The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks of countries around the world, based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The results are given on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is ...

The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is thriving across the world. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the globe by their perceived levels of public sector ...

Meanwhile, corruption convictions increased nationally in 2023. The U.S. also fell to a new low on a global corruption index in February.

Transparency International last year gave Congo one of the poorest marks on its corruption perception index, ranking it 163 out of 180 countries surveyed and 20 on the organization’s 0-100 scale ...

PARIS (AP) — France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal after being convicted last year of corruption and influence peddling while he was the ...

The order was based on a May 30 decision by the ministry’s Civil Service Commission subcommittee, which endorsed findings by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The NACC had earlier ruled ...

The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker.

Back to homepage / Live news Spanish PM vows to fight on as corruption scandal grows. Madrid (AFP) – Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is fighting to keep his job, as corruption allegations ...

Michael Madigan, the once-powerful speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, has learned his fate following his conviction on bribery and conspiracy charges earlier this year.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given a $2.5 million fine.