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European Parliament’s NFT push derailed by Qatargate bribery scandal
The Qatargate bribery scandal roiling Brussels has derailed the European Parliament’s push for legislation on NFTs. The Parliament’s report on NFTs was withdrawn following the arrest and c...
Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged in the U.S. for Bribery and Theft – crypto.news
A criminal complaint has been opened in the US Federal court, in Brooklyn. Charged were two Chinese intelligence officers for their attempt to disrupt a prosecution in New York’s Eastern District. Att...
Sen. Bob Menendez Under Federal Investigation—Again
Topline Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is under federal investigation, his advisor confirmed Wednesday, seven years after the senator was previously indicted for alleged bribery and corruption—which prose...
DOJ Charges Two Chinese Intelligence Officers in FBI Double Agent Bitcoin (BTC) Bribery Scheme
Two Chinese intelligence officers are facing criminal charges in the US for allegedly attempting to steal court documents and bribing an FBI agent with Bitcoin (BTC). According to a new statement from...
Navy Bribery Mastermind ‘Fat Leonard’ Arrested In Venezuela After Fleeing U.S. House Arrest
Topline A Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard”, who conned the U.S. military out of tens of millions of dollars and sat at the center of a sprawling corruption scheme, has been arrested in Vene...
NewAge Says Cost of Internal Probe Contributed to Bankruptcy
NewAge Inc., a publicly traded seller of beverages, supplements and other health and wellness products, said its bankruptcy filing is due in part to the cost of an investigation into a potential viola...
Ex-Soccer Bosses Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Acquitted In FIFA Corruption Trial
Topline Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, formerly two of soccer’s most powerful officials, were acquitted of corruption by a Swiss court on Friday, the latest development in a long-running scandal tha...
Bribery Scandal To Cost Glencore $1.1 Billion, While Billionaire Execs Avoid Blame—For Now
Glencore’s former CEO Ivan Glasenberg retired in 2021. Getty Images Marc Rich, the legendary commodities trader, fled the United States for Europe in 1983 after being indicted for trading Iranian oil ...
Indian MP Nishikant Dubey Says Crypto Is Used for Bribery and Money Laundering
Nishikant Dubey, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party’s member of parliament in India, said on Friday that cryptocurrencies are being used to facilitate bribery and money laundering. Dubey Labels Crypto...
Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment and laundering money, federal prosecutors said. Dhirendra P...