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Corruption scandals dog local DC government Fox News Corrupt officials have been brought down in other cities, including Detroit and Chicago, but the problem is magnified in a city where the governing body has 13 members, effectively functions as a state legislature and operates less than three blocks ... See all stories on this topic »

Mongolian President Urges Global Support For Anti- Corruption Efforts Sacramento Bee Earlier this spring, following widespread public reports of misdeeds, Mongolia's Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC) called for the arrest of former Mongolian president Nambaryn Enkhbayar after the former official refused to receive ... See all stories on this topic »

Does Gray recognize DC's culture of corruption? Washington Post (blog) By Colbert I. King "I don't think there's widespread corruption here," said Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) today, after former DC Council chairman Kwame Brown pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge. "I think, before people jump to conclusions, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hajj corruption case Pakistan Daily Times Asghar had been tasked to investigate the Hajj arrangements corruption case and is currently serving as Gilgit-Baltistan IGP. A three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the suo motu case on Friday. See all stories on this topic »

Machen Warns DC Officials on Corruption, But Questions Remain on Case Against ... DCist.com But at a press conference late this afternoon Machen wasn't about to start popping the champagne, opting instead to offer stern warnings that public corruption cases remained at the top of his agenda. Saying that Brown had "traded away his principles ... See all stories on this topic » DCist.com

Florida leads nation in federal corruption convictions ABC Action News Florida may be the nation's fourth most populous state but it leads the nation in the number of federal corruption convictions, a dubious honor that could be easily remedied, a government watchdog group said. Based on US Department of Justice data, ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Action News

Anna Hazare takes a U-turn, gives clean chit to PM Manmohan Singh Times of India Continuing his flip-flop, social activist Anna Hazare made a U-turn and gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on corruption charges against him. THANE: Continuing his flip-flop, social activist Anna Hazare made a U-turn and gave a clean ... See all stories on this topic »

Woman in sex corruption case was 'naive and simple' AsiaOne SINGAPORE - Much speculation has been brewing over the backgrounds of the three women embroiled in the sex corruption case involving former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang. However, other than their names and companies, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sex corruption case: Trysts took place at his own home AsiaOne Lim, who was charged with 10 counts of corruption on Wednesday, also engaged in oral sex with Pang Chor Mui, a general manager at Nimrod Engineering, at a carpark near the Singapore Indoor Stadium; and sex and oral sex with Lee Wei Hoon, a director at ... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

Gen VK Singh will join anti-corruption movement: Ramdev India Today Having retired as the Army chief, General VK Singh is now all set to publicly come out in support of the movements of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev. In an interview to Headlines Today executive editor Rahul Kanwal, ... See all stories on this topic » India Today

Court seeks ATR on corruption complaint against CM, others IBNLive.com Metropolitan Magistrate Neeraj Gaur asked the Anti- Corruption Branch to file an action-taken-report by July 4, detailing the steps it has taken on the complaint filed by RTI activist Vivek Garg. "Action-taken-report be called from PS anti-corruption. See all stories on this topic »

Spain's savings banks' culture of greed, cronyism and political meddling The Guardian As European taxpayers prepare to rescue Spain's ailing banks, anti-corruption prosecutors, academics and regional parliaments are uncovering a tale of greed, cronyism and political meddling that has brought many of the country's leading savings ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Corruption and moral turpitude need to be defeated: Kalam IBNLive.com PTI | 10:06 PM,Jun 08,2012 Puducherry June 8 (PTI) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam today said though the country was making significant progress in all directions the country have many challenges to overcome including corruption and moral turpitude. See all stories on this topic »

Report: Florida Most Corrupt State In US Brevard Times TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida is the most politically corrupt state in the country according to a Corruption Risk Report released this week by the nonprofit corruption watchdog group Integrity Florida. Florida led the US in federal public corruption ... See all stories on this topic »

Anna Hazare takes a U-turn, gives clean chit to PM IBNLive.com PTI Thane: Continuing his flip-flop, social activist Anna Hazare made a U-turn and gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on corruption charges against him. Addressing a rally in Thane on Thursday night as part of his tour to create ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive.com

Charbonneau Commission testimony hears of long fight against corruption CTV.ca A woman walks by a sign pointing towards a security checkpoint in Montreal, Monday, June 4, 2012 at a Quebec inquiry looking into allegations of corruption in the province's construction industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL — Treasury ... See all stories on this topic »

Anna takes U-turn, gives clean chit to PM Business Standard PTI / Thane Jun 08, 2012, 13:19 IST Continuing his flip-flop, social activist Anna Hazare made a U-turn and gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on corruption charges against him. Addressing a rally here last night as part of his tour to ... See all stories on this topic »

Senegal's Sall Tackles Corruption in Bid for Investors BusinessWeek By Rose Skelton on June 08, 2012 Senegalese President Macky Sall has shut 59 state institutions and begun audits of government projects after ending the 12-year rule of Abdoulaye Wade, improving investors' outlook for the West African nation. See all stories on this topic »

Europe's corruption problem Deseret News The report found that corruption is running rampant throughout Europe. Political parties, public administrations and the private sector are assessed as the weakest forces in the promotion of integrity across Europe, says the report. See all stories on this topic »

Ex-DC Council chair pleads guilty to 2 charges as corruption scandals dog ... KBND In the District of Columbia, where the governing body has only 13 members, effectively functions as a state legislature and operates less than three blocks from the White House, cases against corrupt public officials take on heightened significance. See all stories on this topic »

PM is a good man, going through a bad time: Hazare Firstpost activist Anna Hazare on Thursday described him as a "good man" against whom there is no example of corruption yet. PTI "I have said from the beginning that Manmohan Singh is a good man. Don't have any example of corruption yet. See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Corruption: Two arrested for taking bribe The Express Tribune By Our Correspondent FAISALABAD: The Anti Corruption Establishment team on Friday arrested a Jinnah Town assistant town officer and a naib qasid for receiving illegal gratification. Contractor Tariq Javed had filed a complaint against Assistant Town ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

Court seeeks report on action against Dikshit in graft case Hindustan Times A city court on Friday asked the police to apprise it of the action they had taken on a complaint against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and transport minister Arvinder Singh for alleged corruption in granting fitness certificates to commercial vehicles ... See all stories on this topic »

"Tyrannosaurus Bataar": legalized Mongolian corruption UB Post However, there is a danger that a disaster called "corruption" may seep into every social and political layer of our country, which could ultimately strangle this country to death along with its people. Nevertheless, instead of eliminating the cause of ... See all stories on this topic »

Congress doesn't spare the corrupt: Chiru Deccan Chronicle There are instances where even Congress leaders were not spared for graft. Kalmadi was sent to jail. Ashok Chavan was asked to step down. A. Raja and Kanimozhi, both leaders of an important Congress ally, were also sent to jail for corruption," said Mr ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Chronicle

Hajj corruption case: SC summons investigation officer DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: The notification, that was issued to summon Inspector General (IG) Gilgit Baltistan Hussain Asghar investigating Hajj corruption case, was presented in the Supreme Court. The apex court ordered the IG to immediately appear in the court ... See all stories on this topic »

Complaint against CM: Court seeks police report Times of India NEW DELHI: A trial court on Friday asked Delhi police to apprise it of the action taken by cops on a complaint against chief minister Sheila Dikshit and transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged corruption in granting fitness certificates to ... See all stories on this topic »

Mongolia At Risk Forbes In an earlier article, I highlighted the importance of former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar's corruption trial for the fate of democracy in Mongolia. The charges logged against Enkhbayar represent a political vendetta on the part of the current ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

FIFA sets July date to appoint prosecutor, judge to probe alleged corruption ... Washington Post ZURICH — FIFA has set a new date to appoint a prosecutor and judge who will probe alleged corruption in world soccer. FIFA says its executive committee will meet on July 17 in Zurich. War crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is the leading candidate ... See all stories on this topic »

Complex system of patronage, corruption blunts India's efforts to help the ... Economic Times MNREGA and other welfare schemes, however, remain riddled with corruption. The ecosystem of politicians, bureaucrats, district officials and middlemen siphon off up to 50% of the benefits meant for the poor. Technical loopholes in MNREGA, for example, ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption and cover-up: Prison for ex-Sen. Orie was a just response Pittsburgh Post Gazette Jane Orie of McCandless was sentenced to prison on public corruption charges. The crimes she was originally charged with were not trivial. She stood accused of using her staff during state work time to campaign for her and her sister, Supreme Court ... See all stories on this topic »

Away from corruption scandal, Italy spirits are lifted digibet.info Prandelli wants his players to be full of pride and power, and to burn off any frustrations that might have built up as a result of the corruption affair back home. If there were any signs of depression, it has been blown away in Krakow. See all stories on this topic » digibet.info

MTN lashes out at 'nonsense' corruption claims Business Day MTN, Africa's largest mobile telecommunications company, has once again dismissed as "nonsense" corruption allegations by Turkcell, saying the claims had no legal merit. Turkcell alleges MTN bribed officials and influenced foreign policy in exchange ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP calls for end to 'culture of corruption' South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND – Citing two ongoing criminal cases involving members of the local Democratic Party and ongoing issues in the mayor's office, the county GOP on Friday called for an end to the "culture of corruption" in local Democratic politics. See all stories on this topic »

Three cops nabbed for corruption AsiaOne By Christina Chin GEORGE TOWN - Three police officers were among four men nabbed by the state Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly offering and receiving bribes. Penang MACC director Datuk M. Samarajoo said the officers from the ... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

Anti-Corruption Fight Gets A Holiday in Its Honor- But Is It Enough? Tunisia Live On June 7 Abderrahman Ladgham, the Deputy Prime Minister for Transparency and Fighting Corruption, declared June 11 a national holiday to fight corruption. The announcement comes more than two months after the restarting of the Committee Against ... See all stories on this topic » Tunisia Live

Private sector urged to support new anti-graft code Mmegi Online SELEBI-PHIKWE: The private sector has been urged to support the code of conduct of Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC) that is intended to guide businesses on how to run their operations in accordance with principles of good business ethics and ... See all stories on this topic »

Amnesty For Corrupt Government Officials Oye! Times In his letter to the suspected officials, President Kiir has expressed grief over the huge stolen money saying the people of South Sudan and the international community are alarmed by the levels of corruption in the country. "Corruption has no place in ... See all stories on this topic »

PML-N to stage sit-in outside Presidency, PM House Pakistan Daily Times Talking to reporters outside the Parliament House, Nisar said, "Unfortunately, both president and the prime minister are corrupt and convicted. How can the criminals and corrupt people lead the nation?" He accused the PM of hiding corruption of ... See all stories on this topic »

Commentary: Council Corruption Should Not Impede DC Rights WAMU Some question whether corruption investigations will jeopardize efforts to secure budget autonomy or voting rights for the District. In the past decade two former governors of Illinois checked into prison for abusing the powers of their office. See all stories on this topic » WAMU

Petronas appoints Shamsiah chief integrity officer Malaysia Star Shamsiah is Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) director of community education division and will continue to remain an employee of MACC during this period. "Shamsiah will be responsible for matters pertaining to Petronas' corruption prevention ... See all stories on this topic »

Billing system collapses: Audit shows corruption, inefficiency in Lesco DAWN.com LAHORE, June 7: The billing system of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) seems to have collapsed along with the electricity supply system under corruption and inefficiency, notes an internal audit report of the company. See all stories on this topic »

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