The head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been charged in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo, a judicial official told AFP.
An anti-corruption association said on Friday it will file a complaint with the Paris prosecutor's office to open an inquiry into the campaign accounts of President Emmanuel Macron.
French industrialist Vincent Bolloré has gone on the offensive over corruption charges brought against him over his business dealings in Africa, claiming the case was rooted in prejudice about the continent.
A spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bolloré over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clear his name on Thursday after being charged for financing his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but admitted he was "finished" in politics.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged Wednesday with corruption for allegedly accepting millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi towards his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP.
The son of Equatorial Guinea's leader, Teodorin Obiang, who was given a three-year suspended prison sentence in France for using public money to fund a jet-set lifestyle, will appeal the landmark ruling, his lawyer said on Friday.
Airbus CEO Tom Enders warned on Friday
that the aircraft manufacturer could face "significant penalties" relating to ongoing corruption probes including one into the sale of fighter jets to Austria.
A report issued to Uefa's executive committee in 1998 appears to support Michel Platini's claim that he was paid an annual salary "of one million Swiss francs" for work as an advisor to Fifa.
France has failed to convict a single company for corruption abroad since an international anti-bribery convention came into force 15 years ago. Some critics say it is now time to American-ise the judicial system.
France must to more to rein in undue influence from lobbyists despite being among a small group of countries with laws to curb their influence on policy-makers, Transparency International said in a new report.
Thought corruption in France was a thing of the past? Not so, Transparency International released a map on Tuesday showing the most corrupt regions of the country based 258 recorded cases. So where's top?
A corruption scandal surrounding former French president Nicolas Sarkozy deepened further on Saturday with fresh leaks of telephone conversations purporting to show he offered to get a judge a plum job in return for favours.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by police in France on Tuesday morning for questioning in connection with one of a number of corruption probes that threaten the politician's chances of making a comeback.
The head of BNP Paribas has conceded the bank will be "punished severely" ahead of what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar fine for breaching US economic sanctions.
China's official auditor has found misused government money was used to buy over a dozen French vineyards and pay for an unauthorized junket to Las Vegas. One of the firms involved is one of the biggest Chinese owners of famed Bordeaux estates.
Nicolas Sarkozy came under fresh pressure over an election funding scandal as his ousted successor as leader of the opposition UMP party admitted that it had "paid some bills it shouldn't have."
The billionaire French businessman Serge Dassault was charged on Thursday with vote buying and campaign finance violations in connection with a scheme to influence elections in the Parisian suburb where he was once mayor, sources said.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday angrily rejected allegations of corruption that have threatened his political career, in his first public reaction to a phone-tap scandal that has gripped France
Things seem to go from bad to worse for Nicolas Sarkozy right now. Extracts from tapped phone conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer, published on Wednesday, suggest the ex-president tried to influence judges who were investigating him.
The French government has been forced to deny accusations of "political espionage" over the decision to tap the mobile phone of former President Nicolas Sarkozy as the scandal appears to have engulfed top ministers.
French industrial tycoon Serge Dassault, the billionaire manufacturer of fighter jets and France's fourth richest man was in custody Wednesday for alleged vote buying, a judicial source said.
Former President Nicholas Sarkozy, who has hinted at a political comeback, could be called as a witness in a case of suspected corruption at the highest levels of government. Sarkozy might be asked to testify about the long running "Karachi Affair."
France remains a country where the worlds of international business and public procurement are blighted by shady dealings and corruption, according to a new EU report. But just how bad is corruption in France and how does it compare to other countries in Europe?
