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Corruption study uses flawed metrics
Washington Times
Like many print and broadcast media outlets, The Washington Times Monday fell for a $1.5 million leftist ploy to further limit political freedom and privacy ("Report: Virginia among states most at risk for corruption," Web). The expensive study cited ...
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Washington Times
Federal Jury to Get Corruption Case From Yonkers
New York Times
A federal jury in Manhattan is to begin deliberations on Thursday in the corruption trial of a former Yonkers city councilwoman who is accused of accepting almost $174000 in secret payments from a longtime associate in return for dropping her ...
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Former Pennsylvania Speaker John Perzel somber after receiving prison term for ...
PennLive.com
By CHARLES THOMPSON, The Patriot-News John Perzel's former longtime chief of staff, Brian Preski, leaves the courtroom after being sentenced 24-48 months in Pennsylvania's government corruption case. 03/21/2012 DAN GLEITER, The Patriot-News Not all of ...
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PennLive.com
Yonkers corruption trial: Jurors to begin deliberations tomorrow morning
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Yonkers City Councilwoman Sandy Annabi and her political mentor Zehy Jereis will begin deliberations tomorrow morning after the judge took more than two hours to charge them this afternoon.
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Perzel gets 2½ to 5 years in Pa. corruption case
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Wednesday's court proceedings, at which two former caucus employees also were sentenced to probation and fines, completed the prosecution of the remaining Republicans charged as a result of a government corruption probe that is now in its sixth year.
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Corruption Rooted in Colonialism
AllAfrica.com
As this young nation gears up to our Golden Jubilee celebrations, my focus here will be on the history of Uganda's struggle against corruption. And given that corruption is the abuse of one's role, position and office, then I understand colonialism to ...
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Perzel gets at least 2½ years in corruption case
Beaver County Times
Former state House Speaker John Perzel, of Philadelphia, heads into the Dauphin County Courthouse for sentencing in Pennsylvania's government corruption case on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Perzel must spend at least 2 ½ years in prison for his role in a ...
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Former Pa. House speaker Perzel gets at least 2 ½ years after guilty plea in ...
Washington Post
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Pennsylvania House Speaker John Perzel must spend at least 2 ½ years in prison for his role in a scheme to use public resources for campaign purposes. The 62-year-old Republican from Philadelphia also was ordered to pay $1 ...
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Former Jersey City official Leona Beldini files motion for new corruption trial
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
It states that on the witness stand Dwek used the word "corrupt" or "corruption" 48 times; "bribe" or "bribery" 37 times and often used the term "official action." Willis argued in a motion filed on March 9 that when using such words Dwek was ...
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Corruption threatens China's future
Financial Times
By Edward Chancellor Widespread corruption at the local government level remains a threat to China's economic development. If stories are to be believed, Chongqing's disgraced party boss Bo Xilai even used an anti-corruption drive to put the squeeze on ...
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Report: A Deepening Corruption Crisis
AllAfrica.com
Despite the establishment of anti-corruption agencies, Burundi is facing a deepening corruption crisis that jeopardises prospects for lasting peace and stability. Burundi: A Deepening Corruption Crisis , the latest report from the International Crisis ...
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Key corruption trial attorneys to be in benefit
Montgomery Advertiser
Dees, president of the Cloverdale Playhouse, has organized a fundraiser for the community theater featuring key players from the recent Federal gambling corruption trial. / Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards Morris Dees looked on during the recent ...
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Former speaker of the Pa. House sentenced in corruption case
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
He is among the final four Republican arrested in the state attorney general's legislative corruption probe to be sentenced for their crimes. His former chief of staff, Brian Preski, former caucus information technology staffer Eric Ruth, ...
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Corruption: Past and present
Pakistan Observer
It is said, 'corruption is the mother of all evils'; it looks true if we go through the past 60 years' history of Pakistan. Corruption has dire consequences; it has not only eaten away a large portion of the national exchequer but also thrown us into ...
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One night only: Buddy Roemer and Jack Abramoff talk corruption in DC
NOLA.com
On Thursday, Roemer, who is now running for president as an independent, will share a stage with Abramoff at a discussion on corruption in Washington sponsored by the Committee for the Republic. Joining Roemer and Abramoff will be Trevor Potter, ...
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NOLA.com
Montana gets D+ on corruption risk report card
Great Falls Tribune
HELENA — A new report published this week found that Montana is at a high risk for corruption in state government. The first-ever State Integrity Investigation — a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio ...
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Study ranks Wyoming's corruption risk as high
Casper Star-Tribune Online
CHEYENNE — Wyoming is the third-worst state in the nation when it comes to laws preventing corruption or promoting openness and accountability, according to a newly released national study. The wide-ranging State Integrity Investigation, ...
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One law cannot remove corruption, says Anna at book launch
TwoCircles.net
By IANS, New Delhi : Anna Hazare Wednesday said one law alone could not remove corruption in society and there was need to change the system. Referring to the Jan Lokpal bill, the veteran anti-graft activist said: "I agree that only one law cannot ...
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Defendant In Sweetwater Corruption Case Changes Plea
KGTV San Diego
Gandara's attorney, Paul Pfingst, spoke to reporters after Amigable's guilty plea and questioned whether the case was the "worst corruption case in San Diego County in recent memory," as characterized by Dumanis. "The person who is alleged to have done ...
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Cricket: Is the Sport Still Corrupt a Year After the Pakistan Dramas?
Bleacher Report
Following the allegations, the county game was brought under demeaning eyes as former Essex fast bowler Mervyn Westfield was also jailed for bringing corruption into cricket. The England and Wales Cricket Board have brought in an anti-corruption ...
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Bleacher Report
Former French magistrate Eva Joly wins Norway's Sophie Prize for anti ...
Washington Post
OSLO, Norway — A former French investigative judge has won the $100000 Sophie Prize for her ceaseless fight against corruption and promotion of environmental issues. The award committee commends Eva Joly, the 68-year-old Norwegian-born Greens ...
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Ranking sentence length in Pa. corruption probe
Yorkdispatch.com
In March, Veon was convicted in a related corruption trial of eight felony counts that prosecutors say will extend his prison stay. — Former Rep. Brett Feese, the former head of the House Republican Campaign Committee, was sentenced to 4 to 12 years ...
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Corruption permeates every facet of Nigeria's life - CJN
The Nation Newspaper
By Adekunle Jimoh 7 hours 39 minutes ago Nigeria is one of the most corrupt countries in the world as corruption permeates all facets of the country's life, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher has said.
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Lessons of corruption probe lost on lawmakers?
abc27
Staffers point to tougher ethics training, stricter rules regarding politics, and greater awareness since the state attorney general's office began its public corruption investigation five years ago. "There's no question there's a very, ...
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Study ranks Michigan as one of most corrupt states for state-level politicians
MSU State News
By Ian Kullgren | Originally Published: 12 hours ago | Michigan state-level politicians can get away with some of the most corruption in the nation, according to a study released this week. A state integrity survey argues Michigan financial disclosure ...
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South African Leader Probed On Corruption Allegations
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Corruption allegations swirled in 2007, the last time the ruling African National Congress party met to decide South Africa's leader. The ANC's next such conference comes later this year. President Jacob Zuma, who is seeking another five-year term, ...
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Expect Media Corruption To Get Worse, Not Better
Slate Magazine (blog)
Not in the sense of a bribe ("write nice things and we'll hire you as a speaker") but in the sense of Lawrence Lessig's dependence corruption, where prominent media figures come to count on income streams that require them to be well-regarded by the ...
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Corruption investigation ends China official's political ambitions
Scotsman
One of China's highest-profile politicians interfered in a corruption investigation involving his wife before he was fired last week, according to a leaked transcript and Communist Party sources. Bo Xilai's removal as Communist Party boss of Chongqing, ...
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Nigeria among most corrupt nations, says CJN
The Nation Newspaper
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin 5 minutes ago He decried unethical practices in the judiciary, which he said has made court registries a cesspool of corruption for judicial officers. In fact, the CJN yesterday rated Nigeria as one of the most corrupt ...
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'Update research on corruption'
New Straits Times
THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should beef up its research division to compile data on corrupt practices, said newly appointed MACC Advisory Board member Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin. He said the nature of the "underground ...
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Pa. Sen. Jane Orie remains on witness stand, corruption trial testimony ...
The Republic
JOE MANDAK AP PITTSBURGH — A surprise final witness at the campaign corruption retrial of Republican State Sen. Jane Orie said he saw her state-funded staff openly doing political campaign work while Orie was present in her suburban Pittsburgh office ...
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Palm Beach County School Board searching for corruption watchdog
Sun-Sentinel
By Marc Freeman, Sun Sentinel A national search ends midnight Monday to find the first corruption watchdog to guard over the Palm Beach County School District. That's the deadline for experienced accountants and auditors to apply for the job of ...
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Voters again blow off corruption
Chicago Sun-Times
We are the most corrupt state in the union. The politicians work for special interest groups and ignore the voter. Why? Maybe because fewer than a quarter of all eligible voters bothered to cast a vote Tuesday. At the state and local level, ...
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Workers to protest against corruption in NREGA
Times of India
JAIPUR: Picking up from where they had left about two years ago, hundreds of MGNREGA workers across the state will once again assemble near the Statue Circle on Thursday to protest against corrupt practices under the scheme and repeated assaults on ...
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When Our Leaders Fight Corruption With Empty Words
AllAfrica.com
By Paul Harry, 21 March 2012 Information landing on our Issues Desk indicates that every Liberian leader, especially those ruling the country beginning with the era spinning around 1980, has given a cosmetic treatment to the fight against corruption, ...
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Perzel to be sentenced in Pa. corruption case
The Times Herald
(AP) — Convicted former state House Speaker John Perzel is slated to be sentenced in Pennsylvania's government corruption scandal. The former Philadelphia lawmaker, his onetime chief of staff and two others who pleaded guilty are scheduled to be ...
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How the WBC's corruption cost it a ton of money with Timothy Bradley
The Desert Sun (blog)
If you watch the Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia this weekend fight for the WBC super lightweight title, you may end up lauging at the expense of the WBC. The belt was held by Cathedral City's Timothy Bradley, who had twice on the title.
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Once-influential Pennsylvania legislator sentenced to prison
Reuters
Also, former state senator Vincent Fumo is serving a five-year federal prison sentence for corruption. Fumo, who was found guilty in 2009 on 137 charges of fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice, was a wealthy longtime Democratic power broker ...
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California's laws 'a maze' with gaps
Hanford Sentinel
Meanwhile, statehouses remain ripe for corruption and self-dealing. In California, Investigative Newsource, a journalism nonprofit group based at San Diego State University, delved into the legal and practical intricacies of the pension system.
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State of Corruption
Free Times
Modern corruption in South Carolina government is legendary, benchmarked by a legislative vote-buying scandal in the early 1990s that was broken up by the feds and dubbed Operation Lost Trust. Since then, the Palmetto State has continued to suffer from ...
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Former Pa. House Speaker Perzel Gets 2½-5 Years in Prison For Corruption
CBS Local
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Former Pennsylvania house speaker John Perzel (R-Phila.) will spend 30 to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme to use public resources for campaign purposes. Perzel, 62, also was ordered to pay $1 million ...
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CBS Local
Sandy Annabi lawyer, prosecutor sum up in Yonkers corruption trial; Jereis ...
The Journal News | LoHud.com
But that's about all a prosecutor and her lawyer could agree on Tuesday in closing arguments at the federal corruption trial of Annabi and Jereis. Assistant US Attorney Perry Carbone said the payments and vote changes were linked by an agreement, ...
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Sweetwater Contractor Plea Bargains in Corruption Case
San Diego Reader (blog)
By Susan Luzzaro | Posted March 21, 2012, 5:22 pm At 1:30 this afternoon Henry Amigable, a defendant in the Sweetwater corruption case who pleaded innocent in Janauary to 18 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges, changed his plea to guilty of one ...
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