corruption

Uzbek princess is jailed for 13 years after £1.7 billion corruption trial 

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A glamorous Uzbek ‘princess’ with links to the British royals and London’s high society has been jailed for 13 years in a £1.7 billion corruption trial. Gulnara Karimova, 46, daughter of former tyrannical Uzbekistan ruler Islam Karimov, was sentenced by a secret court in Tashkent. A former billionaire, she was once believed to be the … Read more

Ex-poster girl for Met’s firearms unit cleared of leaking after claiming she was exposing corruption

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Ex-poster girl for Met’s firearms unit is cleared of leaking after claiming she was exposing corruption and prejudice against ethnic minority officers at police watchdog Carol Rita Howard, 41, worked on short-term contract as an investigator for IPCC She sent 101 emails to a personal account which included sensitive information But she was today cleared … Read more