#bribery

#bribery

In a recent court filing, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson's staff said a witness who claimed Tran coached her testimony in a 2016 murder trial in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars has apparently moved out of her apartment and is no longer answering prosecutors' calls. Given the complication - and the fact that the woman's testimony underpins the case - prosecutors want the court to compel her to appear for Tran's trial in early March.

The morning of Jan. 17, 2025, federal prosecutors filed into a windowless room at the San Francisco federal building and lined up solemnly behind the podium. They were about to announce a bombshell political corruption case. Hours earlier they had unsealed an indictment charging Oakland's newly recalled mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner Andre Jones, and two local recycling moguls, David and Andy Duong, with orchestrating an elaborate bribery scheme.

Ellicott was charged in January 2024 for invoicing the city $14,000 for earthquake supplies. But according to his charging statement from the DA's office, The actual items purchased were three Oculus virtual reality headsets, four Rylo Action cameras, an HDTV projector, a Nikon DSLR camera worth nearly $2,000, four GoPro cameras, three mini instant cameras, six Microsoft tablets, and four OSMO pocket cameras with expansion kits. Moreover, Ellicott then went and just resold most of these items on eBay.

Former President Martin Vizcarra has been found guilty of receiving bribes from construction firms while serving as a regional governor between 2011 and 2014. A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison over accepting bribes while serving as a regional governor. Vizcarra, who denies the charges against him, is the latest Peruvian president to be sent to prison. Former presidents Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), and Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) are all currently behind bars at a special penitentiary for former leaders in Lima.

The former mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has denied charges of bribery and misconduct - including allegations that he sent himself "threatening letters". The 67-year-old appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Friday where he entered not guilty pleas to bribery, misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. Anderson, who was the city's elected mayor from 2012 to 2021, is alleged to have sent or arranged to have sent the letters to himself, the court heard.

Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which was the last state to lift the ban on alcohol sales on Election Day? Hint: The Election Day ban on alcohol sales started in the mid-1880s and was intended to discourage bribery at the polls (a long-standing U.S. tradition dating back to George Washington), but wasn't lifted until 2014.

Chi Hung Leung, a 50-year-old Bath Beach resident, collided with a Nassau County police vehicle just before 6 a.m. Monday in East Hills, the county police department said Tuesday in an alert. Leung initially tried to speed away from the scene in his vehicle, but when that didn't work he took off on foot, according to police. However, he was quickly located nearby by additional officers.

But in recordings aired this month by Afghanistan International TV which is based in London and has been banned by the Taliban Kargar is heard asking for the $10,000 payment to be transferred to the account of one of his close associates. Once it arrives on Saturday, I will inform the coach, and then he can proceed with the arrangements, he says in one recording made public. We will say that $10,000 was donated to the national team, he says in another.

A major strip club group bribed a state auditor - including with lap dances - to avoid paying more than $8 million in New York City sales taxes over the last 14 years, prosecutors charged Tuesday. The State Attorney General's Office unsealed a 79-count criminal indictment against the company, RCI, and five of its executives, accusing them of engaging in a naked, tax fraud scheme.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao faces a federal trial on eight counts of bribery and fraud, alongside her ex-boyfriend and two businessmen linked to a $95,000 no-show job.

Cameron Romo was charged with three felony counts each of extortion and soliciting a bribe after a citizen complaint in June 2024.

In June 2024, the Sheriff's Department received a complaint from a citizen regarding Deputy Cameron Romo, who was then put on administrative leave.

The Writers Guild of America released a statement calling on New York State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Paramount over bribery concerns relating to a $16 million settlement.

Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey reportedly began bypassing internal hiring regulations to promote dozens of unqualified friends to key public safety posts starting in 2023.

On Tuesday, the media-and-entertainment conglomerate Paramount announced a $16 million payment to President Donald Trump's future presidential library, settling a lawsuit Trump filed against CBS.

"As alleged, Linda Sun not only acted as an unregistered agent of the government of the People's Republic of China, but also enriched herself to the tune of millions of dollars when New York State was at its most vulnerable at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic."

The Trump administration is now ensuring that it prosecutes only cases directly relevant to U.S. economic and national security interests, departing from the previous ethos against corruption.

Menendez’s sentencing marks the culmination of an extensive investigation into his dealings, with claims of accepting bribes while serving in office.

The bribery scheme began in 2013, when Watson agreed to use his contacting officer position in exchange for bribes to influence contract awards to Apprio.