A former United Nations General Assembly president has been charged - along with five others - in relation to an alleged bribery scheme.
John Ashe, a former UN ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda and the assembly's president in 2013, is accused of taking bribes from a Chinese businessman.
New York prosecutors allege he took $UA1.3 million, spending the cash on luxury goods.
Prosecutors say helped real estate mogul Ng Lap Seng gain government contracts.