A California Democratic lawmaker is accused of allowing rampant racial discrimination against her black employees — including a whistleblower who was allegedly “body-checked” by a colleague she reported for doing campaign work on taxpayers’ dime. Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías, a freshman…
Rodrick Winkler, 32, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to bribery in sporting contests, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud charges for scheming to influence games from September 2022 to February 2025. The guilty plea stems from a January indictment…
Jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants heard some evidence Wednesday that had not been made public previously. Thao had apparently made a promise to the Duongs to have the city of…
A former Oakland city employee is testifying against former Mayor Sheng Thao in her federal corruption trial Thursday. The defense is cross-examining Latonda Simmons, Oakland's former assistant city administrator, who is testifying on behalf of the government. The defense is…
A.mass.gov website belongs to an official government organization in Massachusetts. Jordan is charged with one count of Bribery, one count of Unwarranted Privilege, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Title Fraud. She was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court…
Two people face charges over an alleged Massachusetts RMV bribery scheme that offered paying customers preferential title and registration service. According to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Ashlee Jordan, 29, of Bridgewater, allegedly earned more from bribes than from her RMV…
Pimpri-Chinchwad: The Pune unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Pramod Sudhakar Ombhase, Chief Engineer of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) Water Supply Department, for allegedly demanding a ₹19,000 bribe to clear agreements for civic works worth around ₹38 lakh. Ombhase,…
The Chengdu Intermediate People's Court on Tuesday sentenced former China Securities Regulatory Commission official Wang Huimin to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery. The court also stripped him of political rights for life and ordered the confiscation of personal…
Metro Councilman LaMont Cole speaks at an East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. A new indictment was filed against former Metro Councilman LaMont Cole earlier this month, reducing the total number of charges against him in…
A female Burruss prison guard is accused of having a personal relationship that included the exchange of cell phone communications and money with an inmate Jailer Cameron Oliver, 33, of McDonough, is accused of violating Georgia law prohibiting certain items in…
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