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Former British Deputy PM turned Facebook (Meta) executive Sir Nick Clegg has been accused of accepting bribes from the adult website OnlyFans.

Home Secretary Priti Patel says the British government will hand the French millions of pounds yet again to try and persuade them to stop boat migrants as a record 600 land in a single day. 

The Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) on Monday expelled Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and Hanoi Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh, who was also the city’s Party chairman.

The Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday announced the expulsion of Zhang Jinghua, former deputy party chief of Jiangsu province, on the unusual charge of having “faked economic figures for personal promotion and meddled in market activities in violation of relevant rules.”

Democrat New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned from office hours after his arrest on Tuesday on a federal bribery conspiracy indictment, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced.

Democrat New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin was arrested on Tuesday on a federal bribery conspiracy indictment, according to ABC News 7.

LONDON (AP) – Restaurants, ride-hailing apps, and food delivery services are backing Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to roll up their sleeves and get the shot.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered to resign on Monday if anyone can prove that he or members of his administration received bribes while in office, adding that he would “kill” whoever makes such allegations without evidence.

Long-distance truck drivers in East Africa are paying bribes to avoid state-enforced coronavirus testing at the Uganda-Kenya border, the head of Uganda’s Professional Drivers Network (UPDN) revealed on Monday.

Zimbabwe police officers are allegedly soliciting bribes at coronavirus checkpoints, according to a report in that country’s Herald newspaper on Tuesday. The government has set up the checkpoints to control movement during the country’s virus lockdown.

The House Judiciary Committee’s new report accompanying articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump accuses him of committing the crimes of bribery and honest services fraud, though neither is mentioned in the articles of impeachment.

Gaetz responded: “[T]hey’re naming crimes in debate that they don’t even have in their impeachment resolution because they can’t prove them.”

Democrats are apparently going to drop accusations of “bribery” and “obstruction of justice” from their articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, which are expected to be delivered on Tuesday, according to reports.

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley explained that Trump’s alleged actions do not amount to bribery or obstruction.

House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told National Public Radio (NPR) on Tuesday that President Donald Trump was guilty of “bribery,” though his committee’s own report largely ignored that claim.

There is no evidence to support Democrats’ charges, some of which would be unimpeachable anyway. And the process violated constitutional rights.

Thursday, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew McCarthy discussed the charges of bribery against President Donald Trump that Democrats once called “quid pro quo” in regards to the president’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) officially ended his boycott of Gordon Sondland’s hotel chain after he testified against President Donald Trump.

Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) called out the Democrats at an impeachment hearing on Tuesday for continually changing the charges against President Donald Trump, with the latest being bribery, even though the more than 3,500 pages of transcripts so far have generated only one reference to it relating to former Vice President Joe Biden.

In a Sunday appearance on MSNBC’s “Kasie D.C.,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) offered up what he called a “prospect of a conspiracy” regarding the ongoing impeachment inquiry over President Donald Trump allegedly seeking a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Blumenthal

Democrats are turning to “bribery” because they have failed to find any other crime the president committed. They will fail there, too.

During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that Wednesday’s testimony in the public impeachment hearings was “devastating” and that the testimony “corroborated evidence of bribery” that had been discovered in the impeachment inquiry. Pelosi said,

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) says he cannot tell the difference between Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s foreign business dealings and the college admissions bribery scandal.

Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) is one of only eight federal judges in American history who have been impeached by the House of Representatives, convicted by the U.S. Senate, and removed from office.

At least three Texas state representatives said they believe the House Speaker has not been truthful about a meeting with a political activist where an alleged bribery attempt took place. The comments come after the legislators listened to a purported recording of the meeting captured by the activist.

A Florida business owner was found guilty of conducting a multi-million-dollar food stamp fraud scheme where he exchanged bribes and other favors with daycare centers to secure catering contracts.

The Hallmark Channel has cut ties with actress Lori Loughlin after she was arrested for her alleged part in the college admissions bribery scandal revealed by the Department of Justice this week.

BOSTON (AP) — Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with at least 40 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centers to help get their children into some of the most elite schools in the country, prosecutors said.

The New York Times on Wednesday chronicled the meteoric rise and equally precipitous downfall of Chinese oil tycoon Ye Jianming. The “People’s Liberation Army princeling” rolled into Washington as a shining example of China’s booming economy but now sits in an unknown Chinese prison cell while his empire collapses and his underlings face charges in U.S. federal court.

Government officials in Venezuela offer a bribe menu that allows people to purchase anything from a university degree to a wiping of their criminal record, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – The Latvian member of the European Central Bank’s top policymaking board has rejected charges of bribery. Latvian broadcaster LSM cites Ilmars Rimsevics, head of the Baltic country’s central bank, as saying: “I completely deny all these

School officials have removed a Philadelphia teacher from the classroom for allegedly taking bribes from students and giving them good grades in return.

A federal judge in Arizona sentenced a former Border Patrol to seven and a half years in prison for his role in helping smuggle marijuana into Arizona. The agent received bribes for assisting in the smuggling effort.

The Senate Ethics Committee announced a finding on Thursday evening that New Jersey Senator Robert Mendez (D-NJ) violated federal law and Senate rules by accepting unreported gifts from a friend and political ally. The committee said Menendez then used the power of his office to assist the friend. The New Jersey Democrat avoided a conviction in a federal corruption trial in 2017.

McALLEN, Texas — For almost 10 years, a Democrat Texas judge took bribes from at least one attorney in exchange for favorable rulings, federal prosecutors claim.

A federal judge in South Texas sentenced a former customs officer to prison for his role in a failed human smuggling scheme. The law enforcement officer used his position at an international port of entry to allow an illegal immigrant to enter the country.