Corruption

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President Joe Biden, Oval Office, theGrio.com
July 26, 2024
On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Federal Prison Oversight Act into law. It passed the Senate on July 10,…
Haiti, theGrio.com
January 9, 2024
Judge in Haiti issues arrest warrants accusing former presidents and prime ministers of corruption.
U.S. Hosts IX Summit Of The Americas In Los Angeles
February 16, 2023
Jamaica’s Integrity Commission has revealed a possible conflict of interest involving the prime minister and contracts awarded to a construction…
December 3, 2022
The country’s former head of intelligence alleged that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash…
July 31, 2022
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa says the fight against corruption has been endorsed by the ruling African National Congress party.
April 12, 2022
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation.
Crime scene thegrio.com
August 24, 2021
Former Philadelphia police detectives were arrest for perjury which led to an innocent Black man, Anthony Wright, being wrongly convicted.
July 11, 2021
Jacob Zuma started serving a 15-month sentence for contempt last week after defying a court order to testify about corruption.
November 27, 2020
"Wayne LaPierre and his lieutenants skirted the law and pocketed millions from NRA coffers to fund lavish lifestyles," says N.Y.'s…
August 8, 2020
Many NRA members have complained about corruption at the top of the organization for years and the possible dissolution of…
Isabel dos Santos
January 22, 2020
EuroBic, the Portuguese bank where Isabel dos Santos is the biggest shareholder, has announced it is ending its commercial relationship…
December 31, 2019
After her predecessor resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal, Danielle Outlaw will take over the Philadelphia police department in hopes…
Congo thegrio.com
October 26, 2018
The most surprising thing about the fact that Congolese hospitals detain patients who fail to pay their bills is that…
October 25, 2018
An Adidas executive and two other insiders from the high-stakes world of college basketball recruiting were convicted Wednesday in a…
Raimundo Atesiano thegrio.com
July 14, 2018
A former Florida police chief who pride himself on having a near perfect record for solving crimes, was charged with…
Etowah County thegrio.com
March 15, 2018
A sheriff in Alabama is in some trouble today for having taken $750,000 meant for jail inmates’ food budget and instead…
February 28, 2018
On Monday, two LAPD officers charged with raping women while on duty, were sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading…
January 31, 2018
Earlier this week, former Rep. Corrine Brown, who was convicted on corruption charges, arrived at the federal prison in Sumter County, Florida, in a limousine-style…
March 22, 2017
R. Seth Williams, the district attorney for Philadelphia, was indicted on Tuesday for bribery and fraud.
July 12, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida congresswoman indicted on fraud charges is telling supporters she's being "persecuted" by federal authorities…