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We will never tolerate corruption, says PM Lee TODAYonline SINGAPORE - Despite high-profile graft allegations involving public officers recently, corruption involving the Government forms "only a small proportion" of all cases here and is not a worsening trend, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. See all stories on this topic »

Kilpatrick, Ferguson lawyers request corruption trial be moved from Detroit Detroit Free Press Lawyers for ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his longtime friend Bobby Ferguson just asked a federal judge for a change of venue in the public corruption trial, arguing the media has unfairly tainted the jury pool and that there is no way their clients ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan Relents on Court's Demand to Pursue Corruption Case New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After months of legal battles, Pakistan's government relented on Tuesday to judicial demands that it agree to write a letter to the authorities in Switzerland regarding corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari. World ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Chavez vs. Capriles: Corruption takes center stage in Venezuela's election Christian Science Monitor Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski expelled a top aide last Thursday amid corruption charges that could prove damaging to his campaign less than a month before Election Day. Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures: Hugo Chavez ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Anti-corruption raids at McGill University Health Centre Toronto Sun Quebec's anti-corruption unit carried out raids Tuesday at the offices of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in the second major scandal to hit the project since last year. Officers seized computers and conducted interrogations at the downtown ... See all stories on this topic »

Hazare admits rift in anti-corruption movement New York Daily News Pune, Sep 18 — Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Tuesday admitted to differences with Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the India Against Corruption (IAC) group on various issues. The 75-year old Hazare reiterated that he would not launch a ... See all stories on this topic »

Quebec corruption probe gets scholarly rundown on workings of the Mob CTV News MONTREAL -- A Quebec corruption inquiry heard a detailed history of the Italian Mafia on Tuesday -- with everything from its secret codes, its origins, the scope of its reach, to how it got into the construction business. The inquiry was even shown the ... See all stories on this topic »

EU politicians vote for tough oil, gas anti-corruption law Chicago Tribune BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union legislators voted for draft anti-corruption law, echoing rigorous U.S. rules to make oil, gas and mining firms declare payments they make to resource-rich governments. Pressure has mounted on the EU to take a tough ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption in Wikiland? Paid PR scandal erupts at Wikipedia CNET Corruption in Wikiland? Paid PR scandal erupts at Wikipedia. A Wikipedia trustee and a Wikipedian In Residence have been editing the online encyclopedia on behalf of PR clients. Add the discovery of an SEO business run on the side, and this tempest is ... See all stories on this topic »

Leader of Austrian corruption investigation quits Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of an Austrian parliamentary committee investigating corruption allegations against Chancellor Werner Faymann and others stepped down on Tuesday, saying she hoped new leadership would help keep its work on course. See all stories on this topic »

Corruption and vendor lock-in fears set back Poland's e-gov plan by years ZDNet (blog) Poland is to start an ambitious e-government project from scratch after corruption marred the call for bids and the requirements of the IT systems underpinning it had to be rethought. Polish newspaper GazetaWyborcza reported on Monday that a push to ... See all stories on this topic »

Puerto Rico No. 1 in public corruption convictions WGME SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico had the highest number of federal public corruption convictions for any U.S. judicial district last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday that the U.S. territory came in first with 130 convictions. U.S ... See all stories on this topic »

High Tide: From Rifts in Hazare's Movement to a Trial's End Wall Street Journal (blog) The trial of Wang Lijun, the former police chief whose flight to a U.S. consulate triggered a political crisis in China ended with him not contesting charges including defection and taking bribes. More here, here and here. (Wall Street Journal ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

'Radical progress' in campaign versus corruption BusinessWorld Online Edition BUSINESSMEN see the fight against corruption as having made "radical progress" but both the government and private sector need to take the campaign further, speakers at yesterday's 2nd Integrity Summit said. AN ONGOING poll of executives found 71% ... See all stories on this topic »

Lawsuit alleges corruption in Grant Co. jail Cincinnati.com A Grant County deputy jailer claims he was retaliated against for investigating allegations of corruption at the county detention center that include a deputy engaging in sex with an inmate and the widespread smuggling of contraband into the facility. See all stories on this topic »

New Public Corruption/Government Fraud Hotline Helps Citizens Halt Fraud ... LoanSafe (Source: FBI) - SACRAMENTO, CA—Citizens of the 34 counties within the Sacramento FBI's area of responsibility can now call a toll-free number to report public corruption and government fraud. Public corruption includes bribery, extortion, embezzlement ... See all stories on this topic »

Fanning, Cain get 57 months in Gwinnett corruption proble Atlanta Journal Constitution Two more figures in the Gwinnett County corruption probe were sentenced to prison Tuesday, and an attorney for one said the continuing investigation involves "significant" people. U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. sentenced John Fanning and Hall ... See all stories on this topic »

'Corrupt public servants to be dealt with sternly' Business Recorder (blog) Director Anti-Corruption, Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Syed Fayyaz Ali Shah on Tuesday said that a zero-tolerance policy had been adopted against corruption in the province and public servants found guilty in corruption are being dealt with an iron hand ... See all stories on this topic »

Corrupt Party Leaders Face Probe AllAfrica.com Zanu-PF'S Mashonaland East provincial leadership has resolved to investigate members engaging in corrupt activities. Those found on the wrong side of the law would be brought to book. This follows allegations that some party officials were extorting ... See all stories on this topic »

Massive corruption, abuse of position and irregularities at FPCCI disclosed ... Business Recorder (blog) Corruption and misuse of offices prevail in the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), allegedly being run on the whims and wishes of single person and handful of his sycophants. The country's Apex Body, FPCCI, is currently ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption and Chaos but Pope keeps the faith in the Holy Lands Al-Bawaba Image 1 of 11: Pope won't be dragged into Lion's Den: May 2001 saw Pope John Paul II congregating with Bashar al Assad - that very fellow of the murderous dynasty. While the crafty host tried to seduce the Catholic Pontiff into taking an anti-Israel ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Bawaba

President Warns Civil Servants On Corruption AllAfrica.com President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda has high chances of rapid economic development if investors are not delayed by politicians and civil servants. "Without investment, the economy will not grow. When you delay investors, you do a disservice to ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption in Judiciary Denounced AllAfrica.com Maputo — A senior Mozambican judge, Osvalda Joana, admitted on Friday that there are serious problems of corruption in the Mozambican judiciary. Speaking at the "Congress for Justice", organised by the Mozambican Bar Association, Joana (who has just ... See all stories on this topic »

ACB to probe graft allegations against Bhujbal New York Daily News Mumbai, Sep 18 — The Maharashtra government Tuesday gave its consent to the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to probe corruption charges against PWD Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaderChhagan Bhujbal in the Maharashtra Sadan ... See all stories on this topic »

Few Arrested by Homeland Security Watchdog Are Employees Huffington Post (blog) The report highlighted "significant investigations" of misconduct and corruption within the Department of Homeland Security, leading some to believe that hundreds of the department's 225,000-plus employees were busted. Stories appeared in national ... See all stories on this topic »

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories Drug War Chronicle Davis went down as part of Operation Delta Blues, which has snared a dozen law enforcement personnel and dozens of others in its investigation of trafficking and corruption in the West Memphis area. In Newark, New Jersey, a Paterson police officer was ... See all stories on this topic » Drug War Chronicle

Puerto Rico No. 1 in public corruption convictions KCAU News, Weather and Sports for Sioux City, IA: KCAU-TV.comPuerto Rico No. 1 in public corruption convictions. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account|; Log Out. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google. Channel 9 Eyewitness News HOME ... See all stories on this topic »

Judge delays start of Ronnie Gilley's prison sentence in State House ... al.com (blog) MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A federal judge has delayed casino developer Ronnie Gilley's prison report date until Oct. 8 so Gilley can have surgery. Gilley was scheduled to report to prison Monday to begin a prison sentence of six years and eight months ... See all stories on this topic » al.com (blog)

Call to end corruption, bad governance The News International The eradication of corruption and bad governance is necessary for the performance of public and private sector while people-friendly policy-making is also vital for economic development of the country. These views were expressed by the discussants in ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption in Co-op Societies Kuwait Times When corruption finds a suitable environment to flourish in, that environment becomes a favored destination for people looking to profit illegally. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case with the boards of co-operative societies, which are rampant ... See all stories on this topic » Kuwait Times

Expecting Indian GDP Growth Of 9 Percent Plus 'Chimerical' Until Corruption ... Barron's (blog) Kunal Kumar Kundu, RGE India's general manager and senior economist, puts a damper on some of the hints of optimism about India that have emerged in the past week after the government took several steps to address the issues that trouble investors. See all stories on this topic »

Corrupt union leaders worry Vavi Times LIVE "Worryingly, nearly 35 percent of members believed that there was some form of corruption or selling out of workers by leadership," he told the Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) 11th national congress in Midrand, Johannesburg. These members had not ... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

Albania curbs immunity to impress EU ahead of report Reuters UK TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's main parties agreed to curb the immunity from prosecution of lawmakers and judges on Tuesday to convince the European Union that Tirana means business in fighting corruption. The bill was passed in a bipartisan vote as ... See all stories on this topic »

CVC okays closure of 12 CWG corruption related cases INDOlink The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in India from October 3 to 14 in the year 2010. The cases in which closure reports have been filed includes procurement of about Rs 100 crore secure ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption probe to launch in November Land THE Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into corruption allegations involving former NSW Minister for Primary Industries and Mineral Resources Ian Macdonald, former MLC Eddie Obeid and former Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal ... See all stories on this topic »

Expose Corrupt Judges P.M. News News of the investigation of five judges, including two state chief judges, of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has once again confirmed what we all knew- that the country's judiciary is a cesspool of corruption ... See all stories on this topic »

Why corruption in South Africa's public sector is at an all-time high Political Analysis South Africa According to the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) the levels of corruption in South Africa's public sector is at its highest since 1994. In 2004 the Public Service Commission (PSC) found that fraud and bribery were the most prevalent ... See all stories on this topic » Political Analysis South Africa

Tracking top-ups a key tool against corruption, experts say Montreal Gazette Yet public disclosure of these so-called change orders would be one tool to guard against corruption in public contract awarding, experts say. Systematically tracking top-ups would out contractors who exploit the tendering process by bidding low to win ... See all stories on this topic »

Johnson refusing to support CCC legislation ABC Online The dumped Police Minister, Rob Johnson has told the Government he will not be supporting legislation which would allow the Corruption and Crime Commission to investigate organised crime. Liberal sources told the ABC that a letter by Mr Johnson, ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption Worsens Quality of Infrastructure Tempo Interaktif Corruption Worsens Quality of Infrastructure Tuesday, 18 September, 2012 | 19:59 WIB. TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The high levels of corruption in Indonesia will result in infrastructure of bad quality. The Monitoring Committee on Regional Autonomy ... See all stories on this topic »

Wealthy Pessimistic on Business Climate, Corruption The Moscow Times Russia's super-rich think the country's business climate is deteriorating and that corruption is currently more of an acute problem than in recent years, according to a survey released Tuesday by Swiss banking giant UBS and Campden Research. As many as ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

watchdog for anti-corruption body Herald Sun Criminal lawyer Brendan Murphy, QC, has been appointed Victoria's first Principal Public Interest Monitor to act as a watchdog in all applications for the use of phone intercepts and other covert and coercive powers. Mr Murphy will head a team of ... See all stories on this topic »

Tainted coal deal; partner in India suspected of corruption Lexington Herald Leader Well, it turns out — and you're not going to believe this — the Indian company is at the heart of a huge corruption scandal. "Coalgate" is what it's being called on the subcontinent. The New York Times' report about the Abhijeet Group and its ... See all stories on this topic » Lexington Herald Leader

Envoy calls for sustained focus on tackling corruption in Cambodia Radio Australia But the Australian government admits that corruption is still a problem that needs to be addressed, along with the country's dependence on foreign aid, as the ghosts of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime still linger. Correspondent: Auskar Subakti. Speaker: ... See all stories on this topic »

Lutte contre la corruption: opération «mains propres» à la sauce burkinabè Fasozine.com La corruption et les détournements de fonds constituent une gangrène de l'économie du Burkina Faso, pays pauvre et très dépendant de l'aide extérieure. Malgré de récurrentes déclarations d'intention et la multiplication d'institutions de contrôle, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-PAGCOR chairman, others named in DoJ plunder, corruption charges BusinessWorld Online Edition Mr. Genuino could also be charged with violating RA 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and malversation of public funds, the statement said. The charges and case records will be transmitted to the Office of the Ombudsman, according to a ... See all stories on this topic »

Call for Moral Institutions AllAfrica.com Dar es Salaam — Lack of political leadership and failure of moral institutions to perform their duties efficiently in the country has led to more Tanzanians to be involved in corrupt practices. This was said by a renowned media columnist and anti ... See all stories on this topic »

Corruption as the basis of the US democracy The Voice of Russia Like France, the US is believed to be the birthplace of democracy. As you have already mentioned, the two countries often resort to the so-called direct democracy. Do you think they have already achieved everything possible in this field or there is ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

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