Playing dirty: Mayor charged over suspected sex tape bribery of rival
A mayor of a city in southeast France has been charged for allegedly trying to bribe a political rival by using a video of him being massaged by a male escort in a Paris hotel.
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Micronesia president accuses China of bribery, ‘political warfare’
Micronesia’s president has accused China of bribery, harassment and “political warfare”, in an explosive letter to his country’s legislature obtained by AFP on Friday.
P100K to use guard’s cellphone: Magalong shares how rampant bribery at Bilibid is
Every perk inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City comes with a price tag, with inmates reportedly paying as much as P100,000 to borrow the cell phones of jail guards.
Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years for bribery
A court has sentenced a former president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee to more than 30 years in prison for buying votes to win Rio de Janeiro’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
Jabs for votes: Lebanon’s oligarchs turn to Covid bribery
Lebanon’s cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year’s elections, in what observers say is the latest variant on an old corruption trick.
Dapat laya na! Winnie Monsod: Raps vs. De Lima should be bribery, not drug trading
Senator Leila de Lima should have been freed already had she only been charged with direct bribery, former socioeconomic planning secretary Winnie Monsod said.
Ousted Korean president Park to be questioned over bribery raps
Prosecutors intend to question former South Korean President Park Geun-hye on the bribery allegations involving her, her associate Choi Soon-sil and Samsung’s CEO Lee Jae-yong, according to media reports.
Sombero clears Aguirre in P50-M BI bribery scandal but Gordon wants his personal testimony
Former police official Wally Sombero, the alleged middleman of Chinese gambling lord Jack Lam, has cleared Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II of any involvement in the alleged bribery of two former Bureau of Immigration officials.
Gordon: Aguirre not yet cleared in Jack Lam bribery try
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has a lot more explaining to do regarding the supposed P100-million bribery attempt on him by an envoy of Chinese casino mogul Jack Lam late last year, Senator Richard Gordon said.
Baka madami pang sangkot: Aguirre orders deeper probe on Lam extortion
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe government officials for any involvement in extortion or bribery stemming from the recent arrest of 1,316 Chinese nationals in Clark, Pampanga.
