud and conspiring to commit securities fraud through insider trading, the US Attorney’s Office … Read more

Brothers plead guilty to Trump Media merger insider trading

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two Florida brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to insider trading charges related to their purchase and sale of securities of the company that eventually merged with former President Donald Trump’s social media firm. The brothers, Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman, earned more than $22 … Read more

Former RFEF Boss Luis Rubiales Detained at Airport Over Alleged Corruption Scandal

Luis Rubiales (AFP Image) His arrest came two weeks after investigators searched 11 locations, including the RFEF’s Madrid headquarters and Rubiales’ house in the southern city of Granada, as part of a probe into alleged corruption and other crimes. Spanish police on Wednesday briefly arrested disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales Wednesday in connection with an … Read more