Politics Mar 09 Former GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60 million bribery scheme By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
Politics Apr 12 New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in federal corruption investigation New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. By Marina Villeneuve, Tom Hays, Associated Press
Economy Jan 08 Deutsche Bank to pay $100 million to avoid bribery charge Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay fines and penalties of more than $100 million to avoid a criminal prosecution on charges it participated in a foreign bribery scheme. By Tom Hays, Associated Press
Nation Oct 30 Ohio utility at center of $60 million bribery case fires CEO FirstEnergy Corp. said its investigation found that CEO Chuck Jones and two other company officials who were fired Thursday violated company policies and its code of conduct. The company says its review was related to government investigations into the company. By John Seewer, Associated Press
Education Aug 21 Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin must serve two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, must serve five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern… By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Aug 03 Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making By John Seewer, Associated Press Ohio lawmakers are facing calls to repeal a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout that’s now entangled in a state bribery scandal. Continue reading
Jul 21 Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60 million bribery case By Julie Carr Smyth, John Seewer, Associated Press U.S. Attorney David DeVillers says the ploy was probably the largest bribery scheme ever perpetrated against the state of Ohio. Ohio's governor is calling on Householder to resign immediately. Continue reading
Apr 12 Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Mark Riddell admitted to secretly taking the SAT and ACT for students, or correcting their answers, as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, which has ensnared celebrities, business executives and athletic coaches at sought-after schools such as Stanford… Continue reading
Apr 08 Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college cheating scheme By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The "Desperate Housewives" star and a dozen other prominent parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown. Continue reading
Mar 29 Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scheme By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press More than a dozen parents are slated to appear in Boston federal court on charges related to the nationwide college admissions. Continue reading