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New Jersey Least Corrupt? Ha, Ha Wall Street Journal By PAUL SHERMAN AND DAVID M. PRIMO Exaggerated claims about political corruption from self-styled good-government groups are nothing new. Often they're made with no data to back them up. Perhaps more dangerous is when the claims are supported with bad ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek Crisis Shrinks Petty Bribery Problem Wall Street Journal (blog) The group's fifth-annual national survey on corruption estimated the overall amount of petty bribery in Greece last year shrunk by EUR78 million from 2010 to EUR554 million. "The financial crisis seems to affect "fakelaki" (little bribery envelopes)," ... See all stories on this topic »

Hong Kong's billionaire Kwok brothers profess innocence amid high-profile ... Washington Post HONG KONG — Two billionaire brothers who run Hong Kong's top property developer said Tuesday they're innocent of the suspected corruption they were arrested for last week in the city's biggest graft probe in decades. Raymond and Thomas Kwok, ... See all stories on this topic »

Survey: petty corruption costing Greeks millions The Seattle Times An international watchdog says petty corruption in the public sector is still costing Greeks millions of euros (dollars) a year, even though the country's financial crisis has led to a reduction in the size of bribes. The Associated Press so,, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hong Kong property tycoons protest innocence after arrests CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Hong Kong (CNN) -- Two of Hong Kong's biggest property tycoons who were arrested last week in connection with a corruption investigation protested their innocence on Tuesday. "I can say that personally I have done nothing wrong. See all stories on this topic »

Cahill vows to fight corruption charges Boston Globe On Monday, Cahill became the first statewide officeholder since 1950 to be indicted on corruption charges for actions taken in office. He faces charges of violating state criminal statutes governing the use of public funds for political purposes, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cahill supporters shocked at corruption charges NECN (NECN: Justin Michaels, Boston) - Neighbors and supporters of former Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill are shocked to learn about Cahill's indictment on corruption and fraud charges. "I am surprised because I did talk to his wife about it and ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Your State Among America's Most Corrupt? Reuters By Edward Tan, JD at FindLaw.com A new study has ranked the most corrupt states in America. The Center for Public Integrity graded all 50 states in 14 categories, including campaign finance, internal auditing, lobbying disclosure, and access to ... See all stories on this topic »

Broadside: Cahill's corruption charges NECN Joining the Broadside are guests from the Bay State's legislature, where they have a front row seat on yet another corruption scandal rocking the political establishment. Mass. Sen. Robert Hedlund is a Republican from Weymouth, Mass. See all stories on this topic »

Billionaire Brothers and Bad Blood New York Times (blog) By MARK MCDONALD | April 3, 2012, 2:30 am HONG KONG — The Independent Commission Against Corruption, originally formed to bust crooked cops and greedy bureaucrats, has arrested two of the world's wealthiest men in an alleged bribery case. See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

BJP turns corruption heat on Cong Times of India BJP president Nitin Gadkari launched a caustic attack on the Delhi government accusing it of involvement in large-scale corruption and promised a clean civic administration if his party was voted back to power. However, the rift between the state ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama's GSA chief resigns amid corruption allegations Examiner.com One can only wonder what other incidents of corruption are occurring in agencies headed by this president's friends and supporters," said Michael Baker, a political strategist and attorney. "When the White House was informed of the Inspector General's ... See all stories on this topic »

Kwok Brothers Deny Accusations of Corruption NTDTV The two billionaire Kwok brothers and co-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties denied accusations on Tuesday during their first public appearance since their arrest for alleged corruption. The brothers have been released on bail and not charged with any ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Hung Kai's Raymond Kwok Denies Charges BusinessWeek The comments were the first by the Kwoks since they were arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption on March 29. The stock climbed 2 percent yesterday ahead of the media event, the first advance in five days, after falling 15 percent in ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption and Leadership: An Endless Cycle? Royal Dutch Shell plc .com By Meika Jensen Corruption is a growing issue in a world that is nearing complete transparency – these problems are not out in the open. Many schools, from top undergraduate business programs to top masters degree programs, are taking them on with ... See all stories on this topic » Royal Dutch Shell plc .com

Judge refuses to unfreeze assets in Coliseum corruption scandal Los Angeles Times A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has declined to lower the bail and unfreeze the assets of several men indicted in the Coliseum corruption scandal. Judge Patricia Schnegg said she needed time to review court records before making a decision. See all stories on this topic »

Arrested Hong Kong billionaires say did "nothing wrong" Reuters By Alison Leung | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's billionaire Kwok brothers, whose arrest last week on suspicion of corruption has gripped the financial hub, said on Tuesday they had done nothing wrong and insisted it was business as usual at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Hung Kai's Raymond Kwok Denies Wrongdoing Wall Street Journal By CHESTER YUNG And POLLY HUI HONG KONG—Raymond Kwok, the younger of the two billionaire brothers arrested in Hong Kong last week on suspicion of corruption, said he is innocent of any wrongdoing, as both brothers broke their silence. See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Petty corruption costing Greeks millions: watchdog CTV.ca AP ATHENS — Petty corruption in the public sector is still costing Greeks millions of euros a year, even though the country's financial crisis has led to a reduction in the size of bribes, an international watchdog said Tuesday. See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Essex deny wrongdoing over corrupt bowler Westfield AFP By Julian Guyer (AFP) – 37 minutes ago LONDON — English county Essex insisted Tuesday they had taken the correct action in the case of corrupt former seamer Mervyn Westfield following court room accusations they had "turned a blind eye". See all stories on this topic » AFP

Sun Hung Kai co-chairmen to speak to media on Tuesday Reuters | HONG KONG, April 3 (Reuters) - The billionaire brothers and co-chairmen of Hong Kong property company Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, who were arrested last week on suspicion of corruption, will speak to reporters at 3:30 pm (0730 GMT), an official at ... See all stories on this topic »

Michigan gets an "F" on "Corruption Risk Report Card" NPR by Mark Brush The campaign finance system here has more holes than I-94 after a spring thaw. Big spenders and special interests can easily shovel millions of dollars into election activities — secretly if they choose... And the financial disclosure ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-Blagojevich aide gets 2 years on corruption charges Chicago Tribune As part of his plea deal, Monk told prosecutors that he, Blagojevich and other insiders to the corrupt former governor discussed how they could secretly make hundreds of thousands of dollars from their control over state government. See all stories on this topic »

Former treasurer charged with corruption, fraud MetroWest Daily News By Jack Encarnacao/The Patriot Ledger Former state treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Timothy Cahill has been indicted for public corruption and fraud. Cahill, 53, was indicted on one count of using his former position as head of the state Lottery ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption report rates India low on political financing The National NEW DELHI // India is again among the lowest-rated countries for political finance regulation, according to the latest report from an organisation that monitors governance and corruption levels around the world. The 2011 edition of the Global Integrity ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Hung Kai's Raymond Kwok Denies Any Wrongdoing Wall Street Journal (blog) By Chester Yung and Polly Hui Raymond Kwok, co-chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., speaks at a news conference outside the Sun Hung Kai Centre in Hong Kong on April 3, 2012. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.'s co-chairman Raymond Kwok on Tuesday said ... See all stories on this topic »

Exclusive - Anti-Corruption Chief Doubts Blatter Motivation to Pass Some Reforms World Football Insider FIFA's anti-corruption adviser was heartened that "they approved half of what we came up with", with other recommendations to be discussed at the May FIFA Congress in Budapest. But he cautioned: "I am just not saying we are there... we made a few more ... See all stories on this topic » World Football Insider

Hall Wary of Corruption AllAfrica.com By Japheth Kazenga, 3 April 2012 CORRUPTION in the Mainland Premier League will be the main reason behind Azam FC's failure to win the maiden title, the team's head coach, Stewart Hall, has claimed. Azam clobbered Coast Region's JKT Ruvu 4-1 at the ... See all stories on this topic »

SA at corruption 'tipping point' Independent Online By SAPA South Africa is at a "tipping point" in its battle against "endemic" corruption, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said in Stellenbosch on Tuesday. If corruption were not decisively dealt with it had the potential to "distort the economy and ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Parties wield corruption weapon Deccan Herald BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India has lost a golden chance to become an economic giant, thanks to rampant corruption. He also expressed concern over the security scenario in the country, indirectly referring to the current controversy ... See all stories on this topic »

Former treasurer Cahill to face public corruption charges Taunton Daily Gazette By Matt Murphy Former State Treasurer Tim Cahill was indicted on corruption charges Monday, related to pre-election Mass. Lottery commercials featuring the gubernatorial candidate. Do you think the charges against Cahill will stick? Yes. See all stories on this topic »

Anti-corruption tsar held for corruption Irish Times Kosovo's anti-corruption tsar, appointed in early 2010 to root out endemic graft in the young Balkan state, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption. Nazmi Mustafi, the head of the Anti-Corruption Task Force, was arrested with another person last ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

The Economy of Corruption AllAfrica.com In Juba wesay corruption is prevalent at the highest level of our society. However, inMr. Agei's view, it is the reverse now or rather a carry-over of what the eliteand the military elders of South Sudan havestarted six years ago. See all stories on this topic »

Corruption alleged in State Fisheries Department Times of India According to the federation, the Fisheries Resources Management Society (FIRMA) has become a centre for corruption and extravaganza. The society that was set up to bring out qualitative changes in fishing sector by promoting prudent use of science and ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Hung Kai's Raymond Kwok says he and Thomas did "nothing wrong" Reuters Last week, Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested Raymond and Thomas Kwok, as well as Sun Hung Kai adviser and close family friend, Rafael Hui, a former No.2 Hong Kong government official. Sun Hung Kai is a family-run ... See all stories on this topic »

Sylva denies corruption allegation The Nation Newspaper By Isaac Ombe, Yenagoa 1 hour ago Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva yesterday denied the corruption allegations levelled against him in a financial report. The report, which was submitted by a committee set up to look into the financial ... See all stories on this topic »

Greek crisis eats into bribes too: watchdog AFP ATHENS — Greece's economic crisis has also cut back the traditional practise of paying bribes to win contracts and speed up transactions, the country's chief corruption watchdog said on Tuesday. In an annual survey, the Greek branch of Berlin-based ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

FIFA's corruption probes described as 'ridiculous' International News Network FIFA has faced a series of corruption claims about World Cup bidding processes and presidential elections. The IGC made a series of recommendations, including the establishment of a new, independent, ethics committee that has the power to investigate ... See all stories on this topic » International News Network

Kosovo arrests anti-graft boss in corruption probe The Daily Star PRISTINA: Kosovo's top anti-corruption prosecutor has been arrested in a probe into allegations he took bribes to drop corruption charges against certain people, police and media reported Tuesday. Police said in statement they had arrested two suspects ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

UPA facilitating corruption in J&K: Mehbooba IBNLive.com PTI Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre was "facilitating" crime and corruption in Jammu and Kashmir. "It is unfortunate that UPA government is not taking ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive.com

Anti-corruption officials conduct raid on DG Parks' office Business Recorder (blog) A team of anti-corruption officials conducted a raid on Tuesday on the office of the director-general (Parks) of the defunct City District Government Karachi (CDGK) in a corruption case. Sources in the Anti-corruption and Enquiries Establishment said ... See all stories on this topic »

Hong Kong's Billionaire Kwok Brothers Proclaim Innocence Forbes Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Last week, Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested the two brothers, along with Rafael Hui, a former top government official, in connection with an investigation into alleged ... See all stories on this topic »

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