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(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Butuan Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. and several others for graft. The complaint for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against him, former licensing officer Paul Cabrera and acting city fire marshal Alric Gomez stems from what the Ombudsman said was their act of allowing a business store secure a business permit despite its failure to comply with […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the indictment of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. over a deal that saw a company where he sits as board member doing business with the Bureau of Corrections. Floirendo was ordered charged before the Sandiganbayan for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in an 11-page resolution approved by the Ombudsman last week. In ordering his indictment, the Ombudsman found merit in Speaker […]
(AFP) — South Korean prosecutors on Monday charged the chairman of retail giant Lotte in connection with the corruption scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-Hye. Shin Dong-Bin is accused of using more than $6 million to bribe Park and her secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil, the prosecutors said on the same day they charged Park with bribery and abuse of power. Shin, 62, allegedly offered seven billion won ($6.15 million) to a sports foundation […]
A man from the Middle East who came to the United States as a refugee was indicted on Thursday (January 13) on a federal charge for making a false statement involving international terrorism. The U.S. Department of Justice has said that the defendant, Aws Mohammed Younis al-Jayab, 23, is a Palestinian who was born in Iraq and came to the United States in 2012 as a refugee from Syria. Al-Jayab was one of two Middle […]
