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  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    Cyprus
    Cypriot government engulfed by corruption scandal

    President’s chief of staff resigns after appearing to discuss access and campaign donations in video

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  • Thursday, 18 December, 2025
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    French culture minister under investigation for corruption

    Rachida Dati’s home and offices raided by police on Thursday

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  • Monday, 8 December, 2025
    UK financial regulation
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    Margaret Hodge urges Britain to help its overseas territories in return for them implementing financial transparency rules

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  • Tuesday, 2 December, 2025
    European Union
    Police detain Federica Mogherini in EU fraud probe

    EU’s former diplomatic chief and top Brussels official in custody over suspicions of wrongdoing in contract award

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  • Monday, 1 December, 2025
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    Swiss prosecutors file charges against Credit Suisse and UBS

    Banks accused of organisational ‘deficiencies’ relating to Mozambique ‘tuna bonds’ scandal

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  • Monday, 1 December, 2025
    Bangladesh
    Ex-UK minister Tulip Siddiq receives 2-year jail sentence in Bangladesh

    Labour MP found guilty in corruption case involving her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the country’s deposed prime minister

    Tulip Siddiq stands smiling beside then Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is wearing a pink and blue sari
  • Friday, 28 November, 2025
    Ukrainian politics
    Anti-corruption authorities raid house of top Zelenskyy aide

    Search carried out at residence of presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak

    Andriy Yermak stands in front of Ukrainian and US flags, holding papers and addressing the press.
  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    UK politics
    Former leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed over pro-Russian bribes

    Nathan Gill sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting money to make statements in European parliament

    Nathan Gill, centre, arrives at the Old Bailey surrounded by reporters and cameras.
  • Thursday, 20 November, 2025
    Milan’s real estate corruption probe in doubt

    Supreme Court backs previous judgment that prosecutors lack evidence in high-profile case targeting upscale developments

    Milan's skyline with the Unicredit Tower, Bosco Verticale residential tower, and Unipol Tower at Porta Nuova district.
  • Wednesday, 19 November, 2025
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    Zelenskyy needs to change the way he governs

    Ukraine’s president must act decisively to repair trust lost over corruption scandal

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks through an ornate doorway with gold trim, entering a room for a meeting.
  • Tuesday, 18 November, 2025
    Philippines
    Philippine ministers resign as graft scandal escalates

    Mounting corruption allegations linked to flood projects have undermined investor confidence and economic growth

    A large crowd of Iglesia ni Cristo members wearing white shirts raises clenched fists and shouts slogans during an anti-corruption protest.
  • Saturday, 15 November, 2025
    Bags of cash and a gold toilet: the corruption crisis engulfing Zelenskyy’s government

    Senior Ukrainians are accused of taking kickbacks from projects to defend energy plants in wartime, prompting a wave of public anger

    (L-R) Timur Mindich, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Svitlana Hrynchuk. Pictures of wads of notes found by anti-corruption officers
  • Wednesday, 12 November, 2025
    Ukrainian politics
    Zelenskyy distances himself from allies in wartime graft probe

    Ukraine leader calls for two ministers to resign over scandal and moves to impose sanctions on ex-business partner

    German Galushenko speaks at a podium during the IAEA General Conference, with microphones and a blue backdrop visible.
  • Monday, 10 November, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds

    Anti-corruption search included properties linked to justice minister and Zelenskyy’s former business partner

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  • Monday, 10 November, 2025
    Glencore
    Former Glencore traders plead ‘not guilty’ to West Africa corruption charges

    SFO case is one of the highest-profile prosecutions of commodities trading executives ever undertaken in the UK

    Martin Wakefield, David Perez, Paul Hopkirk and Ramon Labiaga arrive at Southwark Crown Court.
  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    Lex
    If fraud is like cockroaches, beware the next infestation

    BNP Paribas is the latest bank to take a hit from fraud, and as financial conditions shift, it will not be the last

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  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    Europe Express
    European parliament president admits conflict of interest rules are not ‘foolproof’

    Also in this newsletter: Meloni hosts Orbán in Rome to discuss Ukraine support

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  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Money laundering
    Former Citi banker jailed over role in Singapore money-laundering scandal

    Case resulted in city-state tightening regulations around family offices

    Wang Qiming, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and a face mask, arrives at the state courts in Singapore
  • Thursday, 16 October, 2025
    Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 anti-graft prosecutors

    NGOs raised alarm over alleged ‘political interference’ related to claims of withholding evidence in Eni/Shell case

    Fabio De Pasquale looks over his shoulder while waiting in court during the Mediaset trial.
  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Financial fraud
    Greek customs broker caught with €3mn cash in China-linked fraud probe

    Bloc’s top prosecutor says investigation highlights ‘massive’ criminal effort to avoid taxes and duties

    Rows of shipping containers and cranes at the COSCO east pier container terminal in Piraeus, Greece, with ships docked nearby.
  • Thursday, 25 September, 2025
    Nicolas Sarkozy
    Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya corruption trial

    Former French president found guilty of conspiring to receive campaign contributions from Muammer Gaddafi

    Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a courthouse in Paris with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and an unidentified man in legal attire.
  • Tuesday, 23 September, 2025
    South Korea politics & policy
    South Korea arrests Unification Church leader over alleged bribes to former first lady

    ‘Moonies’ head accused of providing luxury gifts to wife of impeached ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol

    Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja appears surrounded by people and microphones as she arrives for questioning at the Special Prosecutor Office in Seoul.
  • Thursday, 11 September, 2025
    Alternative for Germany
    German police raid AfD lawmaker’s offices

    Maximilian Krah investigated over bribery and money laundering allegations relating to ‘payments from China’

    Maximilian Krah speaks and gestures during an interview, with several microphones held up in front of him.
  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
    FT Film
    Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film

    Over $200bn was allegedly plundered from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina’s time as prime minister

  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
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    Bangladesh’s missing billions, stolen in plain sight | FT Film

    Over $200bn was allegedly plundered from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina's time as prime minister

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