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Michael Madigan Appeals Conviction, Seeks Release While Case Moves to Seventh Circuit

Convicted of steering legislation to ComEd for kickbacks, the 83-year-old received 7½ years in prison plus a $2.5 million fine.

French Culture Minister and Ex–Renault Chief Referred to Trial on Corruption Charges

Ex-President Alberto Fernandez to Face Trial Over State Insurance Graft

Turkey Expands Opposition Crackdown to Izmir With Over 150 Detained

Costa Rica Supreme Court Asks Congress to Strip President’s Immunity for Bribery Trial

Russia Sentences Former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov to 13 Years for Corruption

Tens of Thousands Rally in Buenos Aires to Support Cristina Kirchner Under House Arrest

Former Sen. Bob Menendez Reports to Pennsylvania Prison to Begin 11-Year Bribery Sentence

Michael Madigan Sentenced to 7½ Years in Prison and $2.5 Million Fine for Corruption

Prosecutors Seek House Arrest for Prato Mayor Ilaria Bugetti

Michael Madigan to Be Sentenced Friday After Bribery Conviction

Calabria President Occhiuto Faces Corruption Probe

Supreme Court Upholds Six-Year Sentence for Ex-President Cristina Kirchner

Judge Rejects Madigan’s New-Trial Motion as Sentencing Looms

Prosecutors Urge 12.5-Year Term and $1.5 Million Fine for Michael Madigan

Ex-Tennessee House Speaker and Aide Convicted in Public Corruption Case

Mauritania’s Ex-President Aziz Receives 15-Year Sentence in Corruption Appeal

Mayor Adams Meets Trump as DOJ Unseals Corruption Case Documents

Disgraced Former Queensland Minister Gordon Nuttall Dies at 71

Brazil Orders Arrest of Ex-President Collor Following Corruption Conviction