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Friday, July 29, 2011

FW: China Jails Journalist Who Reported on Corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:13 AM
Author: New York Times
Subject: China Jails Journalist Who Reported on <b>Corruption</b>

 

Mr. Qi was originally detained after he wrote a series of articles in the state-run media detailing corruption among local party officials in the city of Tengzhou. The articles included an expose into the construction of a lavish government building ...
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FW: Lok Ayukta did not eradicate corruption, but curbed it: N Santosh Hegde

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 11:13 AM
Author: Daily News & Analysis
Subject: Lok Ayukta did not eradicate <b>corruption</b>, but curbed it: N Santosh Hegde

 

But according to the Prevention of Corruption Act, I am not supposed to go on raids. A police officer of the rank of deputy superintendent should do it. So I did not step out of the office. Lokayukta conducted more than 1606 raids in the past five ...
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FW: Cuba sentences airline, pharmaceutical executives to 3- to 13-year prison ...

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 8:46 AM
Author: Washington Post
Subject: Cuba sentences airline, pharmaceutical executives to 3- to 13-year prison <b>...</b>

 

By AP, HAVANA — Cuban courts have convicted airline and pharmaceutical executives of corruption and sentenced them to three to 13 years in prison. The stiffest sentence is 13 years for Cubana de Aviacion director Jose Heriberto Prieto. ...
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FW: Another DC Political Corruption Scandal Swept Under The Rug

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:23 AM
Author: The Moral Liberal
Subject: Another DC Political <b>Corruption</b> Scandal Swept Under The Rug

 

In the most recent of numerous scandals to rock the District of Columbia's famously corrupt government, a councilman charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for youth programs has been let off the hook by the city's attorney ...
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FW: Thousands in Amman take Oath for Reform

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:23 AM
Author: Ammon News
Subject: Thousands in Amman take Oath for Reform

 

By Anas Damra AMMONNEWS - Thousands of pro-reform activists took to the streets on Friday in various Jordanian governorates vowing to continue their demonstrations until they witness genuine measures to combat corruption and implement true political ...
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FW: Current, ex-legislators rest case in Ala. corruption trial involving gambling ...

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:23 AM
Author: Washington Post
Subject: Current, ex-legislators rest case in Ala. <b>corruption</b> trial involving gambling <b>...</b>

 

The nine defendants in a corruption trial involving Alabama gambling legislation are resting their case after calling just one defense witness. The defendants include current and former legislators, lobbyists and casino owners. ...
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FW: Anna Hazare aide predicts doom for Cong

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:23 AM
Author: Times of India
Subject: Anna Hazare aide predicts doom for Cong

 

PATNA: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal has predicted doom for the Congress in the 2014 elections if the Union government led by it continued with its "love for the corrupt and corruption". "A bunch of corrupt people in the government pulled the wool ...
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FW: Taking a gamble: Defense rests in corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:10 AM
Author: Montgomery Advertiser
Subject: Taking a gamble: Defense rests in <b>corruption</b> trial

 

Lawyers representing defendants in one of the most significant public corruption trials in the history of the state said they know resting their case on Friday without presenting a defense was a gamble, but they do not feel the prosecution has made its ...
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FW: 'Bagman' in East St. Louis corruption case gets year in prison

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 2:35 AM
Author: STLtoday.com
Subject: 'Bagman' in East St. Louis <b>corruption</b> case gets year in prison

 

Reagan said that there should be "zero tolerance" for corruption in East St. Louis. Thompson may face other problems down the road. In the hearing, Smith said that Thompson is being investigated for fraud in connection with the purchases of two ...
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FW: Judge postpones trial for Republican defendants in Pa. legislative corruption case

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:10 AM
Author: The Republic
Subject: Judge postpones trial for Republican defendants in Pa. legislative <b>corruption</b> case

 

A judge has postponed the trial of Republican defendants in Pennsylvania's legislative corruption scandal. In an order made public Friday, Dauphin County Judge Richard Lewis moved the start of jury selection from Aug. 29 to Sept. ...
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FW: Former Kenyan Minister to Face Trial on Corruption Charges

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:15 PM
Author: Voice of America
Subject: Former Kenyan Minister to Face Trial on <b>Corruption</b> Charges

 

July 29, 2011 Former Kenyan Minister to Face Trial on Corruption Charges VOA News Kenya's High Court has ruled that former industrialization minister Henry Kosgey should face trial over charges he illegally imported cars into the country. ...
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FW: Bingo corruption trial: Entire defense rests

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:15 PM
Author: Dothan Eagle
Subject: Bingo <b>corruption</b> trial: Entire defense rests

 

MONTGOMERY – Friday began as a morning just like any other morning here at the bingo corruption trial. Then, suddenly, all nine defendants rested their case. Moments after the jury entered the courtroom, US District Judge Myron Thompson made a ...
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FW: Closing arguments will begin Wednesday in State House corruption case

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:15 PM
Author: Montgomery Advertiser
Subject: Closing arguments will begin Wednesday in State House <b>corruption</b> case

 

The nine defendants in a high-profile federal corruption trial decided Friday to rest their case and send it to the jury. On Monday, US District Judge Myron Thompson will hear arguments on pending motions. He said opening arguments will begin Wednesday ...
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FW: World Bank: Kenya must account for drought money

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:15 PM
Author: Forbes
Subject: World Bank: Kenya must account for drought money

 

Critics say mismanagement and endemic corruption in Kenya's government are partly to blame for the hunger situation in Kenya where the UN anticipates that 3.5 million people will need food assistance in coming months. Kenya, East Africa's largest ...
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FW: China Vows Severe Punishment If Corruption Found

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 6:03 PM
Author: ABC News
Subject: China Vows Severe Punishment If <b>Corruption</b> Found

 

"If corruption was found behind this, we must handle it according to law and will not be soft. Only in this way can we be fair to those who have died," he said. The accident was the biggest blow yet to China's burgeoning high-speed rail ambitions that ...
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FW: Foreign Policy: Fail, Britannia

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:08 PM
Author: NPR
Subject: Foreign Policy: Fail, Britannia

 

Indeed, the country ranks 20th out of 178 countries — two spots ahead of the United States — on Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perception Index. Its stable governance and generally robust institutions and democratic traditions make it ...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

FW: Prosecution rests in bingo corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:24 PM
Author: Examiner.com
Subject: Prosecution rests in bingo <b>corruption</b> trial

 

When it began, jurors were told the trial could last two to three months. Tuesday federal prosecutors finished presenting their case that could be described as a tangled web of allegations involving nine defendants in a vote buying scheme to pass a ...
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FW: MOFA suspends ex-envoy to Fiji, sends case to anti-corruption agency

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:24 PM
Author: Focus Taiwan News Channel
Subject: MOFA suspends ex-envoy to Fiji, sends case to anti-<b>corruption</b> agency

 

Taipei, July 27 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has suspended a senior diplomat for suspected misuse of public funds and other irregularities and referred his case to the Agency against Corruption (AAC) for further investigation. ...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

FW: Soccer report: Man FIFA finds guilty of corruption denies charges, vows to fight

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:44 AM
Author: Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Subject: Soccer report: Man FIFA finds guilty of <b>corruption</b> denies charges, vows to fight

 

Velappan described him as “the architect of bribery and corruption” in the region. On Saturday, a FIFA ethics panel found bin Hammam guilty of bribing voters ahead of his failed attempt to unseat Sepp Blatter as the organization's president. ...
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FW: Govt on warpath with SC to hide corruption: Shahbaz

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:44 AM
Author: The Nation, Pakistan
Subject: Govt on warpath with SC to hide <b>corruption</b>: Shahbaz

 

The government is not abiding by the orders of the judiciary in order to hide its corruption and loot of its coalition partners', he said. Shahbaz vowed to fight against PPP, saying PPP had challenged the orders of Supreme Court and declared war ...
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FW: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:44 AM
Author: Newsday (subscription)
Subject: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling <b>corruption</b> trial

 

Click here Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling corruption trial Published: July 26, 2011 7:17 PM By The Associated Press BOB JOHNSON (Associated Press) (AP) -- After more than eight weeks of testimony, federal prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against ...
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FW: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:44 AM
Author: The Associated Press
Subject: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling <b>corruption</b> trial

 

The legislation passed the Senate in March 2010, then died in the House after the FBI revealed a widespread investigation into government corruption. Some of the final testimony Tuesday concerned phone records that showed McGregor and Gilley were ...
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FW: Commentary: Gill Pratt conviction closes book on Jefferson political machine

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:52 AM
Author: WWL
Subject: Commentary: Gill Pratt conviction closes book on Jefferson political machine

 

This week in Clancy's Commentary, Eyewitness News Political Analyst Clancy DuBos speaks out on the big picture of local corruption that Gill Pratt was involved in, along with the family and associates of former Rep. Bill Jefferson. ...
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FW: Standing against corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:52 AM
Author: Washington Examiner
Subject: Standing against <b>corruption</b>

 

That should be intolerable to any person who believes in justice and who understands the importance of standing against the march of corruption. Back in the 1990s, then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and law-and-order proponents activated a ...
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FW: Govt issues notification of Hussain Asghar as probe officer in Hajj corruption ...

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:52 AM
Author: South Asian News Agency
Subject: Govt issues notification of Hussain Asghar as probe officer in Hajj <b>corruption</b> <b>...</b>

 

ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Following the stern orders of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, the government has appointed Hussain Asghar as Director FIA to continue probing the Hajj corruption scam. The Federal Secretary Establishment Suhail Ahmed presented ...
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FW: Prosecution rests in bingo corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:25 AM
Author: Dothan Eagle
Subject: Prosecution rests in bingo <b>corruption</b> trial

 

By Lance Griffin The prosecution rested in the bingo corruption trial Tuesday, 51 days after the beginning of the trial and 45 days after testimony began. There were 17 witnesses, including four current or former legislators. ...
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FW: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling corruption trial

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:25 AM
Author: The Seattle Times
Subject: Prosecutors rest in Ala gambling <b>corruption</b> trial

 

Federal prosecutors have rested their case against nine people, including lawmakers, in a gambling corruption trial that rocked the Alabama statehouse. By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. ...
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FW: Man Pleads Guilty in Former Judge's Corruption Case

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:25 AM
Author: KRGV
Subject: Man Pleads Guilty in Former Judge's <b>Corruption</b> Case

 

Prosecutors say Armando Pena and his wife, Karina Pena, paid former Judge Abel Limas to allow Armando to report to his probation officer by mail. Prosecutors say the couple gave $1800 to a middleman. Pena faces 20 years in prison. ...
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FW: Apirak throws hat in ring for Democrat post

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:51 AM
Author: Bangkok Post
Subject: Apirak throws hat in ring for Democrat post

 

Mr Apirak held a press conference yesterday to deny the allegations against him after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Monday filed a lawsuit against five people, including Mr Apirak, with the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for ...
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FW: Spotlight on M'sian anti-corruption body

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:51 AM
Author: Business Times (subscription)
Subject: Spotlight on M'sian anti-<b>corruption</b> body

 

Last week, a Royal Commission of Inquiry determined that Mr Teoh committed suicide because he could not take the relentless and ferocious interrogation of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). To its credit, the MACC has not responded ...
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FW: Probation recipient pleads guilty in Abel Limas corruption case

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:51 AM
Author: KGBT-TV
Subject: Probation recipient pleads guilty in Abel Limas <b>corruption</b> case

 

by Action 4 News Staff A Corpus Christi man has pleaded guilty to his role in a corruption case filed against former 404th State District Judge Abel Limas. Armando Peña appeared before US Magistrate Judge Ronald Morgan in Brownsville on Tuesday morning ...
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FW: The Big C: How Congress, BJP are handling corruption

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:51 PM
Author: NDTV.com
Subject: The Big C: How Congress, BJP are handling <b>corruption</b>

 

... Telecom Minister A Raja naming the Prime Minister in court, and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa remaining defiant, we on Left Right and Centre discuss if both Congress and the BJP are guilty of making hollow promises on fighting corruption.
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