Since the start of 2023, dozens of senior banking executives in China have resigned or been under investigation. This phenomenon marks a reshuffling of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) financial sector, with various factions within the regime battling for their own interests, according to a China expert. This month, senior bank executives were frequently reassigned….
Two Major Scandals Broke Involving the President—Why Has the Media Remained Silent? | Truth Over News
Imagine a Republican president getting caught red-handed instructing their Secretary of State to collude with 51 intelligence officials, including five former CIA directors, to swing a presidential election. Now imagine that in the same week that this bombshell was exposed, it also became known that that same Republican president had gotten their Attorney General to…
Peru’s Former President Returned Home to Face Corruption Charges
LIMA, Peru—Former President Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents. Toledo, who was Peru’s president from 2001 to 2006, had surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday,…
Former Leader of Biathlon Indicted on Corruption Charges
OSLO, Norway—The former president of the International Biathlon Union has been indicated in his home country of Norway after accusations he took bribes, authorities said Monday. Anders Besseberg was president of the sport’s governing body for more than 20 years before stepping down in 2018, shortly after Austrian police raided the IBU headquarters. He denies…
Former Chinese Banking Regulator Accused of Graft, Serving as a ‘Revolving Door’
China’s communist regime recently expelled a former executive regulator of small and medium-sized banks from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After a “fleeing resignation” from her official post, the anti-graft probe accused her of being a typical example of a “revolving door”—an official active in the fields of both politics and business, and aiming to profit…
Venezuela’s Maduro to Replace Oil Minister, Police Arrest Officials in Corruption Sweep
CARACAS—Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro on Monday accepted the resignation of the country’s powerful oil minister following the detention of several high level officials amid a corruption probe focused on state-run company PDVSA and the judiciary. Tareck El Aissami had said earlier on Monday on Twitter he would resign to fully support the investigations. The…
Xi Jinping’s Guiding Light
Commentary When Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks, observers around the world listen for clues about what to expect from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the coming months and years. Sifting through the Xi-speak associated with the “Two Sessions” requires ignoring all the fluff and cliches that are routinely echoed by the state-run Chinese media,…
War-Weary: Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the total amount of assistance allocated by the United States to Kyiv has risen to dizzying heights. Divided between military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid, precise breakdowns can be difficult–especially for the layman–to make sense of. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to…
Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…
Ukraine’s History of Corruption a Growing Concern as US Military Aid Surges
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…
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