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More questions than answers as EU corruption scandal unfolds

Following months of investigations, police have so far launched more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy. Hundreds of thousands of euros have been found in Brussels and four people have been charged since Dec. 9 with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. [AP, Photo]

No one answers the door or the phone at the offices of the two campaign groups linked to a cash-for-favors corruption scandal at the European Union's parliament, allegedly involving Qatar. No light is visible inside.

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