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Ina ni Maine Mendoza inireklamo ang 'scandal' na iniuugnay sa aktres

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 03:31 PM

Dumulog ngayong Lunes sa National Bureau of Investigation ang ina ni Maine Mendoza para ireklamo ang isang malawasang video na kumakalat online, na iniuugnay sa aktres. Read more »

Abe grilled in Diet after fixing false statements on funding scandal

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 25 11:57 PM

TOKYO - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was grilled in both houses of the Diet on Friday as he apologized and corrected false statements regarding an allegation that a group managing his political funds partially covered the costs of dinner receptions for supporters. Read more »

Ex-Japan PM Abe to face questioning in parliament over funding scandal

Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 12:28 PM

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set on Friday to correct statements he had made in parliament related to a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier. Read more »

US military school West Point rocked by major cheating scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 03:18 PM

America's prestigious military school West Point has been shaken by its biggest cheating scandal in decades, with dozens of cadets accused of breaking the academy's honor code in the spring.   Read more »

K-pop: BTOB’s Ilhoon under investigation over alleged marijuana use

Tamar Herman, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 22 07:38 PM

The rapper-songwriter is alleged to have bought cannabis from an acquaintance in a series of transactions. Read more »

Japan prosecutors seek to question ex-PM Abe on spending scandal: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 03:41 PM

Japanese prosecutors are seeking to question former prime minister Shinzo Abe over a scandal involving the cost of events held for his supporters, local media said Thursday. Read more »

Wirecard's creditors claim at least 12.5 billion euros

Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 09:30 AM

Creditors of the collapsed German payments company Wirecard have made claims for at least 12.5 billion euros ($14.85 billion), a German court said on Wednesday. Read more »

Malaysia's Najib seeks to depose Goldman Sachs, ex-banker in 1MDB defense

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 03:16 PM

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak asked a U.S. court on Tuesday for permission to seek documents and testimony from investment bank Goldman Sachs to help in his defence against criminal charges in Malaysia over the 1MDB financial scandal. Read more »

Goldman Sachs agrees to largest penalty ever in 1MDB scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 08:46 AM

Global financial titan Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $2.9 billion in penalties to settle criminal charges in the 1MDB Malaysian bribery scandal, the largest US fine ever in a corruption case, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Read more »

Brazil senator caught with cash in underwear seeks 90-day leave

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 12:07 AM

SAO PAULO - A Brazilian senator caught in a police raid hiding cash between his buttocks last week has requested a 90-day leave from the Senate, his spokesperson said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Goldman Sachs to pay $2-B to US authorities over Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 20 10:42 PM

Goldman Sachs has reached a long-awaited pact with the US Department of Justice to pay more than US$2 billion for the bank’s role in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal, and the deal may be announced within days, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more »

Alaska mayor resigns over texting scandal with TV reporter

Yereth Rosen, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 12:25 PM

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz days after he was accused of texting sexual messages to an underage girl and a local television anchor. Read more »

Lawmaker claims 'syndicated corruption' in PhilHealth coronavirus tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 02:36 PM

PhilHealth's reimbursement of coronavirus tests is rife with "syndicated corruption", a lawmaker claimed Thursday, adding to the allegations of wrongdoing by officials of the state medical insurer tasked to help Filipinos weather the pandemic.    Read more »

4 arrested after scare prank backfires

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 09:12 AM

The prank involved one of the men hiding inside a sack that was dumped in the area of Barangay Paso De Blas on Sunday. The group would then record the reactions of people who would find the sack.  Read more »

Malaysia drops 1MDB charges against Goldman Sachs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 12:21 PM

Malaysia has dropped criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over its role in the 1MDB scandal, a lawyer for the bank said Friday.    Read more »

Duque vows to clear name in PhilHealth corruption scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 10:05 PM

MANILA - Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday he will cooperate on the investigation of alleged anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), and vowed to clear his name in the multibillion-peso corruption scandal plaguing the agency. Read more »

Liberty University to investigate operations under Jerry Falwell Jr.

Ruth Graham, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 01 11:29 AM

The board of trustees of Liberty University announced on Monday that it had retained an independent forensic firm to conduct an investigation into the school’s operations under Jerry Falwell Jr., who resigned last week in the wake of a sex scandal after serving as its president and chancellor since 2007. Read more »

Barangay officials na nagtalik sa Zoom meeting, balak paimbestigahan ng DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:21 PM

Nag-resign na umano ang dalawang barangay official ayon kay Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla.  Read more »

Embattled PhilHealth chief Morales resigns from post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 10:19 PM

Malacañang has received the resignation letter of the head of embattled state insurer, PhilHealth.  Read more »

PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales resigns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 06:31 PM

Malacanang received Wednesday the resignation letter of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales, officials said, in the wake of investigations on the state-run insurer over alleged corruption and other anomalies. Read more »