Oct 23 Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Continue reading
Sep 22 Read the full indictment against Sen. Menendez and his wife for alleged gold bar bribery scheme By Jake Offenhartz, Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: DOJ announces new bribery charges against New Jersey’s Sen. Bob Menendez and wife By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Menendez will have to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now that he’s been indicted. The indictment alleges Menendez provided sensitive U.S. government information and took other steps to secretly help Egypt. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 5:30 The accusations that led to Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The Texas State Senate transformed into a court of impeachment for the first time in nearly 50 years. Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton pleaded not guilty to 16 charges including bribery, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and abuse of the public’s… Continue watching
Mar 09 Former GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60 million bribery scheme By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. Continue reading
Apr 12 New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in federal corruption investigation By Marina Villeneuve, Tom Hays, Associated Press New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. Continue reading
Jan 08 Deutsche Bank to pay $100 million to avoid bribery charge By Tom Hays, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 30 Ohio utility at center of $60 million bribery case fires CEO By John Seewer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 21 Loughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press “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… Continue reading
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