Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi officials said Thursday that more than 200 people have been arrested as the government investigates corruption and the misuse of billions of dollars.
Those arrested include some of the country's elite, including members of the Saudi royal family. Saudi Arabia's attorney general, Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb, said authorities believe at least $100 billion "had been misused though systematic corruption and embezzlement over several decades," The New York Times reported.