Venezuela says it deported Alex Saab, a key Maduro ally, to the U.S.
Venezuela's government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years he was pardoned by President Joe Biden.
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Man admits trying to bribe juror at ex-boxer's drug trafficking trial
A man charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 at the drug trafficking trial of a former heavyweight boxer pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.
Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
President Trump pardoned Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife on Wednesday. The couple was indicted in 2024 on more than a dozen federal charges. Cuellar has denied any wrongdoing. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the details.
Alleged plot to bribe a juror upends former heavyweight boxer's drug trial
A federal jury about to hear the drug-trafficking case against former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic was abruptly dismissed after three men were charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 to exonerate Gogic.
Mississippi officers charged in bribery scheme
The FBI has announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current and former Mississippi and Tennessee police officers, in a drug-related bribery probe. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the details.
Man sentenced for charges stemming to Feeding Our Future scheme
A man convicted of charges stemming from the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme has been sentenced.
New details revealed in college bribery scandal
More details are emerging about how actress Lori Loughlin and her husband allegedly bribed their daughters' way into USC, as prosecutors in a massive college admissions scandal made public more than 500 pages of documents never released before. Correspondent Carter Evans reports
Pelosi defends decision to embrace impeachment
House Democrats have their orders: to write articles of impeachment against President Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left them with no choice. Democrats are weighing charges of abuse of power, bribery, and obstruction of justice. A final vote could happen before the end of the year, just the third vote of its kind in U.S. history. Nancy Cordes reports.
Netanyahu fighting to stay in power
Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll fight to stay in power after becoming the first sitting prime minister in Israel's history to be indicted on criminal charges. Netanyahu faces allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust. If convicted, he could serve up to 10 years in prison. Roxana Saberi reports.
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Pelosi accuses Trump of bribery
Heading into the next round of televised impeachment hearings, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now publicly accusing President Trump of bribery in Ukraine. The U.S. Constitution says a president can be impeached or removed specifically for that crime. Nancy Cordes reports.
Pelosi says Trump admitted to bribery
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump committed bribery in his dealings with the president of Ukraine. “I am saying that what the President has admitted to and says ‘it’s perfect’— I said it’s perfectly wrong. It’s bribery,”Pelosi said, in response to a question from CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Possible new charges in admissions scandal
Prosecutors are threatening to add bribery charges and additional prison time for parents in the college admissions scandal who have yet to cut a deal. New charges could be unsealed as soon as Tuesday. In all, 19 parents have pleaded guilty. Don Dahler reports.
Trump says he's pardoning Scott Jenkins, sheriff convicted of bribery
President Donald Trump says he is pardoning Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly making several businessmen sheriff's deputies in exchange for cash.
Retired 4-star Navy admiral convicted in bribery scheme
Robert Burke, once the U.S. Navy's second-highest-ranking officer, was found guilty of steering contracts to a company in exchange for a lucrative job.
Nadine Menendez guilty in bribery trial
Nadine Menendez, the wife of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday for her role in a years-long bribery scheme with her husband.
3rd person pleads guilty to bribing Feeding Our Future juror
The bribe attempt surrounded the trial of seven defendants in one of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud cases.
Trump executive order on foreign bribery
President Trump is pausing a federal law that criminalized foreign bribery practices among U.S. citizens and businesses. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd has more.
Menendez's courtroom reaction to sentencing
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption and bribery. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman reports.
Menendez after sentencing: "Trump is right"
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to 11 years in prison in his bribery case. A jury convicted Menendez in 2024 on 16 felony counts. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has the details.
Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
How Bob Menendez could appeal prison sentence
A federal judge sentenced former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison in his corruption case on Wednesday. A jury convicted the Democrat in July 2024 on charges he accepted bribes in exchange for using his political power to aid the Egyptian government. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has more. (Editor's note: The judge first ordered Menendez to report to prison within 72 hours, but later delayed the start of his sentence to June 6, so that he could attend his wife's trial.)
Customs worker exposed by daughter's social media admits taking bribes
Omar Ambuila's daughter posted photos of herself carrying designer handbags, taking luxury vacations to Paris and driving a $330,000 Lamborghini.
U.S. indicts Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in $265 million bribery scheme
Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest people, is accused of concealing that a solar energy project was being facilitated by an alleged $265 million bribery scheme.
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