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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

FW: Tennis player banned for life

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:49 AM
Author: Sydney Morning Herald
Subject: Tennis player banned for life

 

Koellerer, a former Davis Cup player who once reached No.55 in the world rankings, was found guilty of three violations of the sport's anti-corruption rules, including "contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome of an event. ...
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FW: Will fight till govt relents: Ramdev says no to PM

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:49 AM
Author: IBNLive.com
Subject: Will fight till govt relents: Ramdev says no to PM

 

Raising the decibel levels on the fight against corruption, Baba Ramdev said that he will go ahead with his protest fast. "The PM has appealed that I should not go ahead with my fast but I will start my fast from June 4 to save our country," he said. ...
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FW: Fifa's sponsors kick up a fuss over corruption claims

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:49 AM
Author: Telegraph.co.uk
Subject: Fifa's sponsors kick up a fuss over <b>corruption</b> claims

 

By Louise Armitstead, Chief Business Correspondent Despite the clever play of those trying to expose allegations of corruption at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa), president Sepp Blatter had them disqualified and declared ...
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FW: China's Seizure of China Mobile Executive Leads to Wider Corruption Probe

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:49 AM
Author: Bloomberg
Subject: China's Seizure of China Mobile Executive Leads to Wider <b>Corruption</b> Probe

 

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., and China Telecom Corp., the nation's second- and third-largest carriers after China Mobile, are included in the investigation, according to today's Xinhua report, which didn't say what the alleged corruption entailed. ...
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FW: Jury Seated, Opening Arguments Underway In Tulsa Police Corruption Trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:38 AM
Author: News On 6
Subject: Jury Seated, Opening Arguments Underway In Tulsa Police <b>Corruption</b> Trial

 

It's the first of two trials accusing cops of corruption. A jury was picked and attorneys gave opening statements Tuesday afternoon. Officers Nick DeBruin and Bruce Bonham and retired officer Harold Wells are on trial. The three men are accused of ...
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FW: Corruption in CONCACAF has a long history and will require a lot to clean out

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:38 AM
Author: Goal.com America
Subject: <b>Corruption</b> in CONCACAF has a long history and will require a lot to clean out

 

... CONCACAF post in a fit of pique for having the temerity to conduct the investigation in the first place, it seems karma is catching Blazer for backing Warner for so long despite all the signs of corruption that go back to their first association. ...
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FW: Loophole allows officials convicted of public corruption to keep hefty pensions

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 5:48 AM
Author: Los Angeles Times
Subject: Loophole allows officials convicted of public <b>corruption</b> to keep hefty pensions

 

When former Vernon city administrator Bruce Malkenhorst was convicted of misappropriating public funds last week, the gap between two sets of numbers immediately jumped out. The $100000 in fines and restitution that Malkenhorst was ordered to pay for ...
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FW: FIFA Corruption Scandal Whistleblower Chuck Blazer Not Fired By CONCACAF Afterall

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 5:48 AM
Author: SB Nation
Subject: FIFA <b>Corruption</b> Scandal Whistleblower Chuck Blazer Not Fired By CONCACAF Afterall

 

Chuck Blazer was fired as CONCACAF General Secretary, then he wasn't. It is just another day in world football, be it in FIFA or one of its confederations like CONCACAF. Blazer was the whistle-blower who compiled the evidence leading to the suspension ...
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FW: US Wants to Fight Afghan Corruption - With Chicken

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:11 AM
Author: Wired News
Subject: US Wants to Fight Afghan <b>Corruption</b> – With Chicken

 

By Lena Groeger The US Air Force has identified an unlikely hero in the war-torn lands between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Kabul River. Warlords and opium farmers, I present to you: the humble chicken. Operation Kentucky Fried is underway. ...
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FW: FBI Expands Corruption Investigation into LA Department of Building and Safety

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:11 AM
Author: NBC Los Angeles
Subject: FBI Expands <b>Corruption</b> Investigation into LA Department of Building and Safety

 

By Heather Yako The FBI set up a sting with the US Attorney's office. The Feds sent in an undercover agent posing as a contractor. The FBI has expanded its investigation into bribery allegations at the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. ...
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FW: PM's appeal to Baba Ramdev: Don't go on hunger strike

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:11 AM
Author: Economic Times
Subject: PM's appeal to Baba Ramdev: Don't go on hunger strike

 

NEW DELHI: The Manmohan Singh Government has accelerated its efforts to persuade Yoga guru Baba Ramdev to call off his proposed hunger strike against corruption from June 4. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday appealed to the Yoga guru, ...
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FW: Blatter Says 'Unstable' FIFA Faces Danger Amid Corruption Investigation

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:46 AM
Author: Bloomberg
Subject: Blatter Says 'Unstable' FIFA Faces Danger Amid <b>Corruption</b> Investigation

 

Bin Hammam and fellow executive committee member Jack Warner have been suspended as part of a corruption probe and deny wrongdoing. English and Scottish soccer bodies said the presidential election should be postponed. “I thought that we were living in ...
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FW: Collegiate Corruption: Sports Illustrated Investigates Ohio State's Jim Tressel

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:46 AM
Author: TIME
Subject: Collegiate <b>Corruption</b>: Sports Illustrated Investigates Ohio State's Jim Tressel

 

Decade of Corruption: Tressel, who is now in his tenth year of coaching at Ohio State, may have been involved in such violations since his early years as head coach. "In 2003, during Tressel's third season in Columbus, Buckeyes running back Maurice ...
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FW: Austria's Daniel Koellerer banned for life for attempting to fix tennis matches

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:46 AM
Author: The Canadian Press
Subject: Austria's Daniel Koellerer banned for life for attempting to fix tennis matches

 

55 in the world rankings, was found guilty of three violations of the sport's anti-corruption rules, including "contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome of an event." The violations occurred between October 2009 and July 2010. ...
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FW: Blood, Justice And Corruption: Why The Chinese Love Their Death Penalty

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:46 AM
Author: Huffington Post
Subject: Blood, Justice And <b>Corruption</b>: Why The Chinese Love Their Death Penalty

 

While so many people are "beheaded," executives at all levels are still determined to brave death by trying to make the most of corruption. To reply to a Comment: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear ...
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FW: Ramdev not in favour of PM, CJI in Lokpal ambit

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:46 AM
Author: Times of India
Subject: Ramdev not in favour of PM, CJI in Lokpal ambit

 

NEW DELHI/BHOPAL: The rift in civil society is out in the open with yoga guru Baba Ramdev differing with the Anna Hazare group over bringing the prime minister and higher judiciary under the ambit of the Lokpal, the proposed anti-corruption ombudsman. ...
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FW: PM Manmohan Singh appeals to Baba Ramdev to call off his fast

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:50 PM
Author: Times of India
Subject: PM Manmohan Singh appeals to Baba Ramdev to call off his fast

 

We all agree with Ramdev that corruption is a big problem and that we are committed to tackling it with all the resources at our disposal," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The remarks by the Prime Minister ...
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FW: Afghan Central Bank Rejects Corruption Probe Findings

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:50 PM
Author: LoanSafe
Subject: Afghan Central Bank Rejects <b>Corruption</b> Probe Findings

 

by Alex Ferreras on May 31, 2011 in Banks [Presenter] The Central Bank has rejected remarks by a delegation that was assigned by the president to probe [corruption] in Kabul bank. The head of Central Bank said the delegation's report is unilateral, ...
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FW: Olmert takes stand in corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:50 PM
Author: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Subject: Olmert takes stand in <b>corruption</b> trial

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began testifying on his own behalf at his trial on corruption charges. Olmert told judges in Jerusalem District Court Tuesday on the first day of the defense phase of the trial that "I am ...
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FW: China Targeting Telecoms In Corruption Probe

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:50 PM
Author: Wall Street Journal (blog)
Subject: China Targeting Telecoms In <b>Corruption</b> Probe

 

By Joe Palazzolo Chinese authorities have begun a sweeping corruption investigation targeting the country's telecom operators, China Mobile Ltd., China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. and China Telecom Corp. Dow Jones, citing Chinese state media, reported that ...
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FW: PM appeals to Baba Ramdev to call off his fast

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:11 PM
Author: NDTV.com
Subject: PM appeals to Baba Ramdev to call off his fast

 

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev to call off his proposed fast against corruption. In a letter to Ramdev, the Prime Minister said, "Corruption is a big problem and we are making serious efforts to tackle it ...
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FW: Venezuela oil industry performance on the slide amid corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:27 PM
Author: UPI.com
Subject: Venezuela oil industry performance on the slide amid <b>corruption</b>

 

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 31 (UPI) -- Venezuela's oil industry showed renewed signs of decline in this year's performance so far amid fresh scandals over abuse of the country's oil revenues. State-run oil corporation PDVSA sacked half of the directors on ...
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FW: Corruption watchdog calls on FIFA to cancel election

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:27 PM
Author: Reuters
Subject: <b>Corruption</b> watchdog calls on FIFA to cancel election

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has called on soccer's governing body to call off Wednesday's election in which Sepp Blatter will stand unopposed for a fourth term as FIFA president. "The should postpone the ...
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FW: States, political parties need to be consulted on Lokpal Bill: Chidambaram

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:27 PM
Author: NDTV.com
Subject: States, political parties need to be consulted on Lokpal Bill: Chidambaram

 

New Delhi: The inclusion of the Prime Minister under the ambit of the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill does not have to be a straight forward 'Yes or No' choice. According to Home Minister P Chidambaram, "This is not a binary choice...there could be a yes, ...
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FW: Prosecutors wrapping up Mass corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:27 PM
Author: The Salem News
Subject: Prosecutors wrapping up Mass <b>corruption</b> trial

 

AP BOSTON — The corruption trial of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and two associates is continuing. Federal prosecutors are expected to rest their case this week. Gov. Deval Patrick testified Friday that DiMasi pressed him on ...
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FW: Jonathan Inaugurated As Nigeria's President, Vows To Tackle Corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:27 PM
Author: RTT News
Subject: Jonathan Inaugurated As Nigeria's President, Vows To Tackle <b>Corruption</b>

 

(RTTNews) - Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has vowed to tackle corruption, which he described as the root cause of underdevelopment in his West African country. Jonathan was sworn in as President by Chief Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu for a ...
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FW: Giase: FIFA president Sepp Blatter presiding over election corruption scandal

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:15 PM
Author: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Subject: Giase: FIFA president Sepp Blatter presiding over election <b>corruption</b> scandal

 

And the corruption controversy in FIFA will continue an additional four years. There have been just eight presidents in the 107-year history of FIFA, the world governing body of soccer, and Blatter is presiding over the biggest corruption scandal in ...
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FW: Blood, Justice And Corruption: Why The Chinese Love Their Death Penalty

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:15 PM
Author: Worldcrunch
Subject: Blood, Justice And <b>Corruption</b>: Why The Chinese Love Their Death Penalty

 

But the government should do more to root out corruption than play to the public's basest instincts for revenge. Still, don't expect China's death penalty to disappear anytime soon. By Teng Baio Of all the criminal cases in China, those involving ...
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FW: Differences in Lokpal panel over inclusion of PM

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:15 PM
Author: NDTV.com
Subject: Differences in Lokpal panel over inclusion of PM

 

New Delhi: Barely a month after civil rights activist Anna Hazare led a successful anti-corruption campaign, the steam seems to be fizzling out of the movement. Mr Hazare's hunger strike, which was supported millions across the world, ...
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FW: Core of Corruption - In the Shadows (2009 Full Length)

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 3:02 PM
Author: Google Alerts - "corruption"
Subject: Core of <b>Corruption</b> - In the Shadows (2009 Full Length)

 


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FW: Witness lists filed as alleged police corruption trial goes to court Tuesday

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:42 PM
Author: Tulsa World
Subject: Witness lists filed as alleged police <b>corruption</b> trial goes to court Tuesday

 

By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer With the first of two police trials scheduled to begin Tuesday, federal prosecutors have filed a witness list and additional details about alleged corruption among Tulsa police officers, records show. ...
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FW: Olmert begins testifying, declares 'I am fighting for my life'

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:42 PM
Author: Ha'aretz
Subject: Olmert begins testifying, declares 'I am fighting for my life'

 

Former Prime Minister is first witness to take the stand in defense phase of corruption trial against him, in what his lawyer calls a 'chance to share his side for those who want to listen'. By Nir Hasson Tags: Ehud Olmert Israel crime Former Prime ...
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