Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against French drugmaker Sanofi, accusing the company of offering improper incentives to healthcare providers to encourage…
France opens dual probes into Epstein network over trafficking and financial crimes
French prosecutors have launched two broad investigations into potential criminal activity linked to the late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, focusing on alleged human trafficking and…
Bayer outlines $10.25 billion strategy to resolve U.S. Roundup cancer litigation
German pharmaceutical and chemicals group Bayer AG said on Tuesday that its subsidiary Monsanto Co has submitted a proposed U.S. class settlement that could total…
Turkey freezes $6.9 million in assets, detains 16 in digital content money-laundering case
Turkish authorities have detained 16 individuals and frozen assets worth approximately 300 million lira in a sweeping financial crimes investigation tied to revenue generated through…
Belgian police raid EU offices and wealth fund in probe over property sale
Belgian police have carried out searches at offices linked to the European Commission and Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund as part of a criminal investigation into…
Federal judge concedes chambers became ‘abusive’ after clerk complaint
A federal judge has formally acknowledged that the working conditions inside her chambers at one point created what she now describes as an abusive environment,…
IJM Corp chairman detained briefly in Malaysian anti-graft investigation
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has detained the chairman of construction group IJM Corporation for questioning as part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving billions of…
Hollywood director Michael Bay sues Cadillac F1 over Super Bowl advert
Hollywood director Michael Bay has filed a lawsuit against Cadillac Formula One, accusing the team of breach of contract and fraud over a Super Bowl…
Brazil flags loopholes allowing suspects to hide assets via pooled and escrow accounts
Brazil’s Finance Ministry has urged the country’s central bank to tighten regulations that it says allow criminal suspects and tax evaders to hide assets through…
China launches new crackdown on medical insurance fraud in mental health sector
Chinese authorities have launched a new nationwide crackdown on medical insurance fraud at mental health institutions, following media reports that some hospitals were offering free…