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Scandal Poses a Riddle: Will India Ever Be Able to Tackle Corruption? New York Times Scandal Poses a Riddle: Will India Ever Be Able to Tackle Corruption? By VIKAS BAJAJ and JIM YARDLEY. Published: September 15, 2012. NEW DELHI — His business rivals never fully understood how Manoj Jayaswal got so rich so fast, except that he ... See all stories on this topic »

Be Decisive in Anti-Corruption Fight, Catholic Bishops Charge Jonathan AllAfrica.com The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to take decisive action in the anti-corruption war if he wants to be taken seriously and regain the confidence of Nigerians. The Bishops insisted that ... See all stories on this topic »

Phone hacking: Couple bailed over 'corrupt payments' BBC News A married couple from Surrey arrested by police investigating alleged corrupt payments have been released on bail. The member of the armed forces, 42, and his wife, 32, were arrested on Thursday as part of the Met Police's Operation Elveden investigation. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Corruption In Laurens County? FITSNews And while South Carolina has a chronic habit of rewarding corruption as opposed to punishing it … those council members in Laurens County who think the rules don't apply to them could be in for a rude awakening. At a recent council meeting, Laurens ... See all stories on this topic » FITSNews

Quarry scam: Two IAS officers booked after Directorate of Vigilance and Anti ... Times of India CHENNAI/ MADURAI/ COIMBATORE/ TRICHY: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted raids in 34 places across the state on Saturday and lodged cases against two senior IAS officials for aiding granite companies accused in the ... See all stories on this topic »

It's impossible to curb corruption in judiciary when there's heavy corruption ... Nigerian Tribune Our anti-corruption agencies are not properly funded. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not properly funded, so also the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). One defence lawyer earns the ... See all stories on this topic » Nigerian Tribune

Between Corruption and Street War: Egypt struggles to shape its future HotnHitNews Neither battle is easy but achieving victory in the struggle in which UWK has taken the lead is likely to prove far more difficult than turning soccer into a model for the fight against corruption in Egypt and removing the remnants of the Mubarak era. See all stories on this topic »

Lack of Patriotism Causes Corruption - Akpabio AllAfrica.com Akwa Ibom Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has identified lack of patriotism as a factor contributing to corruption in the society. Chief Akpabio, who stated this Thursday at the opening of a three-day workshop of Nigeria Guild of Editors on the theme ... See all stories on this topic »

'Busy' Anti-Corruption Bureau has no time for DA cases Times of India HYDERABAD: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) may end up registering the worst-ever performance in its operational history this year. Till September 13, 2012, ACB had managed to register only two disproportionate assets (DA) cases and catch only 50 ... See all stories on this topic »

Sharif corruption references: Court adjourns hearing until Sept 29 DAWN.com Three corruption references – Hudabiya Paper Mills, Ittefaq Foundaries and Raiwind assets reference – were filed in the NAB in which the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, his brother Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, and other family members were also ... See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com

Prison guards at Sydney's Long Bay jail are under investigation for corruption ... Herald Sun A PRISON officer has been suspended and several guards are being investigated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption following allegations of serious corruption at Sydney's Long Bay jail. ICAC is leading the inquiry, which has seen one ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption has other faces! Saudi Gazette WHEN people talk about corruption, the first things that come to one's mind are bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power, nepotism, trying to cover up mistakes and so forth. What is absent from many people's minds is that there is a different form of ... See all stories on this topic »

Visayan Forum and NGO 'corruption' Rappler MANILA, Philippines – The fraud case involving a top Filipino non-government organization (NGO) should serve as a wake-up call for other NGOs, Filipino netizens said after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sued the top ... See all stories on this topic »

Anti-corruption bureau nabs officer with R 25 lakh bribe Daily Bhaskar Ahmedabad: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Saturday caught a class II officer of the commercial taxes department red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh. The officer was taking the bribe from the owner of a Vatva-based industrial unit in return ... See all stories on this topic »

Two IAS officers charged with corruption TwoCircles.net By IANS,. Chennai: Vigilance officials searched 34 places in Tamil Nadu Saturday, after filing two cases against two IAS officers and a group of state officials for irregularities in quarrying. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC ... See all stories on this topic »

Fight Against Corruption Will Be More Aggressive – Bamanga Tukur Leadership Newspapers Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Alhaji BamangaTukur, has pledged a more aggressive fight against corruption, adding that members of the party who had defected to different political parties will be comfortable in the party if they return. See all stories on this topic » Leadership Newspapers

Ex-minister slams Iraq PM for tolerating graft AFP LONDON — The first minister to quit Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki's unity government criticized the prime minister for turning a blind eye to worsening corruption among his loyalists, in an interview with AFP. Former communications minister Mohammed ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Jimmy Carter: Citizens United, "Financial Corruption" Threaten Democracy ... OpEdNews September 15, 2012 Permalink Tweet: Jimmy Carter: Citizens United, "Financial Corruption" Threaten Democracy: click here. Submitted by MM BookLover. Tell A Friend. submit to reddit · submit to stumble upon. Post Tweet Comment. These discussions are ... See all stories on this topic »

Former school chief sentenced to prison Vineland Daily Journal TRENTON — The heralded former superintendent of New Jersey's fourth-largest school district was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison for crimes that the judge called the worst case of public corruption he's ever seen. Michael Ritacco, 64, who ran ... See all stories on this topic »

Judge leaves police lawsuit gag order in place The Daily Advertiser A federal judge is now scheduled to rule Monday to either extend or lift the gag order that has silenced participants in the corruption lawsuit against the Lafayette Police Department. The two sides debated in court for three hours Friday without ... See all stories on this topic »

YPD Officer Chance resigns amid allegations of theft Youngstown Vindicator The career of one city police officer ended with an FBI investigation into alleged corruption and the loss of his certification to remain a cop in Ohio. Phil Chance Jr. had been on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the corruption ... See all stories on this topic »

Phase 1 Of Jury Selection Almost Complete In Federal Corruption Case Of Ex ... CBS Local DETROIT (WWJ) – After a full week of day-long court sessions, one phase of the jury selection process in Kwame Kilpatrick's and three co-defendants federal corruption case is almost done. After Friday, 55 people have been picked to move on to the next ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

Malawi Police officer in court on corruption charges Nyasa Times The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has started prosecuting Blantyre Police Officer Depress Andrew Chikalipo for soliciting K100, 000.00 in order to release homicide case suspects on police bail. ACB on Thursday paraded three principal witnesses at ... See all stories on this topic » Nyasa Times

Graft convictions soar – thanks to special courts The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: Corruption in the Federal Territory has been dealt a crushing blow with the conviction rate on cases reaching a new high of 90% last year. This follows the setting up of special courts to handle these cases. Malaysian Anti-Corruption ... See all stories on this topic »

Customs Inspector sentenced to three year RI Zee News Customs Inspector sentenced to three year RI Patna: A designated CBI court Saturday convicted a customs inspector Pankaj Kumar to three years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on him after finding him guilty in a corruption case. See all stories on this topic »

Dungeon awaits graft suspects Jakarta Post In a move sure to induce nightmares in the minds of graft suspects, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is preparing holding cells in a military detention center where political prisoners were tortured and executed during the New Order regime. See all stories on this topic »

A tale of two banks Daily Star Online It should be noted that there was never any allegation of corruption against Grameen Bank. It maintained clean records in all affairs, which were audited by the Bangladesh Bank and also international audit firms. Yet, in 2010, Professor Yunus was ... See all stories on this topic »

PACC finds new evidence of land graft Bangkok Post The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) recently conducted a random inspection of 50 land plots at Lam Takhong self-help settlement in tambon Musee of Pak Chong district and found signs of irregularities, said a source at the PACC. See all stories on this topic »

Hungary's political financing problems drive corruption issues Politics.hu The country has passed new anti-corruption laws, but enforcement hasn't followed. Last week, Transparency International rated Hungary as conducting little enforcement of bribery, saying that the country still has yet to charge a "legal person" — a ... See all stories on this topic »

Ombudsman, Korean counterpart ink accord vs corruption Philippine Information Agency QUEZON CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The Office of the Ombudsman and South Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) have signed an agreement against corruption. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales and ACRC Chairperson Young-ran ... See all stories on this topic »

Govt Trying to Shift Focus From Scams: BJP Outlook Accusing Government of trying to divert attention from corruption issue with its decision on FDI in multi-brand retail, BJP today said all states in which the party is in power are unanimous in their opposition to the step and will intensify their ... See all stories on this topic »

Can Arvind Kejriwal change politics with populist rhetoric? Firstpost So limiting it to six cylinders is a fair enough compromise, though it will create another avenue for corruption. This is what Kejriwal's India against Corruption should be protesting about (more opportunities for corruption), not the reduction in ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Journalist bailed over bribe claims The Press Association The man, who was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office, was bailed to a date in late November, Scotland Yard said. He was arrested at around 9am on Saturday after attending a ... See all stories on this topic »

Bribery probes Sarana's bank accounts and assets Nation on Sunday The Bribery and Corruption Commission (BCC) is now probing Deputy Minister of Petroleum Industries Minister Sarana Gunawardena's bank accounts and other assets including land, Commissioner of the Bribery and Corruption Commission, Jagath ... See all stories on this topic » Nation on Sunday

TTMA wants better competitive rating Trinidad & Tobago Express The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association (TTMA) is urging the current administration to correct the factors affecting this country's competitiveness, including crime and the perception of corruption. "It is regrettable that as this country ... See all stories on this topic »

Firdous accuses Punjab government of misusing public funds Business Recorder (blog) Federal Minister for National Regulations and Services Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has alleged that Punjab government was utilising public funds ruthlessly and indulged in corruption. Speaking to party workers and notables of NA-111 at Kuba Chak on Saturday ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt ex-culture minister charged with corruption WRAL.com CAIRO — Egyptian authorities charged ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's longtime culture minister with corruption on Tuesday and referred him to trial, the state news agency reported. Justice Ministry officials also said that Mubarak, his wife and two ... See all stories on this topic » WRAL.com

Venezuela's Capriles goes on offensive after graft accusations Chicago Tribune "If this government and its candidate took on corruption, they'd have no ministers left," Capriles told a rally. Transparency International ranks Venezuela as the second-most corrupt nation in the Americas, after Haiti. Opposition critics revel in ... See all stories on this topic »

Anang Iskandar Replaces Graft Suspect Djoko as Academy Governor Jakarta Globe The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects Djoko of having accepted Rp 2 billion in bribes ($210,000) in the Rp 196.87 billion purchase of driving simulators for the police force from an unqualified company. The antigraft body has faced ... See all stories on this topic »

Unconvincing Azarov talks up achievements, dismisses 'stereotypes' Kyiv Post In his usual combative style, Azarov said high corruption in Ukraine is more of a stereotype than a real problem. He also said that some issues causing international concern, such as rollbacks involving freedom of speech, are overblown. He also said ... See all stories on this topic » Kyiv Post

Two policemen arrested for graft Business Standard The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested two policemen, including a sub inspector, for allegedly taking a bribe in separate incidents in Rajasthan. SI Raman Bharadwaj posted with Pilani police station in Jhunjhunu had demanded a bribe of Rs ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-Bridgeport Mayor Ganim seeks law license back San Francisco Chronicle (AP) — A state official said Tuesday that former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim should not get his law license back because he has not expressed remorse for his corruption, but Ganim's attorney said there was overwhelming evidence to show he was fit to ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Chronicle

Sleaze Watchdog Warns of Systemic Corruption in Banks STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription) Ljubljana, 15 September (STA) - Head of the Corruption Prevention Commission Goran Klemenčič does not think Slovenia's banking system is corrupt a whole, but he also told an interview published on Saturday that systemic corruption existed at Slovenian ... See all stories on this topic »

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