Hong Kong's ICAC and police arrested 19 people, including footballers and coaches, for illegal bookmaking and match-fixing. A 24-year-old player faces charges for both offenses, with the syndicate fixing local matches and betting on local and overseas games, including the World Cup.
Hong Kong's ICAC received 1.5 times more corruption complaints about building renovations in early 2024 vs. last year, following public concern over bid-rigging after a fatal fire. The ICAC has doubled investigators to 100.
Hong Kong's ICAC received 1.5 times more corruption complaints about building renovations in early 2026 vs. last year, following public concern after the Wang Fuk Court fire. The ICAC doubled investigators to 100.
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog has charged Lau Mun-cheung, former head of the Chinese University Medical Centre's Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre, with fraud. He is accused of falsely claiming to have provided services to patients to obtain fees from the university.
Hong Kong authorities have charged seven individuals and two companies with 25 offenses, including manslaughter and money laundering, in connection with the city's deadliest fire at Wang Fuk Court last November, which killed 168 people.
South Australia's anti-corruption watchdog has identified extravagant claims for professional development funds by public medical officers, including luxury watches, gold-plated stationery, and expensive work bags. ICAC Commissioner Emma Townsend called for better governance and clearer guidelines.
A senior City of Parramatta Council official, Roxanne Thornton, admitted to the ICAC that she edited job applications and shared interview questions with friends to help them secure positions, compromising the hiring process.
A senior City of Parramatta Council official, Roxanne Thornton, confessed to editing job applications and sharing interview questions with friends to help them secure positions. She admitted her actions were 'untoward' and compromised the hiring process.
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog has charged Wen Congmei, 62, with allegedly bribing a Legal Aid Department clerk with HK$10,000 to secure custody of her grandson. She faces one count of offering an advantage to a public servant and will appear in court Friday.
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has arrested seven people linked to a syndicate that allegedly targeted large maintenance projects with undisclosed conflicts of interest and a contractor who served in a dual role as consultant. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Tuesday said it had arrested five men and two women, aged 37 to 75, last week, including the chairman of an incorporated owners committee, the owner of a project contractor, and the directors of a project...
ICAC has charged police superintendent Leung Ka-man, 52, with accepting a HK$1 million bribe from a businessman, disclosing internal information and arranging for his younger brother to act as a scapegoat in speeding cases. His girlfriend Lau Wai-yin, 42, and younger brother Leung Ka-hing, 50, face related charges. The trio were released on bail and are due to appear at West Kowloon Court.
