Former Venezuelan oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, arrested amid corruption probes. Charges include treason, money laundering, and criminal association. The alleged scheme resulted in the disappearance of hundreds of millions in oil proceeds. Court appearance scheduled for Tuesday.
New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, already facing sensational charges related to the acceptance of illicit cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes Benz car, is now confronted with new corruption allegations.
Former President Alejandro Toledo of Peru is now facing corruption charges in the country he once ruled after being deported from the United States, where he was arrested.
The U.S. judicial system has been rocked after the most conservative justice on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, was reported to have accepted undisclosed luxury gifts from a top Republican donor.
The Dominican Republic continues its crackdown on corruption as former presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo was placed under house arrest by a judge for his role in illegal campaign financing.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the State Department is banning former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli from ever traveling to the United States.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has commented on the ongoing trial of the country's former security chief Genaro Garcia Luna, noting that Mexico wants the $700 million corruption money.
After years of investigation and a heated legal battle, a court in Guatemala has sentenced former President Otto Perez Molina and former Vice President Roxana Baldetti to 16 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy charges.
Anti-government protests in Peru continue to grow after thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday demanding the left-wing president Pedro Castillo's removal.
The Mississippi welfare scandal is dragging the name of the NFL legend Brett Favre through the mud. But the question is, can he afford to build that controversial volleyball court meant for poor Mississippians using his own money?
Argentina Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has noted during her court defense that the corruption allegations against her were a "staged fable" created to "drag me by the hair to this trial."
Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez is now facing the possibility of going to prison and may be barred from ever holding public office again due to corruption.
In just a week, a news photographer was killed in Tijuana and a reporter had been killed in Veracruz, marking a gloomy start to 2022 in Mexico, which is often regarded as one of the most dangerous locations for journalists.
The United States is suspending its cooperation with Guatemala's criminal prosecutor after the head of the unit in charge of fighting corruption was sacked.
COVID vaccine rollout in Guatemala has caused discontent and frustrations among individuals, which was mainly attributed to pandemic management and alleged corruption issues.
Find out here why Venezuela is the most corrupt country Latin America. (Photo : Pixabay) Venezuela has been suffering sociopolitical turmoil over the past few years and recently, it was labelled by Transparency International as the "most corrupt country" in Latin America and fifth most corrupt in the world next to Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to an article by the Miami Herald.
The report emphasized the countries' ranking is affected by the challenges such as political leaders acting in their own self-interest at the expense of the citizens they serve and political party financing which compromises electoral integrity.
