UN Rejects $15 Million Offer From Foundation Under Scrutiny

A U.N. office said it is rejecting the remainder of a $15 million offer from a foundation now under scrutiny after its leader, vetted and approved by the office earlier this year, was arrested and accused in an alleged bribery scheme.

The director of the U.N. Office for South-South Cooperation told The Association Press in an interview Friday that his office was "not pursuing" the offer made by the Sun Kian Ip Group Foundation this year.

In April, the office sent a team to Macau to do due diligence on the foundation and found it suitable, director Jorge Chediek said. "In the future, we'll be very thorough," he said.