http://www.mail.com/subjects/15428-embezzlement.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15428-embezzlement.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108256-ex-guatemala-president-extradited-to-us.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital where he was recovering from liver surgery and a heart condition and put on a plane, according to his ... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2108256-ex-guatemala-president-extradited-to-us.html 2013-05-24T20:06:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102302-under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-dichotomy.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: What goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house? The governor's mansion is in some ways a di... Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102302-under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-dichotomy.html 2013-05-22T08:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100380-georgian-ex-pm-detained-abuse-office-charge.html TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili — a former prime minister and a provincial governor — were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing power struggle between the country's top two officials. After dominating Georgian politics for nine years, pro-Western Saakashvili suffere... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100380-georgian-ex-pm-detained-abuse-office-charge.html 2013-05-21T17:31:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086678-singapore-church-trial-pop-star-scandal.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder. City Harvest Church faithful queued at a Singapore court overnight and packed the public gallery to show support for the accused ... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:14:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086678-singapore-church-trial-pop-star-scandal.html 2013-05-15T08:14:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079042-va-governors-chef-amid-political-potboiler.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Todd Schneider came with a lot of celebrity cachet when he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion and he was soon cast as the co-star with first lady Maureen McDonnell when a cable channel toured the governor's residence, the gardens he tended and the kitchen he ran. As the beaming first lady looked on, Sch... Sat, 11 May 2013 16:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2079042-va-governors-chef-amid-political-potboiler.html 2013-05-11T16:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073304-ex-lawmaker-to-sentenced-nyc-fraud-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — A 74-year-old former New York State lawmaker who secretly recorded other politicians in a bid for leniency for her role in a corruption scandal faces up to two years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money. Shirley Huntley is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty to mail fraud con... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073304-ex-lawmaker-to-sentenced-nyc-fraud-case.html 2013-05-09T15:00:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2066504-fifa-provisionally-bans-american-blazer-ethics.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA provisionally banned outgoing executive committee member Chuck Blazer of the United States from all soccer-related activities for 90 days on Monday after he was accused of embezzling at least $21 million. Blazer had previously said he'll be giving up his seat on FIFA's ruling board when his term expires this month. He was accused of hav... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:58:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2066504-fifa-provisionally-bans-american-blazer-ethics.html 2013-05-06T17:58:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053570-europe-court-tymoshenko-jailing-was-rights-abuse.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political. The prosecution of Tymoshenko, the country's most ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053570-europe-court-tymoshenko-jailing-was-rights-abuse.html 2013-04-30T14:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040906-russian-protest-leader-trial-will-innocence.html KIROV, Russia (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition leader on trial for embezzlement told the court on Wednesday that he would prove his innocence to the public, if not to the judge whom he considers biased. Alexei Navalny, who led protests against President Vladimir Putin and exposed alleged corruption in government, is accused of heading an organized cr... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2040906-russian-protest-leader-trial-will-innocence.html 2013-04-24T13:37:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024838-russian-opposition-leaders-trial-adjourned.html KIROV, Russia (AP) — The embezzlement trial of a Russian opposition leader was adjourned for a week shortly after it started Wednesday in a northwestern city besieged by hundreds of activists and journalists. In the evening, hundreds more rallied in Moscow to show their support. Lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, who spearheaded anti-go... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:31:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024838-russian-opposition-leaders-trial-adjourned.html 2013-04-17T18:31:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020836-anti-putin-activist-alexei-navalny-ready-trial.html MOSCOW (AP) — Far from the streets of Moscow where he galvanized tens of thousands in anti-government protests, Alexei Navalny faces trial this week on charges that could send him to prison for 10 years. The trial, starting Wednesday in Kirov, 800 kilometers (500 miles) northeast of Moscow, accuses Navalny and his former colleague Pyotr Ofitserov of leadi... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020836-anti-putin-activist-alexei-navalny-ready-trial.html 2013-04-15T16:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970608-mistrial-declared-california-corruption-case.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saying she feared "all hell" had broken loose among jurors, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday on dozens of remaining counts against five former elected officials who had been convicted the day before of looting a working-class Los Angeles suburb. Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy took the action after the 12-member panel struggle... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:06:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970608-mistrial-declared-california-corruption-case.html 2013-03-22T02:06:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1965136-ethics-committee-investigates-reps-young-andrews.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it is forming a special panel to investigate whether Alaska Rep. Don Young failed to report gifts on his annual disclosure forms, misused campaign funds and lied to federal officials. The committee also announced a separate special panel will examine whether New Jersey Rep. Rob Andrews broke House rules by using campa... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:51:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1965136-ethics-committee-investigates-reps-young-andrews.html 2013-03-19T17:51:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955562-testimony-resumes-haitis-baby-doc-case.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Testimony in the high-profile case of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier resumed Thursday, with another alleged victim describing abuses she says were committed under his rule. Dr. Nicole Magloire told an appellate court about the broad influence wielded by the former leader known as "Baby Doc," and the alleged viola... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:47:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955562-testimony-resumes-haitis-baby-doc-case.html 2013-03-14T20:47:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1931932-afghan-court-sentences-kabul-bank-execs-to-5-years.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan tribunal sentenced two top executives to five years in prison Tuesday for misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation's largest bank in a scandal that caused it to fail and threatened the country's fragile economy. Observers called the sentences remarkably light given the crime, raising questions on... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:11:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1931932-afghan-court-sentences-kabul-bank-execs-to-5-years.html 2013-03-05T19:11:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918104-mexico-plays-hardball-jailing-union-boss.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The arrest of Mexico's most powerful union leader echoes the hardball tactics of Mexico's once-imperial presidency while pushing forward an education reform that Enrique Pena Nieto has made a centerpiece of his new administration. Elba Esther Gordillo, known for flashing her Hermes handbags and heels, stood behind bars Wednesday in a gr... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:44:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1918104-mexico-plays-hardball-jailing-union-boss.html 2013-02-28T04:44:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1917828-head-mexicos-powerful-teachers-union-arrested.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico's powerful teachers' union was arrested at an airport near Mexico City Tuesday for alleged embezzlement, with federal officials accusing her of using union funds to pay for plastic surgery, to buy a house in San Diego and even to pay her bill at Neiman Marcus. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam said that Elba Esther... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:46:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1917828-head-mexicos-powerful-teachers-union-arrested.html 2013-02-27T04:46:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906856-ex-vt-college-president-dies-apparent-suicide.html MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The former acting president of a small Vermont liberal arts college was found dead in an apparent suicide amid an investigation into the embezzlement of $440,000 in school funds, authorities said Thursday. Former acting Southern Vermont College President James Beckwith was found dead Wednesday in his Londonderry home, state police s... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:16:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906856-ex-vt-college-president-dies-apparent-suicide.html 2013-02-22T01:16:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1904716-tyson-sues-live-nation-alleged-embezzlement.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson sued a financial services firm owned by Live Nation Entertainment on Wednesday, claiming one of its advisers embezzled more than $300,000 from the former heavyweight champ and cost him millions more in lost earnings. The lawsuit claims that Live Nation and its company SFX Financial Advisory Management Enterprises haven't give... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1904716-tyson-sues-live-nation-alleged-embezzlement.html 2013-02-21T03:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1892210-bookkeeper-who-stole-53m-20-years.html ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A former city bookkeeper was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $53 million from her Illinois community, in what ranks as one of the worst abuses of public trust in the state's corruption-rich history. "You stole an astronomical amount of money from the city, you crippled the city," U.S. District... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:57:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1892210-bookkeeper-who-stole-53m-20-years.html 2013-02-14T20:57:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858396-iowa-brokerage-head-50-years-215m-theft.html CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — For years, Russ Wasendorf Sr. enjoyed the perks of being a successful businessman: a corporate jet, a fancy swimming pool at his mansion, an extensive wine collection and top chefs who made him meals at the restaurant and office buildings he owned. Then last summer he admitted that his lavish lifestyle was a lie, built with money... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858396-iowa-brokerage-head-50-years-215m-theft.html 2013-01-31T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858482-skorea-chaebol-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced the chairman of the country's third-biggest conglomerate to four years in prison on Thursday for embezzling millions of dollars of company money for personal investments. The ruling comes as South Koreans demand a tougher stance on crimes committed by bosses of chaebol as the family-controlled congl... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858482-skorea-chaebol-chief-sentenced-to-4-years-prison.html 2013-01-31T09:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of an Iowa brokerage is facing an unusual decision about how to distribute its remaining assets: Should customers whose highly-regulated accounts were looted by the founder get larger refunds than those who had riskier investments that weren't touched? Customers who traded foreign currency through... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html 2013-01-30T23:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804398-tunisian-fm-accused-sheraton-gate-scandal.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's foreign minister has been accused by a blogger of misusing public funds in a growing national scandal involving issues of government transparency and press freedom. Olfa Riahi, who calls herself an investigative journalist, is now banned from leaving Tunisia and is under investigation by the attorney general after posting r... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804398-tunisian-fm-accused-sheraton-gate-scandal.html 2013-01-07T17:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1800578-iowa-convicted-exec-owes-141m-taxes-fines.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Russ Wasendorf Sr. duped customers, regulators and his colleagues as he pulled off a 20-year, $100 million fraud at his Iowa-based brokerage. The state's tax collectors say he and his ex-wife also duped them, and that the former couple owes Iowa more than $14.1 million in unpaid taxes, interest and penalties. The Iowa Department of ... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1800578-iowa-convicted-exec-owes-141m-taxes-fines.html 2013-01-04T22:16:00Z