A senior Iranian official says Tehran finds the latest U.S. response to a proposal to end the war “insufficient." Meanwhile, Israel's former attorney general has testified in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial. Netanyahu, who is accused of fraud and bribery, denies wrongdoing. This comes weeks before national elections. Elsewhere, a projectile struck the same passenger terminal at the Riyadh international airport that was hit on Saturday. The airport had been closed after Saturday's attack, which killed 12 people, but Saudi authorities reported injuries.
A businessman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody. Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021. The DEA and State Department had offered a reward for his arrest. Pulido was taken into U.S. custody after an investigation led by the DEA, FBI, and Homeland Security. He will make his initial court appearance Tuesday in Miami. Venezuelan authorities have been silent about the arrest. Prosecutors allege Pulido and his partner created a network of shell companies to funnel bribes in exchange for state contracts.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king on Friday granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him t…
A former senior budget official for Connecticut's Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahe…
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were charged by federal authorities Wednesday with stealing $12 million in federal and state homelessness aid dol…
A bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate’s businesses. A jury was scheduled to hear attorneys’ opening statements on Tuesday for Trayon White’s trial on one count of bribery. White has pleaded not guilty to the charge and denies breaking the law. White was arrested in 2024 on a charge that he accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for pressuring D.C. employees to extend city contracts for violence intervention services.
MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to a…
Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case. He is accused of bribing officials to win contracts to import food during widespread hardship in Venezuela. Saab was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez under U.S. pressure. He faces a money laundering charge tied to an alleged conspiracy involving fake companies and falsified shipping records. Saab is scheduled to appear before Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami. President Joe Biden pardoned him in 2023, but federal officials continue to investigate other alleged crimes.
