Top Chinese JPMorgan Exec Leaving Amid Probe

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2014 One of JPMorgan Chase's top Chinese executives will resign, according to a bank memo, as regulators probe whether the financial giant violated anti-bribery laws in Asia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

25 Years After Exxon Valdez, BP Was the Hidden Culprit

Greg Palast / Truthdig Mar 24, 2014 Two decades ago I was the investigator for the legal team that sold you the bullshit on the crackup of the Exxon Valdez Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, and four years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Obama administration has authorized BP to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico -- and it's all set to happen again Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, it's all set to happen again. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

One in Four People Paid a Bribe in the Past Year

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 Twenty-seven percent of people worldwide resorted to graft to secure public services over the last 12 months, a global corruption survey says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Ted Cruz’s Father Bribed His Way Into U.S.

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 20, 2013 The Texas Republican has emerged as a leading opponent of a bipartisan Senate bill that would grant a pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented immigrants. So it's interesting to learn that although the elder Cruz, an emigrant from Cuba, says he "came to this country legally," he also admitted in a recent NPR interview that he basically bribed his way in. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Adelson’s Company Admits to Bribery, Krugman Labels Sequester ‘Stupid,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 4, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including John Roberts being called out for a big error in the Voting Rights Act case and former NBA star Dennis Rodman defends his "good friend" Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal

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Journalists, Cop Arrested in U.K. Corruption Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 Without warning Saturday morning, Scotland Yard picked up four current and former senior Sun journalists and one active police officer in connection with ongoing investigations into alleged exchanges of cash and information between cops and the paper’s reporters. Police said the arrests had nothing to do with the investigation into phone hacking by News of the World journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Nigeria Drops Charges Against Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2010 The Nigerian government has officially dropped charges against former U.S. veep Dick Cheney over his alleged involvement in a 1990s bribery scandal while he was chief executive at Halliburton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney May Face Nigerian Bribery Charges

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2010 Before he was vice president, Dick Cheney ran oil giant Halliburton, a subsidiary of which once dropped $180 million in bribes on Nigerian officials. Now Nigeria's anti-corruption agency plans to charge Cheney over the affair. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice Department Investigating Alleged Blackwater Bribes

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2010 The Justice Department is reportedly looking into whether private security firm/mercenary agency Blackwater Worldwide attempted to buy off Iraqi officials following a shooting rampage in Baghdad. Blackwater employees have so far escaped criminal charges for the Nisour Square massacre that killed 17 Iraqis. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pronouncing Himself Best Prime Minister Ever

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 Channeling Muhammad Ali bravado with a Kanye sensibility, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi has declared himself as "the best prime minister," inferior to no one in history and the "most legally persecuted man of all times." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )