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25 Corruption Scandals That Shook The World - News
25 Corruption Scandals That Shook The World - News
Ben Ali fled the country in 2011 and his assets were
auctioned off, but few restrictive laws have been
repealed, and questionably-connected firms with
privileged access continue to reinforce and profit from
inequality. Read more…
Over the last 10 years, the Gürtel case has grown into to
the biggest corruption scandal in Spain’s democratic
history, reaching all the way up to the president’s office.
At the centre, the complex scheme funnelled illicit
donations and bribes to the then-ruling party in exchange
for rigged government contracts.