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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man posed as a city official and asked for money from businesspeople to sponsor a football team in ES

A man posing as a public official in Espírito Santo was indicted for defrauding local businesspeople by soliciting sponsorship money for a nonexistent children's football team.

Feb 24 • 18:41 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

The birthday 'striptease' of a councilwoman from San Luis Potosí that sparked outrage

A councilwoman from the Green Party in San Luis Potosí, Rosa María Huerta, faced backlash after celebrating her birthday with a striptease performance in her office during work hours.

Feb 24 • 10:38 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

District Court detained a man suspected of attacking a police patrol in Kalajoki

A man from Kalajoki has been detained by the district court on suspicion of attempted murder and violently resisting a public official after allegedly attacking a police patrol with a sharp weapon.

Feb 23 • 15:55 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

KNAB investigates possible illegal acceptance of construction projects in Daugavpils

The KNAB is investigating potential misuse of power by a public official regarding the acceptance of two construction projects in Daugavpils.

Feb 23 • 14:15 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

KNAB is investigating possible illegal acceptance of construction objects in Daugavpils

The Latvian Anti-Corruption Bureau is conducting a pre-trial investigation into possible abuse of power by a public official regarding the acceptance of two construction sites in Daugavpils.

Feb 23 • 14:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation targets criminal organization of the Comando Vermelho with political nucleus in Amazonas

Police in Amazonas launched an operation against a criminal organization linked to the Comando Vermelho, arresting several individuals, including a public official alleged to have funneled money to the gang.

Feb 20 • 11:11 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The police request to investigate Tibi for allegedly insulting its spokesperson has been rejected

The Israeli Attorney General decided to reject a police request to investigate Knesset member Ahmad Tibi for allegedly insulting a public official.

Feb 19 • 17:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Elderly woman falls victim to scam during false delivery of IPTU booklet in Tatuí

A 72-year-old woman in Tatuí, Brazil, was scammed by a man posing as a public official while attempting to deliver the IPTU booklet.

Feb 14 • 17:32 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Controversy over Public Official’s Remarks on ‘Importing Migrant Women’... Government Issues ‘Gag Order’ to Local Governments

A local official's controversial remarks about importing young women from foreign countries led the South Korean government to issue a warning to local governments regarding public statements.

Feb 13 • 01:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court revokes arrest of Santa Rita councilor, PB, arrested on suspicion of homicide

A councilor from Santa Rita, Brazil, had his preventive arrest revoked after a judge ruled that evidence did not link him to a homicide.

Feb 12 • 15:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Attempts to recover nearly 12,000 euros from former Visaginas mayor D. Štraupaitė in the 'Čekiukai' case

The prosecution seeks to recover nearly 12,000 euros from former Visaginas mayor D. Štraupaitė due to questionable fuel compensation claims during her term from 2019 to 2023.

Feb 11 • 08:23 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

PHOTOS ⟩ The court sentenced Kalle Laanet to conditional imprisonment

The Harju County Court has sentenced former Justice Minister Kalle Laanet to a conditional sentence of one year and four months for committing fraud as a public official.

Feb 9 • 13:03 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

KNAB detains five at Liepaja hospital, and two at Ogre district hospital

Five people, including a public official, have been detained in a corruption investigation at Liepaja Regional Hospital, while two others were arrested at Ogre district hospital for possible illegal activities.

Feb 4 • 17:22 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
World

Ali Saath: The technocrat who takes on the reconstruction of Gaza

Ali Saath, a civil engineer and former senior public official, has been chosen to lead the difficult task of overseeing the initial phase of rebuilding the devastated Gaza Strip.

Jan 15 • 12:09 UTC

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