Gold bars, cash found in home of senator charged with bribery

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 Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is facing federal charges of bribery. The three-term lawmaker faced similar accusations in 2017, costing him his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Ukraine arrested the oligarch who owns the TV station that aired Volodymyr Zelenskyy's show before he became president

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Ihor Kolomoisky.
Ihor Kolomoisky being detained.

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Ukraine says it will pay people who report corruption and bribery 10% of the cash that gets recovered

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.

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A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging

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An unidentifiable man in Odesa, Ukraine, sits on the coast with buildings in the background in this July 2022 image used for illustration purposes only.
A man in Odesa, Ukraine in this July 2022 image used for illustration purposes only.

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Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes. Almost all Ukrainians think the country has a problem with corruption, survey suggests.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes to help Ukrainian men dodge the draft: 'bribery during war is treason'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.

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A Russian army commander has been accused of stealing engines from Putin's prized T-90 tanks, report says

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T-90M tanks take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.
T-90M tanks take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.

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Ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro is hoarding a stash of jewels Saudi Arabia gave him — but was just ordered to give them away

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A file photo of Jair Bolsonaro, taken in August 2022 when he was still president of Brazil. He left office in December 2022 after failing to win re-election.

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Blew It: Ericsson Has to Pay $206 Million Fine for Violating a Bribery Deal With the Feds

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Swedish multinational tech giant Ericsson pled guilty this week to bribery and agreed to pay the Department of Justice $206 million dollars. Federal prosecutors accused Ericsson of engaging in a long-running international corruption scheme that involved bribing government officials, falsifying records, and failing to…

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