Kickbacks

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expanding its investigation into an organ trade racket, summoning doctors involved in Kerala hospitals' internal evaluation committees. Financial records are being examined to check if doctors received kickbacks or commissions for fast-tracking approvals.

A court has ordered the final forfeiture of N150 million linked to kickbacks received by a Nigerian lawmaker. The Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) revealed the money as proceeds of corruption during the legislator's tenure.

AstraZeneca agreed to pay $34 million to settle claims that the company paid kickbacks through a free network of nurses and insurance support services to boost prescriptions in Texas Medicaid. The state alleged these actions led to unauthorized reimbursements under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act.

Carmelo Garcia, a former Newark Deputy Mayor and Director of the Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in a corrupt scheme to obtain bribes and kickbacks from two Newark business owners.

Philippine Senator Jose 'Jinggoy' Estrada, son of former president, faces arrest on corruption charges after being indicted for plunder and violating anti-corruption laws. He allegedly received 573 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks from an infrastructure scandal linked to economic slowdown and eroded investor confidence.