Detained Saudi Princes seen sleeping on Ritz Carlton Hotel floor

The recent crackdown of royalties in Saudi Arabia on charges of corruption have emerging news of how the 'detained' princes are being treated at the moment.

Photos of detained princes sleeping on mattresses in the Ritz Carlton Hotel are enough to shake the world. The Ritz Carlton Hotel, which very recently was the venue of visit of Donald Trump has been turned into a prison and has been closed for normal guests.

The Daily Mail, quoting Saudi sources, report that among those photographed in the room are billionaire investor Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who is a nephew of the king, worth an estimated $18 billion and owns stakes in Twitter, Lyft and Citigroup. 

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India-Italy helicopter deal - Finmeccanica boss Orsi resigns amid corruption probe

The $750m (£485m) helicopter deal between India and Italy comes to a hold as charges emerge that Finmeccanica group paid bribes to win an Indian contract. India was to buy 12 helicopters from the Italian firm.

And the chairman and chief executive of the Italian defence firm Finmeccanica, formally resigned as the first casualty of the scandal.

Giuseppe Orsi was arrested in Italy this week as part of a corruption investigation involving the sale of helicopters to the Indian government.

Finmeccanica has already handed the running of the firm to another director, Alessandro Pansa, while it deals with the allegations.

Mr Orsi announced his decision to resign in a letter, in which he denied any wrongdoing and said he had always worked "for the exclusive interest of Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries".

He said he wanted to "help to calm the atmosphere" at Finmeccanica by resigning.

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War crimes prosecutor to tackle football corruption

World football governing body FIFA looks set to follow up its promise to root out corruption from the sport by turning to man who has made his name prosecuting war criminals.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, 59, who has been chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, has been nominated for a new role as head of FIFA’s soon to be formed investigative body.

The Argentine lawyer, who made his name pursing war criminals like Congolese rebel leader Charles Lubanga, would be tasked with cleaning up an organisation which has been blighted by scandal in recent years.

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Indicted for Corruption

[ via Huffington Post ] 5 Jan

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Thursday on new corruption charges for allegedly seeking bribes in a wide-ranging real estate scandal that dwarfs the other cases in which he's accused.

According to the indictment, millions of dollars illegally changed hands to promote a series of real estate projects, including a controversial housing development in Jerusalem that required a radical change in zoning laws and earned the developers tax breaks and other benefits.

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Former French President Jacques Chirac Convicted on Corruption Charges

[ via Global Spin ] 15 Dec

Just a few days back the news were published about a French Minister having been found guilty of corruption. Now it is the turn of the former French president to be found guilty of same charges.

Ex French President Chirac awarded 2 years suspended sentence for corruption  (Getty Images)

Former President Jacques Chirac will not only go down in history as the first French head of state since World War Two to stand trial; he’ll also now be known as first to have been convicted as well. On Dec. 14, Chirac was found guilty of illegal use of taxpayer funds and abuse of public confidence while serving as the mayor of Paris in the early 1990s. 

Although the two-year suspended prison sentence handed down with the ruling means the 79 year-old former president will not spend any time in jail—or suffer any other significant legal sanction for his acts—an ailing, embarrassed Chirac will likely appeal the verdict.

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Spain duke suspended in fraud scandal

[ via BBC News / Europe ] 13 Dec

The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos I has agreed to step down from official duties amid a rare corruption scandal for the royal family.

Inaki Urdangarin, who married Princess Cristina in 1999, is being investigated over claims he misused public funds given to a foundation he ran. The exact details of the accusations against the duke have not been made public.

It was unclear whether his wife, the king's youngest daughter Princess Cristina, was also affected.

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One-month-old-baby holds a diploma in Nigeria

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In a rare find and during a drive to unearth ghost employees, the local government council in Northern Nigeria found a month-old baby holding a diploma Wednesday. And not only this, the baby was also on the government's payroll. The find exposes the level of corruption that prevails in Africa's most populous country.

It may be added that in August the name of a five-month-old baby was found on the payroll of another local municipality, prompting the drive. Many of the government officials are said to have "enlisted" their wives and children to receive additional income.

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