Tags: Corruption

A Brazilian construction tycoon has been sentenced to for 19 years in prison over a corruption scandal involving the state oil company Petrobras.

Court declared the former lawmaker guilty for the crime of bribery and influence peddling. Former European Parliament lawmaker Adrian Severin was declared guilty in the crime of bribery and influence peddling by a Romanian court.

A sanction of being banned for life is what two former FIFA executives may face after pleading guilty on the accounts of corruption. This in lieu with FIFA's onging fight against corruption inside the organization.