String of high-ranking arrests in Golden Visa corruption shock
Portugal woke up this morning to news of yet another high-level corruption scandal – this time involving the government’s much-lauded Golden Visa programme. According to news coming out of Lisbon,
Sweet corruption
Three PSP policemen are on trial in Lisbon this week, accused of selling information in return for bottles of wine and cheese. Money is also alleged to have come into
Corrupt "fisco" caught demanding money for building licences
A council worker in Gondomar has been caught red-handed demanding money in return for construction licences – and now the council has appealed for anyone pressured by corrupt officials to
Corruption scandal mires EDP Chinese
EDP’s main shareholder, the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), is under investigation by for corruption and bad business practices, writes Correio da Manhã . As the investigation – run by
comment – The Whistleblowers
Just when everyone thought the refereeing scandal which threatened to overshadow the Euro 2004 Championships had blown over, new, high profile arrests were made by the judicial police last week.
Court convicts 18
After several delays, the corruption trial, involving 25 guards from Albufeira transport brigade who rocked Portugal and disgraced the GNR service, was finally concluded last week. The hearings began more
Corruption case verdict soon
Defendants in the alleged Albufeira corruption trial will now hear their fate at the end of October. A total of 35 officers from the city’s GNR-BT (traffic) division are accused
Corrupt officers pardoned
A court in Sintra has handed out suspended jail sentences to two GNR officers in Mem Martins and a policeman of the PSP from Reboleira, after they were found guilty
Football rocked by corruption
In a scandal that has rocked Portuguese football, police have arrested 16 referees and senior football officials, including the chairman of the country’s Liga de Clubes (League of Clubs), Valentim
Cheney’s Madeira-gate
The island of Madeira, Portugal’s sole fiscal haven, is at the centre of a financial scandal involving various multinational companies and American vice-president Dick Cheney. One of the companies concerned,