McKeeva Bush (Bush), former premier of the Cayman Islands has been charged by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service with five counts of theft, four counts of breach of trust and two counts of misconduct in public office; and will appear in the British Caribbean territory's Grand Court in April. read more
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We’d like to welcome you to our new firm, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP. On August 15, the law firms of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon announced they would officially merge on October 1 – and here we are! read more
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On 31 October, France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, cleared the way for a judicial inquiry into the assets of three African leaders, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo, President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea and the late President Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. read more
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), an arm of the United States Department of Justice, made over 130 arrests in Puerto Rico for drug trafficking charges on October 6, 2010. read more
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The former prime-minister of Niger, Seini Oumarou, and three former senior officials have been charged with embezzling public funds. read more
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The former French Interior Minister and ally of Jacques Chirac, Charles Pasqua, has been given a one-year suspended sentence over charges of corruption while in office between 1993 and 1995. read more
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Bulgaria is regarded as one of, if not the most, corrupt state in the European Union. Previous governments have promised action to tackle this problem but in reality very little has been done, especially by way of criminal convictions. The European Union has in the past withdrawn development assistance for fear that the funds will be subjected to corrupt activities and not used for the means for which they were given. read more
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Nigeria's anti-graft police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have charged Adullahi Adamu, the former state governor of Nasarawa, with embezzlement of approximately $100 million of government funds. read more
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