Iraq’s Federal Integrity Commission announced on Tuesday that it uncovered an embezzlement case worth nearly 2 billion dinars at Diyala's electricity directorate, leading to the dismissal of four senior officials.

The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and bribery.

Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000) from party funds to finance a lavish lifestyle filled with luxury goods, high-end vehicles, and a motorhome.

A former senior executive at major Chinese state-owned power company Datang Group has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over corruption-related charges, according to state media reports.

Real estate seized from former Azerbaijani Minister of Labor and Social Protection Salim Muslumov has been put up for sale following his conviction in a major embezzlement case.

Former Congolese Justice Minister Constant Mutamba was convicted for embezzling $19 million meant for a prison construction project in Kisangani and sentenced to three years of forced labor, the Court of Cassation ruled on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Lebanon's judiciary approved the release on bail of more than $20 million belonging to former central bank governor Riad Salameh, who has been detained for nearly a year on embezzlement charges, according to judicial officials.

France's Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party.

French prosecutors called for a jail sentence and a five-year ban from public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, accusing her of embezzling European Parliament funds.