arrests

JBS’s owner re-arrested under alleged corruption scheme

Published: November 13, 2018

Released from prison about six months ago, Joesley Batista, owner of meat packing giant JBS, was arrested once again by the Brazilian Federal Police on November 9 for a supposed corruption scheme within the Ministry of Agriculture during the government of Brazil’s former President, Dilma Rousseff.

Tuscan tanners arrested for money laundering

Published: March 5, 2018

The leather district of Santa Croce sull’Arno, Italian region of Tuscany, has been shaken by a number of recent arrests resulting from a three to four-year investigation led by the Italian police.

More arrests after Ranipet sludge deaths

Published: March 6, 2015

Further arrests have been made following the death of ten tannery workers in Ranipet at the end of January. The deaths were caused by a collapse of a sludge tank wall.