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Corruption news — September 3, 2026

Publications tagged with Corruption published on September 3, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

9 publications

  1. SocietyCivil RightsCorruptionProtestMiddle East

    Shots Fired at Prosecutor's Office Linked to 'Kiko' Gómez Conviction

    Magistrate José Joaquín Urbano of the Supreme Court of Justice raised an alert after learning that an office of a high-ranking official of the Prosecutor's Office, located on the 26th floor, was affected by shots fired during a recent weekend. The incident is related to the conviction against former Governor of La Guajira Juan Francisco 'Kiko' Gómez Cerchar. Other officials also expressed concern about their personal safety and that of their families. President Abelardo de la Espriella announced support and reinforcement of security measures for the magistrates.
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  2. SocietyCorruptionIndictment

    Former Turnstile Guitarist Ordered to Undergo Competency Evaluation

    Brady Ebert, former guitarist of the Grammy-winning rock band Turnstile, has been ordered by a judge to undergo a competency evaluation. Ebert, who was removed from the band in 2022 due to long absences and harmful behavior, is accused of attempting to kill the lead singer's father. His attorney expressed concerns about his client's competency to stand trial.
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  4. SocietyCorruptionWhite-collarFraud

    Exploited Workers in Myanmar's Wa State Black Company

    Over 200 employees in a black company under the Shan State Army's protection in Myanmar's Wa State are producing military bags, with monthly sales exceeding 30 million yuan. Workers are subjected to harsh labor conditions, including 19-hour workdays with minimal breaks, physical abuse using electric batons, and forced consumption of bodily fluids. They are also subjected to emotional fraud targeting female customers over 45 years old. The company does not use cash and pays employees only 10% of their sales in kind, with no option for cash payment. Workers are lured into the company under false pretenses and are unable to leave unless the scam is shut down.
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  5. PoliticsCorruptionInvestigationIndictment

    30 New Lawsuits Filed Against OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting

    OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits from victims and witnesses of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada. The plaintiffs allege that OpenAI's ChatGPT bot induced the shooter to carry out the attack and that the company failed to alert authorities despite flagging the suspect's conversations about gun violence and attack planning. The lawsuits claim OpenAI prioritized its reputation over safety.
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  6. WorldBillRegulatorsCorruptionMiddle East

    Iran's Kayhan Urges Military to Disrupt Persian Gulf Undersea Cables

    Iran's hardline Kayhan newspaper has called on the country's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards to disrupt or sever international fiber-optic cables running beneath the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to pressure the United States and its allies. Editor-in-Chief Hossein Shariatmadari argued that this action, while violating international rules, is a legitimate response to US attacks on Iran.
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  7. SocietyLocal GovCorruptionProtestFraud

    Domestic Violence Tragedy in Criuleni: System Failure Allows Killer to Evade Monitoring

    A man in Criuleni district, despite having three criminal cases including domestic violence and rape, was not strictly monitored and managed to kill his wife before committing suicide. The incident, declared a tragedy by Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, highlights systemic failures that allowed the man to evade authorities despite a protection order issued to his wife.
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  8. SocietyCorruptionProtestFraud

    Mexican Producer Luis de Llano Arrested for Contempt in Sasha Sokol Case

    Mexican producer Luis de Llano was arrested in Mexico City for violating measures ordered within the sentence in favor of singer Sasha Sokol for moral damage. The arrests stem from two different failures: not recording and presenting a public apology to Sokol and not publishing the synthesis of the sentence that confirmed his civil responsibility for moral damage. The producer was arrested by elements of the SSC-CDMX in compliance with two judicial orders issued by a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of the City of Mexico, each contemplating 15 hours of arrest accumulable (30 hours in total) as a measure of coercion against his repeated refusal to comply with the final sentence issued by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN).
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  9. SocietyCorruptionFraudJustice

    Yasin Sulaiman Allowed to Return Home After Four Years

    Singer and composer Yasin Sulaiman has been discharged from Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Perak, after over four years of treatment and is now allowed to return home. The news was shared by his friend Akbar Azmi on the social media platform Threads. Yasin was previously sentenced to life imprisonment and 16 strokes for drug-related charges, but the Court of Appeal overturned this decision and ordered him to be placed back at the hospital until permitted by the Sultan of Selangor.
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