Ethical Alliance Daily News - 21 June 2017

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United Kingdom: Ex-EBRD banker jailed for six years for bribery by UK court
Jun 21, 2017 08:00 pm
A former banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was jailed for six years by a top UK court on Tuesday for accepting bribes totaling over $3.5 million. Andrey Ryjenko, 44, who has joint UK and Russian...
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Jose Mourinho was yesterday (June 20 2017) accused by Spanish authorities of failing to pay €3.3 million (S$5.1 million) in taxes at Real Madrid, as the Spanish club’s star player Cristiano Ronaldo was summoned to appear before a judge next...
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Brazil’s federal police on Tuesday delivered to a top court justice the bulk of their investigation into allegations that President Michel Temer took bribes in exchange for political favors doled out to the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA. The document,...
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In eight months as the head of South Africa’s anti-graft agency, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has avoided the limelight, a break from her predecessor whose dogged pursuit of corruption cases against President Jacob Zuma made her a household name. That changed this...
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Former rugby league player Craig Izzard has been found corrupt by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for agreeing to accept bribes in exchange for not investigating unlawful asbestos dumping during his employment as an anti-dumping investigator. Mr Izzard, a former...
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The Office of the Ombudsman and Jollibee Foods Corp. have teamed up in the fight against graft and corruption in government and would like the youth to get involved through videos. Under the Integrity Caravan, a Corrupt-Free Philippines Video Contest...
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