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  1. July 11, 2016

    Chinese Billionaire In UN Bribe Case To Face January Trial

    A New York federal judge on Monday set a January trial date for a Chinese billionaire and his alleged accomplice for what prosecutors say was a scheme to bribe United Nations officials to win support for a planned conference center in Macau.

  2. June 27, 2016

    Chinese Billionaire Faces Fresh Indictment In UN Bribe Case

    Prosecutors told a New York federal judge Monday they plan to soon file a fresh indictment against Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng and his alleged henchman Jeff Yin, the two remaining defendants in a case alleging corruption at the heart of the United Nations that has seen three defendants admit guilt and one die.

  3. May 18, 2016

    Ex-UN Leader John Ashe In Plea Talks In Bribery Case

    Former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe is in plea negotiations in advance of his trial on tax fraud charges tied to an alleged $1.3 million bribery scheme, according to a letter submitted Wednesday in New York federal court.

  4. May 09, 2016

    Sillis Dumps Ex-UN Leader Ashe Over Unpaid Bills In Tax Case

    A Manhattan federal judge signed off Monday on Sills Cummis & Gross PC's request to quit the defense of the apparently cash-strapped former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe, who faces tax evasion charges tied to an international bribery probe, as prosecutors said fresh counts are likely coming by months' end.

  5. March 18, 2016

    Woman Accused Of Bringing Bribes To Ex-UN Officials

    A Chinese-American woman accused of carrying $500,000 in bribes to U.N. officials including former General Assembly President John Ashe was set to be released on $1.5 million bail Friday after her arrest on money laundering and conspiracy charges.

  6. March 16, 2016

    Ex-UN Diplomat Pleads Guilty In NY Bribery Case

    A former deputy United Nations ambassador from the Dominican Republic pled guilty to criminal bribery charges in New York federal court on Wednesday, admitting that he funneled corrupt payments to the former president of the U.N. General Assembly.

  7. February 05, 2016

    UN Diplomat Not Immune In Ashe Bribery Case, Judge Says

    Dominican Republic United Nations envoy Francis Lorenzo does not have diplomatic immunity against charges that he took part in a bribery scheme centering on former U.N. General Assembly President John Ashe, a judge ruled Friday.

  8. January 21, 2016

    Ex-UN Official May Face New Charges In Bribery Case

    New York federal prosecutors may file additional charges against former United Nations General Assembly President John Ashe over an alleged $1.3 million bribery scheme after two defendants in the case struck plea deals, a lawyer for the government said Thursday.

  9. January 20, 2016

    2nd UN Bribery Suspect Pleads Guilty In NY

    The CEO of a New York foundation pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to funneling bribe payments to the president of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the second defendant in the case to admit wrongdoing.

  10. January 14, 2016

    Feds Secure 1st Guilty Plea In UN Bribery Case

    A New York woman pled guilty in federal court on Thursday to her role in an alleged $1.3 million bribery scheme involving a former United Nations General Assembly president and a billionaire Chinese real estate developer, becoming the first defendant in the case to strike a deal with prosecutors.

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