https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/ Factual satire on scandals and dodgy dealings around the world en Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:40:53 GMT https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-chine-yang-youlin-peine-mort-pots-de-vin.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-chine-yang-youlin-peine-mort-pots-de-vin.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT A Chinese court is reported to have sentenced Yang Youlin, former deputy head of a Nanjing economic zone, to death for accepting 2.21 billion yuan (~$325m) in bribes between 2013 and 2023, along with embezzlement and money laundering. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-turquie-ankara-cankaya-maire-coup-de-filet.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-turquie-ankara-cankaya-maire-coup-de-filet.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Ankara prosecutors are reported to have ordered the detention of dozens of suspects, including Hüseyin Can Güner, mayor of the Çankaya district, in a corruption investigation, with a search of the town hall on 11 July. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-coree-nord-pak-hui-chol-corruption-armee.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-coree-nord-pak-hui-chol-corruption-armee.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT North Korea is reported to have punished Pak Hui-chol, an official in the army's General Political Bureau, for abuse of power, corruption, illicit enrichment and the alleged sale of military posts. A rare case made public. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-pick-kent-contrats-defense-hawaii.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-pick-kent-contrats-defense-hawaii.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT The DOJ is reported to have charged Leonard Pick and Brian Kent over a bribery scheme that skewed Department of War contracts tied to the Hawaii-Pacific Innovation Campus; ~$1.25m in bribes to an Army employee. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-afrique-sud-kodwa-poursuites-reactivees.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-afrique-sud-kodwa-poursuites-reactivees.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT In South Africa, corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa, former Sport and Arts minister, are reported to have been reinstated; he is accused of 1.6 million rand (~$85,000) in bribes tied to IT contracts. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-estrosi-tenoudji-chauffeurs-municipaux-nice.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-estrosi-tenoudji-chauffeurs-municipaux-nice.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT The Nice prosecutor's office is reported to have opened a preliminary inquiry into Christian Estrosi and Laura Tenoudji for “handling misappropriated public funds”, over the alleged use of municipal drivers for private purposes. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-kenya-balala-utalii-college-eacc.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-kenya-balala-utalii-college-eacc.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT Kenya's former Tourism minister Najib Balala is reported to have been arrested by the EACC in a case of irregular payments of 8.5 billion shillings (~$54m) tied to the Utalii College works. Ten counts of corruption. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-nepal-e-passeports-paudel-ciaa.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-nepal-e-passeports-paudel-ciaa.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT In Nepal, a former finance minister is reported to have been arrested for money laundering, while the CIAA has charged eighteen people and two German firms over a biometric passport contract valued at ~$66m. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-nigeria-nnaji-faux-diplome-icpc.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-nigeria-nnaji-faux-diplome-icpc.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nigerian ex-minister Uche Nnaji is reported to have been arrested on 1 July and then prosecuted by the ICPC over a fake degree and fraud. He pleaded not guilty to six counts; trial set for 21 September. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-bresil-penalidade-maxima-matchs-truques.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-bresil-penalidade-maxima-matchs-truques.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT In Brazil, Operation “Penalidade Máxima” targets a match-fixing network: players are said to have been paid $10,000 to $20,000 for deliberate cards or penalties for betting purposes. Convictions handed down. Presumption of innocence for the other suspects. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-indonesie-raja-juli-forets-kuansing-kpk.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-indonesie-raja-juli-forets-kuansing-kpk.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT In Indonesia, the KPK is reported to be considering questioning Forestry minister Raja Juli Antoni in the corruption case around the regent of Kuantan Singingi, over forestry permits. The minister says he returned an envelope. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-rn-assistants-parlementaires-appel-decision.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-rn-assistants-parlementaires-appel-decision.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT On 7 July 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal rules in the case of the Rassemblement National's European parliamentary assistants. Alleged 2004-2016 scheme; first-instance conviction (Le Pen: 4 years, €100,000, 5 years' ineligibility) and the stakes. Satirical analysis; proceedings ongoing, presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-jackson-mississippi-pots-de-vin-owens.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-jackson-mississippi-pots-de-vin-owens.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT The former Hinds County prosecutor, Jody Owens, is reported to have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Jackson bribery scandal; the trial of ex-mayor Lumumba and a former councilman is due to open on 13 July. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-petanque-paris-truques-masters.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-petanque-paris-truques-masters.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT Nine people, including world champions Dylan Rocher and Henri Lacroix, are reported to have been taken into custody over allegedly fixed bets on a 2025 Masters match (~€70,000). Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-adjani-fraude-fiscale-appel.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-adjani-fraude-fiscale-appel.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT France: the Paris Court of Appeal was due to rule this Wednesday 1 July in the aggravated tax-fraud and money-laundering case against Isabelle Adjani. The prosecution reportedly sought 18 to 24 months suspended and a €250,000 fine. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-guo-wengui-condamnation-30-ans-fraude.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-guo-wengui-condamnation-30-ans-fraude.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman in exile and critic of the Communist Party, was sentenced on 29 June to 30 years in prison by a Manhattan federal court over a fraud exceeding one billion dollars. Restitution of $889 million ordered. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-malawi-chithyola-blanchiment-mega-farms.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-malawi-chithyola-blanchiment-mega-farms.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT In Malawi, former finance minister Simplex Chithyola Banda, now opposition leader, is reportedly being prosecuted for abuse of office and money laundering. The Anti-Corruption Bureau would notably accuse him over 29.5 billion kwacha of off-budget funding to the Mega Farms Project. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-altrad-fraude-fiscale-perquisition.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-altrad-fraude-fiscale-perquisition.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT The French financial prosecutor (PNF) is reported to have opened a preliminary inquiry for aggravated tax fraud and organised money laundering targeting the Altrad group and its founder Mohed Altrad. On 20 June, around fifty investigators reportedly searched the Montpellier headquarters; the tax authorities would claim €331 million. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-ary-chalus-requisitions-ineligibilite.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-ary-chalus-requisitions-ineligibilite.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT At the trial over alleged misuse of public funds, the French financial prosecutor reportedly sought, on 29 June, 3 years suspended, a €100,000 fine and 5 years' ineligibility with provisional enforcement against the president of the Guadeloupe Region. Ruling due 30 September. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-fraude-sante-takedown-2026.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-fraude-sante-takedown-2026.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The US Department of Justice reportedly unveiled its 2026 “National Health Care Fraud Takedown”: 455 people charged, including 90 doctors and healthcare workers, over alleged Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud exceeding $6.5 billion in false claims. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-parlement-europeen-justice-belge-corruption.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-parlement-europeen-justice-belge-corruption.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT Europe: three years after Qatargate, the European Parliament is reportedly contesting how Belgian authorities conduct their investigations into MEPs. The sidelining of the OCDEFO chief was reportedly overturned, and Roberta Metsola is said to be revising cooperation rules with the Belgian police. Eight people remain charged. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-soudan-du-sud-petrole-detourne-onu.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-soudan-du-sud-petrole-detourne-onu.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT The final report of the UN Panel of Experts (S/2026/340) is said to describe a “dual capture system”: oil revenues diverted before they reach the public accounts, and part of the ordinary budget vanishing from its allocations. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-indonesie-silmy-karim-immigration-extorsion.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-indonesie-silmy-karim-immigration-extorsion.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT The anti-corruption commission (KPK) is said to have detained Silmy Karim, deputy immigration minister, in an extortion case over foreigners' residence permits estimated at 145.5 billion rupiah (~$9m). President Prabowo sacked him. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-hong-kong-matchs-truques-arrestations.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-hong-kong-matchs-truques-arrestations.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency and police are said to have arrested 19 people — including players and coaches — in a network of fixed matches and illegal betting active for two to three years. More than HK$6 million in bets would be at stake. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-argentine-adorni-demission-dollars-fisc.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-argentine-adorni-demission-dollars-fisc.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT Manuel Adorni, Javier Milei's chief of staff and the face of budget austerity, is said to have resigned on 27 June 2026 after admitting to around $500,000 undeclared to the taxman, bought on the black market. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-irak-coup-filet-anticorruption-bagdad.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-irak-coup-filet-anticorruption-bagdad.html Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT Iraqi security forces are said to have picked up 47 officials — including a deputy oil minister and a parliamentary bloc leader — in an anti-corruption operation in the Green Zone. Around $86 million in cash is said to have been seized. Presumption of innocence. https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-carone-adams-pots-de-vin-migrants.html https://magouillesetcompagnie.com/en/article-etats-unis-carone-adams-pots-de-vin-migrants.html Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Frank Carone, former chief of staff to the ex-mayor of New York, pleaded not guilty on 24 June 2026 to a thirteen-count federal indictment. He is said to have taken $120,000 to help a small hotel land a nearly $7 million city contract to house migrants at the height of the crisis.