Latin America
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A key witness in Brazil’s wide-ranging Petrobras corruption scandal has accused the country’s interim president of soliciting illegal campaign contributions for a fellow politician, adding to allegations of corruption already swirling around the acting leader… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A joint operation by Argentine and Chinese authorities rounded up dozens of suspects with alleged ties to the “Chinese Mafia,” a move that officials described as an important blow against the criminal organization in Argentina… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A joint operation involving authorities in Paraguay, Spain and France has broken up a multi-country sex trafficking network, illustrating some of the lesser-known international dynamics of this illicit business… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The head of an internationally supported anti-corruption body says that Guatemala is facing a problem of “structural corruption,” suggesting that allegations of widespread graft in the country’s previous presidential administration are anything but isolated incidents… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 