Category: scandals

Black Lives Matter Donations Plunge 88 Percent Amid Scandals

Donations to the national organization for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement have seen a sharp decline amid several self-enrichment scandals and infighting. Records viewed by The Epoch Times show that the fundraising arm of the organization, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, raised just $9.3 million in the fiscal year ended in June 2022…


South Korea’s Top 2 Presidential Candidates Embroiled in Scandals Ahead of Election, Policy Debates Turn Into ‘Mudslinging’

With less than three months until South Korea’s presidential election, candidates of both major parties are competing over their prospects as the country’s next president. However, family scandals and controversies appear to have dominated the debate instead of policy discussion and plans for the future. The 2022 South Korean presidential election will be held on…


Toshiba Plans to Split Into Three After Wave of Scandals

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp outlined plans on Friday to split into three companies in an attempt to appease activist shareholders calling for a radical overhaul of the Japanese conglomerate after years of scandals. A rare move in a country dominated by conglomerates, Toshiba’s breakup comes the same week U.S. industrial powerhouse General Electric called time on its…


Mike Duffy Retires After Career Tainted by Senate Expenses Scandal

OTTAWA—Sen. Mike Duffy is stepping down after more than a dozen years in the upper house, where the Senate expenses scandal overshadowed the bulk of his parliamentary career. Duffy turns 75 on Thursday, making today his last one as a senator due to mandatory retirement rules. A Parliament Hill journalist and broadcast news fixture for…