/tags/corruption-scheme corruption scheme en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:18:56 GMT /americas/2026-02-18/perus-congress-removes-interim-president-jeri-as-he-faces-a-corruption-probe Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations. The move triggers a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under a preliminary investigation over his undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:18:56 GMT /americas/2026-02-18/perus-congress-removes-interim-president-jeri-as-he-faces-a-corruption-probe Franklin Briceño and Manuel Rueda | Associated Press /americas/2023-03-28/venezuela-21-officials-businessmen-arrested-in-oil-scheme Venezuela’s attorney general says 21 people, including senior officials in President Nicolás Maduro's government and business leaders, have been arrested in connection with a corruption scheme involving international oil sales. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-03-28/venezuela-21-officials-businessmen-arrested-in-oil-scheme The Associated Press /news/2018-11-28/money-conspiracy-that-got-ex-chavez-aide-10-years-here-is-a-common-venezuelan-scheme The former treasurer of Venezuela’s socialist government was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday in Miami for heading a billion-dollar corruption plot.… Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:14:35 GMT /news/2018-11-28/money-conspiracy-that-got-ex-chavez-aide-10-years-here-is-a-common-venezuelan-scheme Tim Padgett