Corruption News

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 19, 2010

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International

1. Foreign Contracts: New Offset Deals Face Greater Scrutiny
2. Senior I. Coast Minister Cleared in Corruption Probe
3. Anti Corruption Branch Finds Delhi Police, MCD Most Corrupt
4. Prosecutors Seek 12 Years for Judge in Bribery Case
5. Foreign Bribery:  South Africa Should Take a More Proactive Stance, Says OECD

Domestic

1. Supreme Court Ruling Raises Bar for Corruption, Fraud Prosecutions
2. RICO Law Made to Combat Mafia Used in BP Lawsuits
3. Whistleblowers Get New Incentives in Financial Overhaul
4. End Afghanistan’s Bribe System?  Good Luck, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
5. Schumer Calls for FCPA Investigation of BP

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 16, 2010

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International

1. Russian Regional Strongman Resigns Amid Criticism
2. Ex-Bulgarian PM Rejects Document Misuse Claim
3. Czech Central Banker, Corruption Fighter Put Squeeze on Conservatives

Domestic

1. US Senate Passes Financial Reform
2. Goldman Sachs Settles with SEC
3. Authorities Charge 94 in Alleged Medicare Scheme
4. Financier Gets 12 Years For Stealing $292 Million

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 15, 2010

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International

1. Medvedev Pardoned Petty Criminals, Corrupt Officials Along with Spies
2. U.K Plan to Return Bribes Differs from U.S. Approach
3. New Reports of Fiscal Impropriety by Sarkozy Aide
4. Cambodian Officials Required to Declare Assets
5. Kenya Goes Hi-Tech to Curb Election Fraud

Domestic

1. US Moves on Properties of Former Taiwan Leader
2. Blagojevich Lawyers Seek Judge’s OK to Play Tape
3. Iranian Says U.S. Offered $50 Million Bribe
4. Former Bank Exec Sentenced in $4.4 M Embezzlement
5. Police: Goldsboro Fire Co. Treasurer Embezzled $116,000

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 14, 2010

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International

1. EU Suspends 600 Mln Euros in Aid to Afghanistan: Envoy
2. French Labor Minister Quits Party Post
3. UN’s Internal Watchdog Faces Leadership Vacuum
4. Nigeria Oil Firm Insolvency Raises Corruption Questions
5. Cuban Communist Says Party Shouldn't Kick Him Out

Domestic

1. Blagojevich to Take Stand at U.S. Corruption Trial
2. U.S. Appeals Court Upholds, Rejects Part of State Campaign Law
3. Former School Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
4. Feds Say Orem Church Promotes Tax Fraud
5. Postal Service Tech Investigated for Selling $500K Worth of Stolen Government Goods on Ebay
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 13, 2010

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International

1. Europeans Weigh Details of Stress Test, and How Much to Disclose
2. Group Aims to Add Transparency to China’s Charities
3. Beijing Fortifies Rules on Wealth Disclosure
4. Japanese Company Discloses DOJ FCPA Investigation
5. Sarkozy Offensive Fails to Silence Critics
6. Afghan Gov’t to Set Up Courts for High Officials Accused of Corruption

Domestic

1. All Eyes on Watchdogs to Give Financial Reforms Bite
2. F.D.I.C. Gets More Power to Evaluate Banks’ Risks
3. U.S. Queries 64 Issuers of Mortgage Securities, Others
4. Finance Bill Close to Passage in Senate
5. Former Detroit Lead Inspector Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 12, 2010

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International

1. China Expands Anti-Corruption Law
2. Lithuania Culture ‘Favorable to Corruption’ – Marschall
3. French Minister Eager to Speak to Corruption Probe
4. Liberia: World Bank Wants Official Wants Corruption Tackled
5. Nigeria: Learning From American Anti-Corruption Offensive

Domestic

1. Oil Company Head Sentenced for Fraud
2. Democrats Corral Votes on Bank Bill
3. No Probe Done of Corruption Claims at New Rochelle Court Office
4. WellCare Reaches Tentative $137.5 Million Settlement in Health Fraud Case
5. At Jersey City City Council Meeting, Grant Avenue Condo Owners Charge Fraud and Corruption in Damaged Building

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 9, 2010

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International

1. A Prodigal Policeman Returns
2. As Guinea Moves Forward, the Old Order Has Its Defenders
3. Doubt is Cast on Claims that Sarkozy Took Cash
4. Three Banned for Insurance Fraud
5. Mass Leak of Client Data Rattles Swiss Banking

Domestic

1. U.S. Presses Pentagon Contractors
2. Judge Defers Civil Lawsuit for Adviser in Fraud Case
3. Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
4. Former Detroit Lead Inspector Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 8, 2010

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International

1. China Executed Chongqing’s Former Justice Chief
2. US-Style Anti-Fraud Measures to be Considered
3. Afghan Corruption Has Doubled Since 2007, Survey Says
4. Will Look Into PSU Bribe Allegations: Central Vigilance Commission
5. Afghan Companies Say U.S. Did Not Pay Them

Domestic

1. Eni to Settle US Bribery Probe
2. Money in the Bank? No, Sandwich in a Can
3. Goldfarb Branham Investigating Avon Products for Shareholders Due to U.S. Government Probe
4. Italian Executive Extradited to U.S. for Bribing Indian Firms
5. Ex-Cross City Police Chief Gets 27 Months in Corruption Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 7, 2010

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International

1. Jordan: Rare Jail Sentence for 3 Government Officials
2. Police Using Sting Ops to Check Corruption
3. Corruption Fighters Form Close-Knit Club
4. Greek Law Too Complex, Party Funding Opaque-GRECO Watchdog
5. Denmark Set Bar on Transparency

Domestic

1. Italian Executive Extradited to US in Bribery Case
2. PSUs Debunk Bribery Allegations in US Court Documents
3. Two Former Integrity Executives Plead Guilty to Fraud (Update 1)
4. N.Y. Court Disbars Attorney Convicted in Fraud Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 6, 2010

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International

1. Budget Cuts Will Lead to Rise in Public Sector Fraud – Survey
2. United Nations Warned that Corruption is Undermining Grants to Stop Logging
3. Watchdog Warns Over Drug Patent Deals
4. Philippine President Follows Mother’s Footsteps in Fight Against Corruption
5. No Escape Yet for Bill Shaw, the Briton Cleared of Bribery in Kabul

Domestic

1. Companies Find Ways to Bypass Ban on Earmarks
2. New York Struggles to Regain Unspent Matching Funds
3. Four Admit Roles in Cuyahoga County Corruption Case
4. Contractors in Isle Bribery Case Will First Face Charges in Chicago
5. NY Bank IT Tech Pleads Guilty to Data Theft, Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 2, 2010

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International

1. Greeks Paid an Estimated EUR800M in Bribes in 2009-Watchdog
2. Former S. Africa Police Chief Guilty of Corruption
3. New Leader of Guatemala Investigations
4. Afghanistan Minister Rejects US Corruption Allegations

Domestic

1. Late Change Sparks Outcry Over Finance-Overhaul Bill
2. Treasury’s ‘Point Man’ On AIG Bailout That Benefited Goldman, Owned Goldman Stock
3. Fraud Found in Utility Program For Poor
4. Greater Transparency Required From ETF Providers

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 1, 2010

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International

1. Guinea Poll Results Delayed Amid Fraud Accusations
2. Romanian Anticorruption Agency Left Unchanged
3. If Afghan Aid is Cut Off for Corruption, Why Not Senegal and Haiti Too?

Domestic

1. Corruption Arrests Hit Record in City
2. S.E.C. Tightens Rules on Public Pension Funds
3. Former Kilpatrick Aide DeDan Milton Gets 3 ½ Years in Prison
4. Change in IRS Rules Could Block Rewards for Whistleblowers
5. Bribery Suspect’s Job: Bank Fraud Specialist

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 30, 2010

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International

1. Report: Export Credit Agencies Need More Bribery Protection
2. Afghan Attorney General Says U.S. Ambassador Pushed for Corruption Prosecutions
3. Philippines to Set Up Panel on Graft and Rights
4. CPS Barrister Admits to Bribe
5. Think Twice Before Bribing Bank Officers to Hide Card Debts

Domestic

1. High Court Orders Review of Scrushy, Siegelman
2. Supreme Court Affirms a Ban on Soft Money          
3. Ex-Executive at Bellevue Hospital Is Acquitted of Official Misconduct
4. Former Camden Police Officer Jason Stetser Pleads Guilty in Corruption
5. Documents On Alleged Bribe Will Be Posted

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 29, 2010

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International

1. G-20 Will Focus on Corruption
2. Medvedev Bank Hub Plan Gets Reality Check on Corruption Record
3. France’s Technip Settles U.S. Bribery Charges
4. New Trial Begins in France for Noriega
5. Right-to-Know Law Gives India’s Poor a Lever

Domestic

1. U.S. Lawmaker to Withhold $3.9 Billion in Afghan Aid Over Corruption Problems
2. Accounting Watchdog Wins Court Reprieve        
3. Prosecutors Seek Maximum Prison Sentence for Former Kilpatrick Aide
4. FTC Alleges $10 Million Fraud Scheme
5. Mark Kirk Caught in New Election Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 28, 2010

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International

1. U.S. Officials Say Karzai Aides Are Derailing Corruption Cases Involving Elite
2. Corruption Suspected in Airlift of Billions in Cash From Kabul
3. Former MAN Executive Convicted of Bribery
4. Iraqi Democracy Crippled by Widespread Corruption
5. Palestinians Unveil New Anti-Corruption Law

Domestic

1. SEC Task Force Dealing with Increase in Oil and Gas Fraud
2. Dodd-Frank Bill is No Glass-Steagall
3. Brooklyn Senator a Focus of Federal Corruption Inquiry
4. Pizzella Escapes Jail Time in Sentencing on Corruption Charge
5. Transparency in Spending Can Save Millions

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 25, 2010

International

1. Cameron Calls for Strong Focus on Bank Reform
2. Spain Probes 3,000 Swiss Bank Accounts for Fraud
3. Time for the G20 to Eliminate All Safe Havens for Dirty Money
4. Court Clears Six Former Navy Officers of Corruption Charge
5. Afghanistan Pledges ‘Transparency’ in Minerals Contracts

Domestic

1. Justices Limit Fraud Law
2. House, Senate Leaders Finalize Details of Sweeping Financial Overhaul
3. U.S. Government Widens Weatherford FCPA Probe
4. US Oil Watchdog Faces Shake Up
5. High Court Reins in Prosecutors’ Use of Fraud Law
6. Corruption: Feds Conclude Biggest Mortgage Fraud Dragnet in U.S. History

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 24, 2010

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International

1. G20 Told to Lower Sights Over Bank Rules
2. Russian Police Graft Allegations Return to Haunt President
3. Medvedev’s Silicon valley Visit Yields Deal with Cisco
4. Mo Ibrahim Calls on UK Government to Act Against Corruption
5. Russian Court Drops Charges Against Sick Yukos Executive
6. Spain Probes 3,000 Swiss Bank Accounts for Fraud

Domestic

1. CDO Charges Fuel Efforts To Shed Light on Opaque Markets
2. FBI’s Anti-Corruption Unit to Expand
3. Abramoff, From Prison to a Pizzeria Job
4. Justices Limit Use of ‘Honest Services’ Law Against Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 23, 2010

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International

1. Obama, Karzai Agree On Need For 'Tough Decisions' On Corruption
2. Russia’s Economic Czar Tackles Deficit, Bureaucracy
3. FSA Chief Warns on Insider Dealing
4. G20 Unity Frays as States Go Own Way

Domestic

1. Puerto Rico Senator, Businessman Accused of Bribery Scheme
2. For Gulf Victims, Mediator With Deep Pockets and Broad Power
3. Ex-Aide to Paterson Takes Fifth Amendment

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 22, 2010

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International

1. Corruption: Donors Press Concerns Over Embezzlement
2. China’s Currency Off the Table, G20 Focuses on Europe
3. Conflict of Interest Fears Afflict Egypt
4. 2,800 Judiciary Workers Involved in Corruption Probe
5. Taiwan Launches Largest Anti-Fraud Operation with China

Domestic

1. S.E.C. Cites Asset Firm in a Fraud
2. 27-Year Sentence for Plant Manager
3. U.S. Said to Fund Afghan Warlords to Protect Convoys
4. Tighter Scrutiny for Bank Salaries
5. Philadelphia District Attorney Plans Anti-Corruption Task Force
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 21, 2010

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International

1. Property Boom Stokes Corruption in China
2. AP Exclusive: UN Africa Corruption Case Buried
3. Cardinal Denies Corruption Allegations
4. Ivory Coast Minister Investigated for Corruption
5. China Investigated Nearly 2,800 Judiciary Workers for Corruption, Work-Related Crime in 2009

Domestic

1. Jury Finds Mayor of Hartford, Conn., Guilty of Corruption
2. Goldfarb Branham Law Firm Investigates Potential Claims for Innospec Shareholders
3. DOJ Involvement in Whistleblower Case Turns up Heat on Oracle
4. IRS Whistleblower Guidelines Spark Criticism
5. SEC Accuses Money Manager of Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 18, 2010

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International

1. Task Force to Take on Afghan Corruption
2. Hungary Political Nominations Hurt Democracy, Transparency Says
3. Serbia:  Roundtables on Fight Against Corruption
4. Ghana: Country Anti-Corruption Coalition Schools in W/R in Whistleblowing Act
5. World’s Mining Companies Covet Afghan Riches

Domestic

1. Loopholes Grow in Bill to Offset Ruling on Campaigns
2. Watchdog Hits Out at Oil Spill Investigation
3. 1,215 Charged in US Mortgage Fraud Crackdown
4. Fed Emerging Intact From Challenge to Its Power
5. Hartford, Conn., Mayor Convicted of Corruption

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 17, 2010

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International

1. Japan Presses Karzai for Clean Government
2. Chavez Opponent Flees Venezuela
3. OECD Report Finds Countries Fail to Punish Foreign Bribery
4. Sharon's Two Sons Could Face Corruption Charges
5. Abhisit: Corruption Root of Problems

Domestic

1. A Path Through Political Murk
2. Former Mortgage Lender Chief Charged with $1.9bn Fraud
3. City’s Former Chief Crane Inspector Goes to Prison for Taking Bribes
4. Lawmakers Agree to Expand Audit of Federal Reserve
5. Prominent Rabbi from Deal Admits Money Laundering in N.J. Corruption Sting

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 16, 2010

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International

1. Unesco Delays Decision on Prize Financed by Infamous Dictator
2. Investors Seek Transparency Over Pensions
3. Japan Seeks Transparency in Sri Lanka After War
4. CSSD May Agree with Govt on Anti-Corruption Steps
5. Rwanda: Fight Against Corruption to Bring in Private Sector; NGOs

Domestic

1. Obama Picks Official to Lead Drilling Watchdog Reform
2. Ex-Jersey City Official Gets 3 Years for Corruption
3. EX-NYC Crane Inspector Gets 2-6 Years for Bribery
4. Farkas Charged in TARP Fraud Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 15, 2010

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International

1. OECD: Only 13 Nations Have Punished Bribery of Foreign Officials
2. Dubai Releases Property Chief
3. NATO Predicts Decades-Long Battle Against Corruption in Afghanistan
4. Mexico to Limit US Dollar Cash Transactions to Combat Crime
5. PM Appoints Ken Clarke to be “Anti-Corruption Champion”
6. Chandra Denies Knowing Anggodo, Receiving Bribe, at Anti-Corruption Court Hearing
7. New Focus on Central Europe's Business Opportunities

Domestic

1. The Dictator and the UNESCO Prize (Op-Ed)
2. Ethics Panel Looks at Votes of Eight Congressmen
3. G.O.P. Consultant Accused of Stealing Campaign Money
4. 3 Years in Prison for an Ex-Official
5. House Democrats Reach Deal on Campaign Spending Exemptions for Business, Other Groups

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 14, 2010

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International

1. Top China Food, Drug Official Under Investigation
2. Greeks Skeptical Politicians Can Tackle Graft, Polls Show
3. Italy’s Senate Approves Wiretap Bill
4. U.S. Intelligence Puts New Focus on Afghan Graft
5. Corruption Crackdown to Continue

Domestic

1. US Banks Set to Lose Swaps Desks
2. Swiss Parties Edge Closer to Ratifying US Tax Deal
3. Colorado Man Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
4. Federal Procurement Reform Study Shows $158 Billion Saving Opportunity

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 11, 2010

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International

1. Papandreou Unwinds Greek Socialist Past to Confront Corruption
2. Italy’s Senate Approves Wiretap Bill
3. Guatemala AG Ousted Amid Corruption Allegations
4. Cameroon Wins UN Praise for Corruption Crackdown
5. Insight Into Opaque Offsets

Domestic

1. U.S. Army Procurement Contract Scam Exposed
2. 2nd UPDATE: NY Advisor Starr Indicted On Fraud, Other Charges
3. FBI Readies for Mortgage Fraud Clampdown
4. Felons Could be Kept Out of Office
5. Group Backs Away From Anti-Corruption Bill
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 10, 2010

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International

1. Watchdog Seeks Ways to Root Out Corruption
2. Top Public Servants Ordered to Avoid Personal Corruption
3. Ribadu to be Adviser on Anti-Corruption – Daily Trust
4. Vietnam Works Harder to Fight Corruption: Deputy PM
5. Nigerian Minister Admits Corruption in Police Force

Domestic

1. SEC Probes Second Goldman Security
2. Abramoff in Halfway House
3. Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
4. U.S. Targets Mexican Citizens, Firms for Money Laundering
5. Banks Face Short-Sale Fraud as Home ‘Flopping Schemes’ Spread

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 9, 2010

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International

1. Nations Urged to Back Graft Accord
2. Taipei President MRT President Rejects Corruption Allegations
3. World Bank and Switzerland Call for Action Against Asset Theft and Corruption
4. Guatemala: Frustrated, Chief of Corruption Panel Resigns
5. Turkey’s Ergenekon Chief Judge Answers Bribery, Seduction Claims

Domestic

1. FBI Uses Terror-Probe Tactics on Fraud
2. D.A. Investigates Questionable Memo in Lawmaker’s Corruption Scandal
3. Liberian Opposition Leader Denies Drug and Money Laundering Allegations
4. Cochlear Americas Agrees to Settle Kickback Allegations
5. Rothstein Gets 50 Years for $1.2 Billion Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 8, 2010

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International

1. UN Leader Tasked with Guatemala Crime Woes Resigns
2. Governance: EU’s Justice Mission Pursues Corruption at the Highest Level
3. Unweaving the Tangled Web of Corruption
4. OAS Meets to Heed TI Recommendations
5. Anti-Corruption Department Under General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan Investigates 42 Cases, Including Ones on Bank Deposits

Domestic

1. Emanski Sentencing on Bribery Postponed
2. Ex-Niagara Falls, NY Mayor Faces New US Charges
3. New Woes for Bank Chief in TARP Case
4. Town Councilmen Charged With Bribery, Extortion

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 7, 2010

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International

1. UPDATE: Markets Body Backs Limited Corporate Bond Price Transparency
2. Cracking Down on Corruption
3. Fight Corruption at All Levels – US Envoy
4. Dictator’s Link to Prize Puts Unesco in Odd Spot
5. Nigeria: Anti-Graft War Must Continue – Ribadu

Domestic

1. G20 Nears Deal on Capital Rules
2. IRS Agent Charged in Minnesota with Accepting a Bribe
3. Ex-DSS Finance Chief to be Sentenced for Fraud
4. St. Jude pays $3.7 Million in Kickback Settlement: A Former Manager Raised Concerns About the Ethics of the Company’s Sales Practices
5. Attorney General Mulling Charges After Raid

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 4, 2010

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International

1. Police Probe as Carbon Deal Hit by Bribe Accusation
2. Afghanistan Police Corruption is Fuelling Insurgency
3. South Korea to Seek G20 Support for Bank Levy
4. Lack of Political Will Thwarts Anti-Corruption Efforts
5. A Single and Coherent System Closes Gaps in Corruption Fight

Domestic

1. Prosecutors Drop More Charges in Miami Corruption Case
2. Massachusetts: Ex-Senator Pleads Guilty in Bribe Case
3. Romanoff, Sestak:  Is It Legal?

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 3, 2010

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International

1. Nigerians Face Jail for Role in Laundering Stolen Oil Money
2. Holder Calls for Increased Global Effort Against Corruption
3. WTO Members Want More Transparency from China
4. Uganda: President Sending Mixed Signals on Corruption
5. UK and US Warn European Banks on Transparency

Domestic

1. They Must Be Doing Their Job (Editorial)
2. BP’s Lobbying Clout: 27 Former Hill, White House Staffers Working For Oil Giant
3. Special Prosecutor To Examine Corruption Allegations Involving Dallas County Constables
4. Lawmakers Move to Toughen ‘Volcker Rule’ in Wall Street Bill
5. Ex-Chairman of Florida State GOP Arrested on Charges of Grand Theft and Money Laundering

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 2, 2010

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International

1. Former Haitian Government Official Sentenced to Prison for His Role in Money Laundering
   Conspiracy Related to Foreign Bribery Scheme
2. Victoria to Get Anti-Corruption Watchdog
3. Jamaica has Chance to Rid Country of Corruption
4. Xinao Gas Denies Bribery Allegations as Shares Plunge
5. Poland Arrests US Fugitive Wanted by FBI for Fraud

Domestic

1. US Attorney General Reaffirms Fight Against Corruption
2. Chemring Halts Deal on Corruption Probe
3. Gulf Oil Spill Draws Criminal Probe
4. Wilkerson to Plead Guilty in Corruption Case
5. Judge’s Extortion Ruling Could Bode Well for Some Arrested in N.J. Corruption Sting

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 1, 2010

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International

1. Inquiry Faults Ex-Canadian Leader on Cash from Lobbyists
2. Mexico Fights Corruption Using iPhones and Blackberrys
3. Indian Students and the Strangulating State
4. Transparency Drive in Whitehall
5. Civil Servants’ Pay Revealed Under New Openness Agenda

Domestic

1. Blagojevich Corruption Trial Set to Begin Thursday
2. Anti-Bribery Act Could Weigh on Corp. Ratings: Fitch
3. Chipping Away at Effective Anti-Corruption Programs

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 27, 2010

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International

1. Obama Administration Gets Tough on Business Corruption Overseas
2. Tackling Pakistani Corruption Though Art
3. Mayor of Cancun, Mexico, Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
4. New Papers to Provide Competition in Zimbabwe

Domestic

1. White House Used Clinton to Nudge Sestak From Senate Bid
2. Goldman hopes for SEC deal
3. Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 27, 2010

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International

1. Exploring Crime and Corruption in Kingston
2. CIA to Help Bulgaria Fight Crime, Corruption
3. Former Zambian Finance Minister Jailed for Corruption
4. Opposition’s Push for Public Inquiry Blocked
5. U.S. Warns Senegal Aid Hangs on Anti-Graft Effort

Domestic

1. FBI Battles Border Bribery
2. Regulators, Law Enforcement Coordinate to Fight Fraud
3. Financial Adviser Starr Charged with Fraud
4. Figures in Ala. Bribery Case Headed to Prison
5. Advisers Reduce FCPA Risk

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 26, 2010

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International

1. Nigeria Plans Measures to Improve Stock Market Transparency
2. Greece Beings Epic Corruption Clean-Up
3. Mexico to Fight Money Laundering with Limits on Dollar Deposits
4. Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky - The World’s Biggest Threat is Corruption, Not Nuclear Weapons
5. Serious Fraud Office Drops UK Probe Into AIG

Domestic

1. NY Concrete Lab Exec Gets up to 21 Years in Prison
2. A Former Bronx Senator Gets 7 Years for Corruption
3. Nine More Charged in Cuyahoga County Corruption Probe
4. R.I. Attorney General Candidate Wallin Details Proposed Public-Corruption Law
5. Refco Fraud Victims to Recover $135 million

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 25, 2010

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International

1. Israeli Police Question Ex-PM Olmert on Bribe Case
2. Tough Task of Selecting New Chief for Anti-Corruption Body Starts Today
3. Afghan Government Accountant Sentenced for Corruption
4. China Crisis: Soccer Rocked by Corruption Scandals
5. Taskforce Identifies Corruption ‘Loopholes’
   

Domestic

1. Federal Report Slams Drilling Inspectors
2. Ex-CEOs of Industrial Enterprises Accused in Fraud
3. White House Wards Off Questions About Alleged Sestak Job Offer

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 24, 2010

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International    

1. Israel Minister Lieberman ‘Abused Trust,’ Say Police
2. UK Bribery Act Broader Than FCPA, But More Guidelines Needed
3. RBA in Trouble for Graft Scams and Prostitutes
4. Nigeria Asks Germany for Info on Siemens Bribery Case
5. Mexico Oil Exec Investigated in $13 Million Fraud

Domestic

1. Food Stamp Fraud Fight Heats up in Michigan
2. Where is the Corruption Rhetoric in the US?
3. Take Justice Off the Ballot

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 21, 2010

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International

1. Kandahar Corruption Poses Challenge for U.S.
2. China Rejects Police Official Wen Qiang Death Appeal
3. Kazakhstan Drops $1.3bn Fraud Case Against KPO
4. Flush With Cash (Or Money Down the Drain)
5. Controversial Pick for Anticorruption Chief

Domestic

1. FinCEN: Integrate Anti-Money Laundering Programs With Prevention
2. Riddle Pleads Guilty In Corruption Cases
3. Cott Gets Up to 5 Years in Pa. Corruption Case
4. Is the FCPA a Government Cash Cow?
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 20, 2010

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International

1. China Says 3,000 Officials Punished for Construction Graft
2. US Sends Daimler Bribe Documents to Russia, Vedomosti Says
3. China Official Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Graft
4. Chipmakers Fined €331m for Price-Fixing
5. Chavez Wants US to ID Money Laundering Suspects
   

Domestic

1. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson are Close to Settling FCPA Allegations
2. Former N.J. Assemblyman Convicted of Taking Bribe
3. Former Dekalb Deputy Chief Indicted on Bribery Charges
4. Ex-Smart Online CEO, Brother Sentenced to Jail for Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 19, 2010

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International

1. Indonesia President Says Graft Crackdown to Continue
2. Directors Raise Concerns on Personal Liability Over Graft
3. MPs Pass Anti-Corruption Legislation
4. Uganda Can Avoid the Oil Curse by Planning Ahead
5. Corruption Trial Over $1B Sale of B.C. Rail Opens

Domestic

1. Ex-NJ Lawmaker is Convicted in Corruption Probe
2. G.A.O. Report Finds Fraud at Head Start Centers
3. Broker Randall Pleads Guilty to Running Fraudulent Investment Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 18, 2010

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International

1. China Warns Officials Over Property Corruption
2. Chinese Business Mogul Sentenced to Prison
3. FIFA Wants ‘Bribery’ Probe Report Before World Cup
4. Pakistan’s Zardari Pardons Key Cabinet Minister
5. ICAC to Investigate Political Lobbying
   

Domestic

1. U.S. Minerals Service Sued Over Whistleblower Claims
2. Crane Company Admits Bribing NYC Inspector
3. Some Charges in N.J. Corruption Sting Case Dismissed
4. BP and Goldman Sachs Sued for Oil Fraud
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 17, 2010

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International

1. Czech, US Experts Complete Anti-Corruption Proposals
2. Italy Embroiled in Corruption Scandal
3. China Dismisses Rio Trio’s Appeals
4. Why Were BWSC’s ‘Christmas Gifts’ Ignored by Enemalta?
5. PNG PM Sorry for Calling Graft Protesters Insane

Domestic

1. Tussle at Hospital Over Corruption Case
2. US Panel Targets Online Bank Fraud
3. Detective Faces Embezzlement Charges
4. Obama Signs Law to Aid Press Freedoms
5. Former University of Louisville Dean Sentenced in Fraud Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 14, 2010

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International

1. Nigeria: Ruling Party Chairman Resigns
2. Anti-Corruption Stance Boosts Aquino’s Bid for Philippine Presidency
3. Italy Bribery Scandal Widens, Casts Pall on Government
4. No Fraud Found After Iraq Election Recount
5. Corruption in Russia Impacting Foreign Business

Domestic

1. More Corruption: Bear Sterns Falsified Information as Raters Shrugged
2. DOJ: Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme that Bankrupted US Mortgage Corp
3. Prosecutors Seek Longer Sentence for Ex-NY Senator
4. Retired Chief Officer in Shelby County Clerk’s Office Indicted

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International

1. Nigeria Ex-Governor James Ibori Arrested in Dubai
2. Italian Notables Feel Heat of Corruption Scandal
3. Half of Russians Believe Bribery Solves Problems
4. Whistleblower Wins Appeal Against Jail Term in Greek Medical Corruption Case
5. Bribery Case Against Tymoshenko Reopened

Domestic

1. Digi CFO Subramanian Krishnan Resigns: Investigation Launched
2. NY AG Subpoenas 8 Banks in Mortgage Ratings Probe
3. Senate Votes to Keep Small Banks Under Federal Reserve’s Oversight
4. Daley to Post All Investigative Reporter Requests Online
5. Travel Exec Admits $17M Phony-trips Fraud in NYC
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 12, 2010

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International

1. Ukrainian Detained in India for Giant US Fraud Case
2. Chinese Corruption Is Hazardous to Your Health
3. How German Companies Bribed Their Way to Greek Deals

Domestic

1. Pelosi Says Corruption Holding Back Afghanistan
2. Appeals Court Refuses to Delay Blagojevich Trial
3. Two Former Georgia Bank Executives, Developer Charged
   

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International

1. Indonesian Ex-top Detective Arrested in Bribe Case
2. Leaked Documents Suggest Mexico Drug Corruption
3. Hoyer: House Wants More From Karzai on Reducing Corruption
4. Nigeria's Ruling Party Chairman Arraigned on Corruption Charges
5. Former Deputy Minister of Finance Gets Life for Bribery

Domestic

1. Cuomo Sues Bank of New York Unit for Madoff-Related Fraud
2. Van Pelt Takes the Stand in Corruption Trial
3. Chicago Cop Charged with Lying to Feds About Promising to Fix Police Board Cases for Bribes
4. North Providence Town Council Works to Get Past Corruption
5. Former CalPERS Official Accused of Fraud Vows Vindication
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 10, 2010

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International

1. Former Senior Chinese Legislator Sentenced to Life for Graft
2. Suspended IPL Chief Seeks Graft Charges Delay
3. Platini Proposes Sports Police to Fight Corruption

Domestic

1. U.S. Attorney’s Office Strengthens Public Corruption Unit
2. Goldman Sachs Faces $1bn Fine to Draw Line Under Fraud Trial
3. Daimler Settlement Over Corrupt Practices Approved
   

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International

1. Is the FCPA Reducing Bribery?
2. U.S. Vows More Transparency over Base in Kyrgyzstan
3. Indonesia Pays a High Price for its Corrupt Heart

Domestic

1. California Charges Former Pension Officials with Fraud
2. 3 in R.I. Charged with Bribery
3. California DMV Workers Arrested on Fraud Charges
4. Former T.J. High Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

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International

1. Nigeria's Shaky Balance of Power Takes a Hit as New President is Sworn in
2. Five Arrested Over Hong Kong 'Match-Fixing'
3. Canadian MP Accused in Massive Mortgage Fraud
4. Swiss Indict Banker in Alleged Alston Bribery Case

Domestic

1. How Federal Crackdown on Bribery Hurts Business and Enriches Insiders
2. S.E.C. Charges SpongeTech with Fraud
3. Jury Hears Secret Recordings of Ex-Assemblyman Van Pelt, Dwek in N.J. Corruption Trial
4. Bruno to be Sentenced on Corruption Charges

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International

1. Macmillan Admits to Bribery Over World Bank Sudan Aid Deal
2. G8 Corruption Scandal Hits Silvio Berlusconi Coalition
3. Nigeria: Case Against Anti-Corruption Czar Dropped

Domestic

1. Fitch: Legal Issues Could Impact Goldman's Rating
2. Spongetech Execs Accused In Alleged Fraud Scheme
3. Informant Testifies in Ex-NJ Lawmaker's Trial
4. 31 Arrested in $3.5 Million California Recycling Fraud
   

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International

1. Italian Minister Quits Over Corruption Scandal
2. Thousands Protest Change to PNG Watchdog
3. Serbian Orthodox Church Retires Spiritual Leader of Kosovo Serbs over Embezzlement
4. Canadian Man Pleads Not Guilty to FCPA Charges
5. Videocon Barred from Doing Business with World Bank

Domestic

1. State Bill Seeks to Expand Public Corruption Laws
2. Breuer Stresses International Anti-Corruption Efforts
3. Ex-Jersey City Councilman Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes
4. Four Suburban Officials Busted in Corruption Probe
5. Florida Official Defends Herself Against Allegations
   
   

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International

1. World Press Freedom Day Reminds us That Information is Democracy's Oxygen
2. (Nigeria) Corruption - El-Rufai to Appear Before EFCC Tuesday
3. Naked Government
4. US Airfield Embroiled in Kyrgyz Graft Probe
5. ‘Culture of Corruption’ in MP’s Office

Domestic

1. Goldman Sachs Said to Be in Talks to Hire Law Firm Paul, Weiss
2. SEC Accuses Alliance One Predecessor of Bribery
3. Madoff Sons, Brothers May Face Charges
4. Massey Under Investigation for Possible Bribery
5. Expelled Congressman Traficant Returns to Politics
6. Connecticut Businessman Faces Sentencing for Fraud
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 30, 2010

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International

1. French Politician Pasqua Convicted in Corruption Trial
2. Avon Expands Bribery Probe
3. Prince Charles Charity to Close Amid Fraud Inquiry
4. U.S. Questions Karzai Support, Anti-Corruption Zeal
5. U.K. Arrests 22 as CO2 Tax Probe Widens in Europe

Domestic

1. US Prosecutors to Review Goldman Case
2. NPR: FBI Probing Possible Bribery of Mine Safety Officials in W. VA Disaster
3. Feds Add New Charges to Scott Salyer in Corruption Probe
4. CDO-Fraud Case Against UniCredit Unit Is Rejected in New Mexico
5. Former N.J. Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt Says Alleged Bribe Was Fee
   
   

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International

1. Russia Slow to Pick Up the Lead in Bribery Cases
2. Nairobi 'Cemetery Scam' - 10 Deny Kenya Charges
3. Baghdad Vote Recount to Take About 2-3 Weeks
4. Ex-Wheat Broker Charged with Fraud

Domestic

1. Goldman Set to Settle SEC Fraud Case Soon: Report
2. Rating Agencies Still Being Paid for Toxic CDOs
3. Appeals Court Ruling Paves the Way for Corruption Trial of Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay
4. Kosher Plant Manager Facing Life on Fraud Charges
5. Indictment: Miss. trader ran up $141M in losses
6. Financial Regulator Bars Trader for $1.3 mln Fraud
   
   

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International

1. Deutsche Denies it Faces SEC Charges
2. Bank Chief Tells Athens to Act 'More Decisively'
3. South Korean President Calls for Reform of Prosecutors
4. Clashes as Kiev Legislators Agree Russia Fleet Deal in Exchange for Gas
5. Unions Tackle Corruption

Domestic

1. Wall Street Watches Goldman Get Grilled
2. Spotlight Falls on Democrat Who Defied His Party
3. Ex-Assemblyman Louis Manzo, Brother Plead Not Guilty in N.J. Corruption Probe
4. Two Hospital Officials Charged With Fraud
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 27, 2010

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International

1. Indonesia Launches Special Jail for the Corrupt
2. Panama's Ex-Dictator Noriega Extradited to France
3. Afghan Court Jails Briton on Bribery Charges
4. Police: Former Olmert Aide was Key Player in Holyland Graft Case
5. War Crimes Suspect Bashir Wins Sudan Election
6. South Korea Leader Calls for Reform of Prosecutors

Domestic

1. Investors Were Not Duped, Goldman Tells Senators
2. Iowa Man Accused of Securities Fraud Pleads Guilty
3. Hospitals Probed Over Bid-Rigging
   
   

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International

1. China Mayor Dismissed for Ignoring Corruption Protests
2. Holyland Suspect Asked About Bribes to Shas Leader, Lieberman
3. Former French PM Denies Corruption Accusations
4. U.S. Senator Implicates Top Brass in Magnitsky's Death
5. Nigeria: Ruling Party Leader Faces Fraud Charges

Domestic

1. Former State Rep. Terri Hodge to be Sentenced Tuesday in Dallas City Hall Bribery Case
2. The Goldman Sachs Fraud Explained
3. Cybercriminals Increase Internet Advertising Click Fraud
4. Mortgage Fraud Incidents Rise 7 Pct
   
   

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International

1. UBS to Pay $217 Million to Settle HealthSouth Case
2. India IPL Chief Lalit Modi Probed Over Corruption
3. Maldini Probed Over Possible Tax Corruption
4. Kyrgyz Air Base Linked to U.S. Tolerance of Corrupt Government

Domestic

1. Goldman Roles in Lloyds Deal in Spotlight
2. Senate Unveils Ethics Bill to Crack Down on Public Corruption
3. Probe Turns to Buffett Deal
4. Ex-SEC Lawyer Gets 8 Years for Pump-and-Dump Fraud
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 22, 2010

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International

1. BHP Corruption Probe Widens
2. ontex to Investigate Hong Kong IPO Allegations
3. ootballer Held Over Alleged Driving Test Scam
4. Nigeria's Budget Hopes for Bullish Oil Production
   
   

Domestic

1. Questions Raised About Evidence on Goldman
2. Obama Issues Sharp Call for Reforms on Wall Street
3. Blagojevich Wants to Subpoena Obama
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 21, 2010

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International

1. British Regulator Launches Goldman Sachs Investigation
2. BHP Billiton Discloses SEC Request
3. Mob Prevents Nigeria Police Arresting Ex – Governor
4. Thai Protests Change Political Landscape
5. Europe Markets Retreat while Asia Climbs

Domestic

1. 1. AP Source: Fraud Case Possible Against NY Senator
2. Inspector General Says Changes to Making Home Affordable May Impede Help
3. Former Mayor Admits Extorting Cash For Official Influence
   
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 20, 2010

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International

1. Multinationals Pledge no Corruption in Russia
2. IMF Vinals: SEC Goldman Case Shows Need for Derivatives Transparency
3. Ex-Siemens Execs Found Guilty in Bribery Case
4. Indonesian Graft Allows Islamist Militancy to Flourish
5. East Sudan Parties Concede Defeat, Cry Fraud

Domestic

1. UK Regulator Launches Goldman Probe
2. SoCal Man Pleads in $11m Medicare Fraud Scheme
3. Hewlett-Packard Probe Roils California U.S. Senate Race
   

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 16, 2010

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International

1. Cuban Academic Says Corruption Island's Big Threat
2. Chinese Banker Given Suspended Death Sentence for Bribes
3. Olmert Named in Fresh Graft Case
4. Sudan Begins Counting in Polls Marred by Boycotts

Domestic

1. Goldman Is Charged With Subprime Fraud
2. U.S. Joins H-P Bribery Investigation
3. SEC Heavyweights Call on Congress to Grant Regulator Self-Funding Powers
4. Private Equity Group Agrees $12m Payment to Regulators
5. New contractor picked to supply coalition troops in Mideast

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 15, 2010

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International

1. Oily Transparency
2. Cuban Academic Says Corruption Island's Big Threat
3. Israeli Police: Ex-PM Olmert Suspect in Bribe Case
4. NATO Aims to Fight Afghan Crooks - - Without Naming Them
5. Germans Target Nine Suspects In HP Bribery Probe
6. Nigeria To Strengthen Watchdog To Step Up Anti-Corruption Fight
7.  (UK) Former Healthcare Chief Jailed for Bribing Greeks

Domestic

1. Quadrangle Agrees to Settle Pension Fund Case
2. Conyers Lawyer Clarifies Grounds for Appeal
3. Man Pleads Guilty in D.C. Taxi Corruption Case
4. Mortgage Fraud Charges Filed Against 18 Residents
5. Firm of Ex-Obama Aide Settles NY Corruption Probe

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 14, 2010

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International

1. Former China Police Chief Gets Death in Gang Case
2. To Exit, Kyrgyz Ex-Leader Wants Assurance for Family
3. Bashir's Party Asks Rivals to Join Sudan Government

Domestic

1. Mo. Title Firm Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
2. Clemency Sought for Imprisoned UBS Whistle-Blower
3. Ex-WaMu Chief Blames Wall Street, Government for Bank's Collapse
4. Top U.S. Bribery Prosecutor to Join Paul Weiss
5. Ex-CEO of WexTrust Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Fraud

 

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International

1. Moment of Truth for Drive to Tackle Oil's Power to Corrupt
2. Telecom Italia Sets Aside €507m for Probe
3. Bribery Curbs Spawn Specialist Firm
4. Rights Group Urges Angola to Act on Corruption
5. Russian Officials Disclose Wealth, Questions Remain

Domestic

1. Ex-WaMu CEO Defends Bank's Actions Before Failure
2. Avon Suspends Four Executives Amid Bribery Probe
3. Florida Bill Would Give Attorneys More Tools Against Corrupt Officials

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 12, 2010

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International

1. Exemption to U.K. Bribery Bill Dropped in Final Hours
2. In Afghanistan War, Government Corruption Bigger Threat Than Taliban
3. Daimler Bribery Case Tests Medvedev's Mettle
4. Russian Judge Who Cracked Down on Skinheads and Corruption is Gunned Down

Domestic

1. UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
2. Miami-Dade Clinic Operator Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
3. Couple Investigated in Army Contracting Fraud
4. Prosecution, Defense Start Picking Jurors for Hartford Mayor's Corruption Trial

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 9, 2010

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International

1. Corruption and Capitalism Threaten to Defeat Hungary's Socialists
2. Pakistan Assembly Strips President of Some Powers
3. Berlusconi Faces Call to Stand Trial

Domestic

1. Fraud arrests in Miami put under a cloud
2. How The U.S. Cracked Open Secret Vaults At UBS
3. Obama says Karzai Must Remain 'Critical Partner'

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 8, 2010

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International

1. Development Banks Ally to Fight Corruption
2. HK Charges KPMG Man with Bribery
3. Israel Corruption Trial for Ex-PM suspended
4. Siemens Confessing to Bribes Helps Shareholders in CFO’s View

Domestic

1. Ponzi Schemer Petters Gets 50 - Year Prison Sentence
2. U.S. Designates Bissau Military Aide as Drug Kingpin
3. Fugitive Miami-Dade Brothers Face Medicare Fraud Charges
4. IRS Registration of Tax-Return Preparers is Long Overdue

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 7, 2010

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International

1. Two More to Face Court in Siemens Bribery Scandal
2. Kyrgyz President Declares Emergency as Five Killed
3. Palestinian President Fires Aide over Sex Scandal
4. (UK) Insider trading

Domestic

1. AIG Pays $9 Million to Settle Ohio Fraud Claim
2. White House Hints it Might Cancel Obama Meeting with Afghan President next Month
3. Terra Firma Chief Warns of Tough 2010

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International

1. Fraud Rises in India as Competition Increases, KPMG Study Says
2. Total Indicted for Alleged Corruption in Iraq
3. (Russia) Details of National Anti-Corruption Plan Announced
4. Afghan Poll Body Backs Karzai on Electoral Row
5. Companies Can Pool Their Resources to Fight Corruption

Domestic

1. Scam Alert Issued on New Health Care Law
2. Bribe Case Focuses On Negotiator for Alcoa
3. Innospec Settlement Shows Latest FCPA Thinking
4. Ruffin Poole, Aide to Ex-N.C. Gov. Easley, Pleads 'Not Guilty' to 57 Corruption Charges

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International

1. Groups Scramble for Advice on Bribery Law
2. Protesters Vow to Stay in Bangkok Commercial Core
3. Conservatives attempt to water down bribery bill under CBI pressure
4. (Indonesia) Gayus Appears Ready to Play Ball in National Police Bribery Probe

Domestic

1. Chevron Suit Data Questioned
2. Karzai's Defiant Stance Concerns U.S., other Afghans
3. Cocktails and Wiretaps Signal New Anti-Bribery Era
4. Perez's Bribery And Extortion Trial Expected To Begin Next Week

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International

1. Karzai Rails Against West, Claims U.N. Fraud
2. Activist Presses Russian Corporations for Openness
3. Pakistan Attorney General Quits Amid Graft Dispute
4. Hong Kong Looks to Recover Hontex IPO Funds
5. TI-Malaysia Lauds Government Procurement Changes

Domestic

1. Swindlers Exploit Confusion Over Health Care Law
2. FBI Investigates Bingo Legislation Corruption
3. NJ Inmate, 7 Ohio Men Charged in Credit Card Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 1, 2010

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International

1. Daimler Bribes: A Blown Chance to Clean Up Its Act
2. Bafin Launches UBS Investigation
3. Lawmakers Barred From Zimbabwe Diamond Field
4. Karzai Lashes Out at West Over Afghan Elections

Domestic

1. $5.3 Billion Pledged over 2 Years at U.N. Conference for Haiti Reconstruction
2. Surrogate’s Court Judge Acquitted in Campaign-Finance Trial
3. Separating April Fools’ From Fraud on the Web

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 31, 2010

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International

1. Zardari Back In Spotlight In Pakistan Graft Cases
2. Thai Government Courts Farmers At Heart Of Protests
3. Czech Civic Democrats to Reveal Election Strategy on April Fools’ Day
4. Swiss Say Legal Immunity Protects Pakistani Leader

Domestic

1. Truck Maker Oshkosh Wins Dismissal Of Fraud Suit
2. Schottenfeld Pays $1.2 Million to Settle Galleon Case
3. High Court Revives Case on Mutual-Fund Fees
4. US Attorney in Manhattan Creates Civil Fraud Unit

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 30, 2010

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International

1. Bribery: The Price of Doing Business?
2. UN Report: Afghans Plagued by Poverty, Corruption
3. Pakistani Court Orders Government to Reopen Corruption Cases
4. BAE Cuts Links to Former Chairman
5. SFO Considers Rio Probe After Convictions
6. Bulgaria Health Minister Charged with Graft
7. Corruption in SA 'Endemic'

Domestic

1. Homeland Security IG Often in Conflict with Agencies on Corruption Probes

2. Ex-I.B.M Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Galleon Trading Case

3. High Court Restricts Whistleblower Lawsuits

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International

1. Sinopec Urges Curb on ‘Corrupt’ Foreigners
2. Rio Tinto Executive Admits to Taking Two Bribes
3. China issues media rules for stories on Google
4. British Lawyer Faces US Extradition Over Bribery Case

Domestic

1. Pfizer Told to Pay $142.1 Million for Neurontin Marketing Fraud
2. IRS Officials File Lien Against Marion Barry
3. U.S. to Appeal Release Order for Guantanamo Detainee

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 25, 2010

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International

1. Verdict on China Rio trial on Monday, Australia Says
2. Dubai Centre Former Governor Held in Graft Probe
3. Pardoned Lee Back at Samsung
4. (Germany) Expect More Bribery to be Uncovered
5. Iraq's Crumbling, Corrupt Healthcare

Domestic

1. Atlanta Hedge-Fund Chief Is Sued in an Alleged Fraud
2. Report: Vatican Was Warned About Priest in Wisconsin
3. Latest Feld Lawsuit Alleges Fraud and Negligence by Nurse

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 24, 2010

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International

1. Rio Trial Ends, Verdict Could Take Some Time
2. UK Fraud Office Arrests 3 Alstom Board Members
3. Purple Power Movement Pressures Berlusconi
4. Afghanistan, China Sign Economic Agreements

Domestic

1. Daimler Agrees to Settle Justice Department Charges of Bribing Foreign Officials
2. Clinton Leads High-Level U.S. Delegation to Discuss Drug Violence in Mexico
3. NC City's Human Resources Unit Gets Fraud Probe

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 23, 2010

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International

1. Rio Tinto Trial Highlights Chaos of China Trading System
2. EU Urges Bulgaria, Romania to Step Up Fighting Crime
3. Venezuela Arrests Chavez Critic For "Conspiracy"
4. Pakistani Parliament Expected to Approve Curbs on President Zardari's Powers

Domestic

1. Colonel to Admit Role in Iraq War Corruption
2. Ex-Pa. Rep Guilty of 14 Counts in Corruption Case
3. LI Broker Gets 15 Years in $66M Ponzi Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 22, 2010

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International

1. Rio Tinto Exec Admits to Some Bribery Charges
2. Anti-Corruption Campaigner is Headache for Abbas
3. Mexican Traffickers Sow Chaos With Blockades
4. Philippine Generals Dismiss Rumors of Coup Plot
5. EU Warns Iran Over Electronic Censorship

Domestic

1. NJ Community Speaking out Against Corrupt Cops
2. Fitzroy Salesman's Corruption Trial Gets Underway
3. Cybercrooks Take Shine to Apple Lineup
4. Toyota Shareholders Sue Over Fallen Stock Price
5. Woman is Accused of Mortgage Fraud in Paterson Home Sales

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 19, 2010

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International

1. Russia Police Graft Claims Spark Uproar
2. (UK) Identity Fraud 'is Set to Soar' Says Experian
3. Taliban Lose Control of Marjah but Remain Strong
4. Senegal's Elderly Wade Confident of Third Term

Domestic

1. Donor to Democrats Pleads Guilty to $292 Million Fraud
2. Innospec Faces Record Penalty for Bribe
3. Chicago Developer Convicted of Bribing Alderman
4. 3 Charged With Stealing $1.75 Million From Immigrants

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 18, 2010

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International

1. Multimillion-Dollar UN Corruption Case Uncovered
2. Karzai Gives More Power to Afghan Anti-Graft Body
3. Top Irish Ex-Banker Arrested over Alleged Fraud
4. Pakistan Names Former World Bank Executive as Finance Chief

Domestic

1. Rival Warned Regulators Over Lehman
2. US DOJ Charges Innospec In Bribery Case, Settlement Expected
3. Anti-corruption Dominates U.S. Africa Policy
4. Lawyer: Dem Fundraiser, Banker Will Plead Guilty

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 16, 2010

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International

1. Concern at Moves to 'Derail' Bribery Bill
2. New Colombian Party Linked to Right-Wing Gangs
3. Thai Protesters Pour Own Blood Outside Government HQ
4. UK Halts School Aid to Kenyan Government over Fraud
5. Iraqi PM's Bloc Accuses Election Official of Fraud
6. China Hears Foreign Firm Complaints

Domestic

1. Former Chief of Park Avenue Bank Charged with TARP Fraud
2. Fairfax Accuses Housing Nonprofit's Leader of Fraud
3. Lawmaker Called to Testify in Probe
4. Government Probing Thousands of Stimulus Complaints

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 15, 2010

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International

1. Dubai Executive Jailed as City Gets Tough on Corruption
2. China Arrests Man Who Allegedly Kept Graft Diary
3. US Diplomat Flees South Korea Amid Fraud Probe
4. Italy Arrests 19 Accused of Helping Mafia Boss
5. Thai PM Rejects Protesters' Call for New Elections
6. Russia Corruption "May Force Western Firms to Quit"

 

Domestic

1. Cost of Internet Fraud on Steep Rise
2. Mortgage Fraud Declines but Remains Virulent
3. ACORN Branches Rename, Rebrand after Video Scandal
4. U.S. Official Set Up Unit to Kill Afghan Militants

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 12, 2010

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International

1. Cambodia Passes First Law to Combat Graft
2. Thai Protesters Start Bid to Topple Government
3. Program Aims to Rebuild Afghan Police Force, Repair Its Image
4. Iraq Opposition Parties Claim Poll Fraud

Domestic

1. Utah House GOP Leader Says He Paid Off Woman
2. Blagojevich Lawyers Seek Later Trial Date
3. U.S. Falters in Screening Border Patrol Near Mexico
4. Wall St 'Allergic' to OTC change

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 11, 2010

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International

1. Haitian President Drops the Ball on Addressing Corruption Concerns
2. Silvio Berlusconi to Escape Corruption Charges Thanks to New Law
3. Three MPs and a Peer Deny Expenses Fraud
4. Eni Cuts 2009 Profit for Bribery Probe Provisions

Domestic

1. Justice Dept. Picks New Head for Corruption Prosecution Unit
2. House Votes to Impeach US Judge from Louisiana
3. Feds: Wash. Investment Adviser Stole $8 Million
4. Pair Picked for DOJ Unit Probing Public Corruption
5. Former Planner Testifies in Boender Bribery Trial

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 10, 2010

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International

1. U.N. Says Much of Somalia Food Aid Is Diverted
2. (UK) Credit Card Fraud Down by 28%
3. Hungary May Turn Wrong Way On Motorbike Racecourse Project
4. U.K. Soccer-Betting Ponzi Schemer Convicted of Fraud

Domestic

1. More Wore Wires in Bid to Investigate Inside Trades in Galleon Case
2. Calif. Test-Taking Case Shows Gap in Visa Security
3. Congressman's Wife Could Face Prison for Bribes
4. Former NY Pension Fund Exec Pleads Guilty: Cuomo
5. LifeLock Settles With F.T.C. Over Charges of Deception

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 9, 2010

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International

1. Harper's G20 Urged to Tackle Secrecy
2. Kenya Suspends Officials Over Alleged Corruption
3. Corruption Worsens in Indonesia: Survey
4. Abbas Appoints New Anti-Corruption Panel

Domestic            

1. Report on Md. Police Tuition Aid Cites Poor Oversight, Abuse
2. Petters Should Get 335 Years for $3.5 Billion Fraud, U.S. Says
3. Satyam Case Will Test Rights of Foreign Investors in Indian Companies
4. Pleas and Indictments in Detroit Corruption Case
5. Feds: California Man Ran Student Visa Fraud Ring
6. Pa. Coal Town Above Mine Fire Claims Massive Fraud

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International

1. Afghanistan’s President Receives a Mixed Reception in a Visit to Newly Won Marja
2. Philippines Expects Record Highs in Extortion
3. Shell, PetroChina Bid $3 Billion For Australia's Arrow
4. Gates in Kabul: Dark Days Ahead but Grounds for Hope
5. In Iraq, a Day of Votes, Violence
6. Taiwanese Firm Says Employees May Have Distributed PEMGroup Notes

Domestic

1. Thin Wall Separates Lobbyist Contributions and Earmarks
2. Friends Share in D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's Good Fortune
3. Tax Season Bringing Out the Fraud Artists
4. Sentencing in Reno in Girls Gone Wild Bribe Case
5. Court: Bryant can’t use campaign funds to fight NJ corruption case
6. Shelton Mayor Named in Corruption Trial
7. Investment 'Psychic' Accused of Financial Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 4, 2010

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International

1. (Greece) Papandreou, Cutting Deep, Takes on Father's Legacy
2. Donors Threaten to Cut Aid to Uganda Over Corruption
3. (Italy) New Woe for Vatican as Usher Linked to Prostitution
4. Kazakhs Accuse Ex-Uranium Boss of Money Laundering
5. (UK) Police Make Fraud Crackdown Raids
6. Indonesia Suggests Bailout be Probed
7. Yukos Case Begins at European Court

Domestic

1. Judge Denies Motions in Iowa Slaughterhouse Case
2. Montgomery Accuses County Police Officer of Fraud
3. Eventual Return to Powerful Post is Unlikely
4. Business Owners Get Burned by Sticky Fingers

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 3, 2010

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International

1. Guatemala Arrests Officials
2. Global Aid Is No Relief for Small Haitian Businesses
3. (Italy) Fastweb Founder Denies Role in Fraud
4. China Activist Demands Quake Recovery Budget Info
5. Sudan Polls Divide International Community
6. Iran Court Upholds Death for Opposition Activist

Domestic

1. Rangel Temporarily Steps Down as Ways and Means Chairman
2. D.C. Council Votes to Censure Barry, Strip Him of Chairmanship
3. Council Seeks Oversight of City Contracts
4. Naming and Shaming Law Comes into Force

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 2, 2010

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International

1. BAE Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
2. Chile Reels in Aftermath of Quake, Emergency Workers Provide Aid
3. Greek Corruption Booming, Says Transparency International
4. Tajikistan's Islamic Party to Sue Election Board
5. Guatemala Fires Minister for Alleged Corruption
6.  (UK) Mortgage Fraud Conspirators Jailed

Domestic

1. Skilling Case Latest to Test 'Honest Services'
2. Four Indicted in Online Ticket-Hacking Scheme
3. Congressional Republicans Renew Effort to Dislodge N.Y. Rep. Charles Rangel
4. Judge's Madoff Ruling Bars Recovery for Some Investors
5. Hunting Fraud Beyond Madoff

Selected Headlines on Corruption, March 1, 2010

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International

1. Vote Monitors Slam Tajikistan's Parliamentary Vote
2. Britain Needs to Go the Last Mile on Bribery
3. Chile Reels in Aftermath of Quake, Emergency Workers Provide Aid
4. Greek PM Says Corruption At Heart Of Crisis

Domestic

1. Two Dubai Suspects Traveled to U.S.
2. Finance Needs its Own Crash Safety Board
3. Voters, this is your chance to fight corruption
4. Food-Stamp Fraud: Detroit-Area Stores Swipe Millions from Aid Program

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 26, 2010

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International

1. Italy Throws Out Trial of Berlusconi Lawyer
2. The End Seems Near for the Putin Model
3. Ousted Honduran Leader Calls Charges Persecution
4. Russia's Medvedev Backs Criminal Law Reforms
5. Is Kenya Heading for a Meltdown?
6. Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain

Domestic

1. Madoff's Operations Chief Arrested
2. Rooting Out Fraud with Undercover Patients
3. Man Behind Tradewind LLC Admits to $162 Million Fraud
4. After a String of Political Victories, a Union Has Clout to Spare

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 25, 2010

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International

1. Officials Puzzle Over Millions of Dollars Leaving Afghanistan by Plane for Dubai

2. Thailand Braces for Thaksin Ruling

3. Yanukovich Sworn in as Ukraine President

4. (Italy) Tel Italia Delays Results Amid Fraud Probe

5. Kenya's Poor Suffer From Scandals, Bribery

Domestic

1. Bribes Let Tomato Vendor Sell Tainted Food

2. Florida Money Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud

3. Testing Company Officials Guilty on Top Count

4. VA Check Fraud often Perpetrated by Relatives of Deceased

5. Alleged Stanford Fraud Victims Want Money that was Given to Campaign Committees

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 24, 2010

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International

1. (Italy) Berlusconi Says Left Wants "Invasion of Foreigners"
2. Iraq's March 7 Poll Could Bring Peace or Chaos
3. Karzai Criticized Over Afghan Poll Watchdog Move
4. Nigeria's President Returns Home

Domestic

1. Lone GOP Health Care Backer's Campaign Cash Dips
2. Fla. Money Manager Due in Court on Fraud Charge
3. Swiss Try to Keep UBS Deal on Track

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 23, 2010

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International

1. Kabul Bank's Sherkhan Farnood Feeds Crony Capitalism in Afghanistan
2. Chinese Communist Party Issues New Ethics Code
3. Nigerian Politician Accused of Embezzling $100M
4. (UK) FSA to Return Cash In Share Fraud Scam
5. Ukraine: Losing Candidate Reiterates Fraud Charge

Domestic

1. Doctor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
2. Ex-LA Hospital Owner Sentenced for Medicare Fraud
3. Treasury May Seek to Remove Watchdog from Small Business Lending Program

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 19, 2010

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International

1. (Russia) Medvedev Sacks 18 Police to Launch Anti-Corruption Drive
2. (Russia) AP Interview: Suspect Calls Arms Charges `Lies'
3. (France) Alcatel-Lucent Signs Deal with U.S. on Bribery Case
4. Ukraine's Tymoshenko Appeals to Court over Poll
5. Soldiers Oust President in Coup in Uranium-Rich Niger

Domestic

1. Rabbi Charged in Scheme to Extort Hedge Fund
2. New York Police Hero of 9/11 Aftermath Jailed for Four Years
3. Philip Morris Takes Tobacco Fight to Supreme Court
4. Lewis Knew of Legal Decision
5. Constellation Confirms Pinot Noir Purchase
6. Ex-Owner of SK Foods Indicted in Tomato Scandal
7. Study: Corruption Thrives in Illinois' Cook County

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 18, 2010

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International

1. Transatlantic Corruption Probes to Increase
2. BAE Unveils £500m Buyback as Charges Weigh on Profits
3. Iraq War Contractor Guilty
4. Norwegian Suit vs. Citi Can Proceed
5. Kerik Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Corruption Case
6. Reports: Berlusconi Plans Anti-Corruption Measures

Domestic

1. Concrete Testing Company and Owner are Convicted of Falsifying Work
2. Fraud in Wine Sent to U.S. From France
3. RBS Book Left Fears of Illegality Unresolved
4. Rajaratnam Trial is Set for October

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 17, 2010

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International

1. Kenya PM Says Confident Coalition Rift Can be Solved
2. Pakistan Government Averts Judicial Confrontation
3. Italy Disaster Chief Faces Corruption Allegations
4. Corruption is Surging in Italy, Says State Auditor
5. Gome Drops After Top Shareholder Charged with Bribery

Domestic

1. Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is Accused of Corruption
2. Scapegoating Does Not Prevent Crises
3. Rigases Fight Second Trial in US Appeals Court
4. Illinois Republicans See Unique Chance for Victory

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 16, 2010

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International

1. Kenya Faces Political 'Meltdown'
   
2. Mexican Bishops Criticize Government Drug War Strategy
   
3. Bribery Scandal Clouds Berlusconi's Election Hopes
   
4. Charges Framed Against One-Time Richest Man in China
   
5. Montreal Adviser Gets 11 Years for Ponzi Scheme
   
6. Daimler AG to Settle FCPA Case for $200 Million
   
7. New Agreement Simplifies Extradition Rules with E.U.
   

Domestic

1. Righting a Wrong Decision: Two Democrats' Remedy for the High Court's Campaign Finance Ruling
   
2. Tougher Financial Regulations Not Coming Fast or Easy for SEC's Mary Schapiro
3. Riddle Jury Rehears FBI Tapes
4. Houston Firm Braces for Fines from Alleged Bribes
5. Plea Deal Expected on Fraud Charges
6. How U.S. Legal Loopholes are Aiding Money Launderers

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 8, 2010

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International

1. South African Anglicans Criticize Zuma
2. Deplorable Services Dampen Iraqi Appetite to Vote
3. (Indonesia) Former Anti-Graft Chief Murder Case Raises Corruption Woes
4. (Bulgaria) U.S. to Discuss Bulgarian Missile Shield Role: PM

Domestic

1. Senate Renews Bipartisan Talks on Overhaul of Financial Rules
2. Democrats Try to Rebuild Campaign-Spending Barriers
3. Daimler Said to Agree to Pay $200 Million to End Bribery Probe
4. MBIA Denied in Bid to Halt Class-Action Suit
5. Rajaratnam Wins an Emergency Stay on Wiretaps
6. Suit: Prostitute, Strippers Part of Blackwater Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 5, 2010

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International

   1. BAE to Pay £286m Over Corruption

   2. U.K. Charges Four Lawmakers in Expense Scandal

   3. Ukraine Gears to Vote For President, Tension High

   4. Malaysian Media Shapes Battleground in Anwar Trial

Domestic

   1. BAE Systems Reaches Settlement with US Dept of Justice

   2. What Price Politics?

   3. BofA and Ex-Chief Lewis Face Fraud Case

   4. Congressmen Seek Accounting of AIDS Fraud Complaints

   5. New Indictment Issued For Ex-Gov. Blagojevich

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 4, 2010

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International

   1. 2 Gangsters Sentenced to Death in China

   2. Finance Director 'Defrauded London Philharmonic Orchestra of £2.3m'

   3. In High Court Ruling on Haiti, Swiss Make an Awkward Break with Neutrality

   4. As Chinese Judge Takes Stand, Court Corruption Goes on Trial

   5. Lurid Evidence in Malaysia Opposition Leader Trial

Domestic

   1. Civil Fraud Charges Filed Against Bank of America

   2. Senate Report: 'Dirty Money' Still Entering US

   3. U.S. Report Details Money Laundering

   4. BofA Charged with ‘Duping’ Shareholders

   5. Seminerio Sentenced to Six Years

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, February 3, 2010

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International

1. Ukraine rivals clash amid fraud fears
2. Britain Heads for a Hung Parliament
3. Protests, Frustration at Haiti Aid Bottlenecks
4. Manager of Glasgow Bank Jailed for Loans Fraud
   

Domestic

1. Paterson Vetoes Ethics Bill, Saying it Isn’t Real Reform
2. Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in Dallas Bribery Case
3. U.S. Says 22 in Bribery Case Part of one Conspiracy
4. Ohio Couple Sues Toyota Over Recall, Citing Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 22, 2010

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International

1. Angolan President to be Picked by Parliament
2. (UK) Fraud Costs Economy £30 Bln a Year
3. Swiss Court Rules UBS Cannot Release Client’s Data
4. Russian YouTube Cop Arrested on Fraud Charges

Domestic

1. Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit
2. Seven People Indicted In Galleon Insider Trading Probe
3. Ex-NC Governor's Aide Indicted on 51 Counts
4. Fla. Man Admits Role in NJ Stock Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 21, 2010

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International

 

1. Clinton Urges Internet Freedom, Condemns Cyber Attacks
2. Philippine Candidate Aquino Warns of Fiscal Crisis
3. China Officials Questioned in Match-Fixing Probe
4. China Police Quiz Football Officials Over Corruption

Domestic

 

1. Justices Block Key Part of Campaign Law
2. General Re Settles Federal Charges in AIG Case
3. F.B.I. Charges Arms Sellers With Foreign Bribes
4. Sentence Delayed for Film Producers in Bribe Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 20, 2010

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International

1. Bulgarian Drops Candidacy for European Commission
2. Afghans Plan Dramatic Increase in Security Forces
3. 9 Year Sentence for ex-China Democracy Leader
4. Italy's Senate Backs Bill Ending Berlusconi Trials
5. The Dark Side of Greece's Economic Ills

Domestic

1. FBI Sting Nets 22 Executives in Bribery Probe
2. County Commissioner Elected Birmingham, Alabama Mayor
3. Insider Faces Sentencing in ’07 Case
4. Montgomery Officials Seek Broader Whistleblower Protections
5. Calif. Pastor Pleads Not Guilty to Visa Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 19, 2010

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International

1. U.N. Report Finds Corruption Rife In Afghanistan
2. For Israel, Bumps on Path to Economic Club
3. Italy Divided on Craxi Legacy 10 Years After Death
4. China Jails Former Top Judge for Corruption

Domestic

1. 22 Indicted in FBI Sting on Paying Foreign Bribes
2. Judge Sets Corruption Retrial for Chicago Official
3. Jury Selection Starts Today in One of Offshoot Dallas City Hall Corruption Trials

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 15, 2010

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Domestic

1. Chevron Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Court for Action
2. New Jersey Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Real Estate Fraud
3. School Executive in Court on Corruption Charges

International

1. Haiti Needs International Aid Watchdog
2. Berlusconi Skips Hearing in Milan Corruption Case
3. Haiti: Where Will All the Money Go?
4. Ukraine Presidential Hopefuls Fear Election Fraud
5. Algeria Energy Boss ‘Faces Corruption Probe'

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 14, 2010

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International

1. (UK) Ex-Mabey Chief to Face Graft Charges
2. Fraud Alert: Be Cautious About Haiti Relief Scams
3. NY Legislature's New Ethics Reform Quickly Panned
4. Google’s Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China

Domestic

1. U.S. Companies Join Race on Iraqi Oil Bonanza
2. NY Legislature's New Ethics Reform Quickly Panned
3. Chicago Lawyer Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
4. Brooklyn Real Estate Developer Arrested in N.J. Corruption Sting Admits to Concealing Bank Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 13, 2010

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International

1. AP IMPACT: UN Cuts Back on Investigating Fraud
2. US Investigating 38 Cases of Reconstruction Abuse
3. Landesbank Losses May Bring Change to German Banking
4. Greece Condemned for Falsifying Data

Domestic

1. Court Dismisses Dow Chemical Shareholder's Rohm Suit
2. Ex-Homestore CEO Set to Plead Guilty in Fraud Case
3. Financier Pang's Death Ruled a Suicide
4. Indicted Fla. Lawyer Had 20 Million Reward Points

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 12, 2010

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International

1. Chinese Officials Fled Overseas With $50 Billion
2. Rio Tinto Bribery Case Now With China Prosecutors
3. Back at Work, Italy's Berlusconi Seeks New Immunity
4. New Croat President Promises to Fight Graft
5. Indonesians Take Protests Off The Street

Domestic

1. Using a Pfizer Grant, Courses Aim to Avoid Bias
2. Fake Oscar Winner Gets 4 Years in Investment Scam
   
3. N.J. Charity Tries to Recover $500K Seized in Federal Corruption Bust
4. Ex-FEMA Worker Charged in $721K in Katrina Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 8, 2010

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International

1. China Mobile Dismisses Vice Chairman Amid Probe
2. (Ghana) Corruption Probe into Oil Partners
3. Damages Backlash Looms for Siemens
4. Corruption Up Among China Government Officials

Domestic

1. Wesleyan Sues Former C.I.O. for Fraud
2. Arizona Concert Promoter Accused in Ponzi Scheme
3. Tampa Firm PBSJ Corp. Investigates Subsidiary on Suspicion of Bribery
4. Safeway Buyer to Plead Guilty in Tomato Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, January 7, 2010

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International

1. (China) Prison for Journalist in Cover-Up
2. Bulgarian Woes
3. (Ukraine) A Decision of Despair
4. Hillary Clinton: Yemen Needs More Than Air Strikes and Diplomacy
5. (Canada) Alleged Fraudster Says He's in China Raising Money

Domestic

1. Ex-Official in Yonkers Faces Charges of Corruption
2. Dixon to Resign as Baltimore Mayor in Ethics Probe Deal
3. $33M Settlement Proposed in Navajo Trust Fund Suit
4. Deaf Md. Entrepreneur John Yeh Charged in Fraud Probe
5. Consultant Arrested in NJ Corruption Sweep Overdosed on Valium, Manner of Death Undetermined

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 22, 2009

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International

1. Iraq Chases Many For Corruption, Catches Few 
2. Former HSBC Executive Sentenced
3. Group Blasts UNESCO Over Equatorial Guinea Link
4. President Calls for Crackdown on Corrupt Leaders in Society

Domestic

1. Stanford Again Seeks Bail
2. Thousands May Incorrectly Be Using Stimulus Tax Breaks
3. Consultant Linked to Bribes Due in Court Wednesday

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 18, 2009

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International 

1. Diplomat to Challenge Dismissal by U.N. After Afghan Vote
2. McCaskill Calls for Increased Oversight of Contract Work in Afghanistan
3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Picks West-Friendly Cabinet
4. (Iran) Hackers Briefly Bring Down Twitter
5. (India) Hyderabad Sinks
6. Charges Dropped Against Nigerian Politician
7. (South Korea) Ex-PM Probed Over Bribery Allegation
8. Serious Fraud Office to Reinterview BAE Chiefs Over Alleged Bribes
9. French Judge Targets Chirac Over Party Jobs Scam
   

Domestic 

1. Hired by Customs, but Working for Mexican Cartels
2. This Time, a Hispanic’s Campaign Faces One Less Obstruction
3. Jersey City Councilman Mariano Vega is Indicted in Massive Corruption Probe
4. Eggelletion Reaches Plea Deal on Corruption Charge

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 17, 2009

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International

1. Pakistan Strikes Down Amnesty for Politicians
2. Pakistan Court Ruling Raises Questions Over Zardari
3. Nigerian Judge Dismisses Landmark Corruption Case
4. EU's Senior Prosecutor Quits Amid Corruption Probe 
5. U.N. Officials Say American Offered Plan to Replace Karzai 
6. U.S. Faults Afghan Corruption Body's Independence
7. Congress Opens Probe Into Afghan Trucking Contract 
8. Mullen Tells Afghan Chiefs Corruption Must be Beat
9. Pakistan's Top Court Nullifies Amnesty for Zardari, Other Officials
10. OECD: Israel Must Step Up Fight Against International Bribery

Domestic

1. Two More Charged in 'Bonusgate'
2. Ohio's Traficant, Who Served Prison Time for Corruption, Ponders Running Anew for Congress
3. US Trade Body Sues Intel over Alleged Abuses 
4. State of Corruption: Blagojevich Lawyer Hoping to Get Obama to Testify at Trial

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 16, 2009

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International

1. Court Examines Pakistan Leader’s Offshore Riches
2. Nuclear Power Expansion in China Stirs Concerns
3. Medvedev Removes a Top Police Official
4. A Critical Bottleneck in Road to Growth
5. Bloodied Berlusconi Says Love Conquers All

Domestic

1. Congress Travels More, Public Pays
2. Ex-Councilman Miguel Martinez Sentenced to 5 Years in Theft of $106,000
3. Los Angeles Police Accused of Waste
4. Ex-Kennedy Aide Charged with Defrauding Senate
5. Backload of Forfeiture Cases Leave Cash, Cars Sitting Unused in Fairfax County
6. DeWeese, Stetler Released on $50,000 Bail Each
7. Palm Beach County Approves New Ethics Rules After Corruption Scandals

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 15, 2009

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International

1. (Greece) Spending and Graft in Athens' Cross Hairs
2. Italy Divided After Attack on PM
3. Afghan President Calls for Large-Scale Govt Reform
4. (Afghanistan) Karzai In Anti - Graft Speech Defends Convicted Mayor
5. Jailing of Judge Provokes Debate in Venezuela

Domestic

1. Revenue secretary quits in advance of new corruption charges
2. Bribery sentencing of ex-councilwoman Conyers delayed again
3. City Plans Contract Renewal for Bus Company in Bribe Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 14, 2009

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International  

1. With Wind Energy, Opportunity for Corruption
2. West Hopeful as Karzai Prepares Government
3. Greek PM to Announce Structural Reforms
4. Berlusconi Attack Prompts Italy Soul Searching
5. Kenya Moves to Seal Graft Avenues
6. Iraqis Skeptical about Glittering Promise of Oil Good Governance, Fighting Corruption Pays Off ... for the Poor  

Domestic  

1. Fed Sting Breeds a New Code of Conduct
2. Several Illinois Governor Candidates say Ethics Reform Fell Short
3. Sentencing Set for 3 Maine Men in Missile Bribery

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 11, 2009

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International  

1. (Germany) Truck Maker Settles a Corruption Case
2. English - Owned Club Caught Up In China Matchfixing Probe
3. Deadly Blaze Exposed Russian Corruption: Putin
4. Romania's court orders void votes re-examined
5. Top UN official in Afghanistan to resign
6. Greece Pledges Cuts in Bureaucracy Portugal Looks to Join Transparency International    

Domestic  

1. The Pulse: Anti-Corruption Case Has Avid Followers
2. Luzerne corruption probe snares another official
3. Two Indicted on Corruption Charges
4. Ex-mayor Aide Milton Pleads Guilty to Bribery

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 10, 2009

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International

 

1. China and Russia Lagging in Global Anti-Graft Effort
2. Bribery Bill: Lords second reading
3. Ghosts of Past Haunt Politics in Germany
4. Malaysia Arrests Scandal Suspects
5. (Germany) MAN Fined in Bribery Case
6. (Australia) Rio Tinto to Replace Iron-Ore Negotiator
7. Pay Increase for Afghan Troops Boosts Interest
8. Thai Protesters Revive Mission to Unseat PM
9. UN Chief Sees Corruption as Major Impediment to Advancing Development
10. Nigeria:  Intensify Fight Against Corruption, Group Tells FG
11. Afghan Women Lead Protest Against Government Corruption

Domestic

 

1. U.S. Vows to Root out Corporate Fraud
2. Illinois Limits Donations in Elections
3. 3 on Trial, Accused of Faking Concrete Tests
4. Mortgage Agency's Growth Gives Fuel to Risky Lenders
5. Closing Arguments Begin in Ramaley Corruption Trial

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 9, 2009

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International

1. Thousands Gather in Indonesian Anti-Graft Rallies
   
2. (Afghanistan) Kabul Mayor Still Running City Despite Conviction
   
3. Pakistan Leader Faces Court Test, Militant Attacks
   
4. Chavez Opponent Faces Graft Charges
   
5. Siemens launches anti-corruption initiative

Domestic

1. Corruption is Destroying the Soul of US Society, Warns FBI Agent
   
2. In Bruno’s Upstate Corner, Name Stays Untarnished
   
3. Justices Appear Skeptical of Anticorruption Law
   
4. Justices Question Antifraud Law
   
5. Sarbox for Small Business
   
6. Runoff Set in Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Race
   
7. Head of FBI's D.C. office retires amid allegations of rules violation
   
8. Lawmakers Slam Office Overseeing Afghan Rebuilding

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 8, 2009

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International

1. (Afghanistan) Pressure From All Sides as Karzai Picks His Team
2. (Afghanistan) Kabul Mayor Convicted of Corruption
3. Venezuelan Leader Warns of Crackdown
4. Pakistan Court Hears Zardari Case
5. Russians Riveted, Outraged by Prison Letters
6. China Executes Rogue Trader, Millions Still Missing
7. Pakistan Court Hears Challenge to Corruption Amnesty

Domestic

1. Bruno, Former State Leader, Guilty of Corruption
2. Campaign-Finance Ruling Looms
3. Court Takes on Federal Anti-Fraud Law

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 7, 2009

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International

1. Mafia Hitman Testifies to Berlusconi Link
2. Iran Slows Internet Connections Ahead of Protests
3. (Albania) Rule of law: Villagers’ long fight for justice tests the system
4. Legal action by German boards to rise
5. Romanian Opposition Claims Fraud in President Vote
6. Official: Kenya's Postelection Aid Program Failed
7. Venezuela Takes Greater Control of Banks
   
8. Rwanda Gets Tough on Corruption
   
9. Afghanistan Court Sentences Kabul Mayor for Corruption
   

Domestic

1. High Court to Take Up Corruption Law

2. 2 D.C. Guards Charged in Smuggling Scheme

3. Piece of Ex-Alaska Rep. Weyhrauch's Case Goes to Supreme Court

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 2, 2009

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International

1. (Germany) Siemens, von Pierer Reach Settlement
2. (Germany) Prosecutors Blow Whistle on Soccer Betting Scandal
3. With Troop Pledge, New Demands on Afghans
4. (UK) Landmark Bribery Case goes to Trial

Domestic

1. Baltimore Mayor Is Convicted on Gift-Card Charge
2. Mo. Senator Seeks New Ethics Investigation Unit
3. Bruno Jurors Reach Agreement on Two of Eight Corruption Counts
4. Rothstein `Fraud' Funded Campaign Donations

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, December 1, 2009

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International

1. (UK) Former J&J Executive Charged with Bribery
2. Report Adds Up Cost of Illegal Logging in Indonesia

Domestic

1. House Weighs Impeachment of Judge in an Unusual Move
2. Shielding the Whistleblower

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 30, 2009

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International

1. Pakistan's Zardari Hands Prime Minister Arms Role
2. Ex-Judge Facing China Bribery Charges Kills Self
3. China to Try 58 Accused of Covering up Mine Deaths
4. East Africa States to Fight Graft Jointly
5. India Politician Madhu Koda held in Corruption Case

Domestic

1. Anti-Corruption Law: Supreme Court Decision Could Derail Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Trial
2. Former Synagro VP to be Sentenced Today

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 25, 2009

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International

1. Checks and balances curb corruption
2. (South Africa) North West Premier Warns Against Corruption
3. Canada a Fraud Nation?
4. (India) Satyam Managers in Fraud Bought Property
5. 3 Afghan Witnesses Released After 15 Months

Domestic

1. Ex-Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud
2. "Cancer Of Fraud" Permeates U.S. Healthcare System

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 24, 2009

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International

1. (Indonesia) Thumbs Down as Yudhoyono Falls Short on Corruption.
2. Former GM For Sugar Land Business Arrested In Conspiracy To Bribe Mexican Officials
3. Afghan AG's Office Says 15 Ministers Being Probed
4. (Russia) Medvedev Orders Probe Into Lawyer's Prison Death
5. U.K. Weighs Charging Four Politicians in Expenses Probe
6. (Afghanistan) Kabul to Probe Global Contractors
7. (Nigeria) Court Fight to Extradite Lawyer to US Begins

Domestic

1. Feds Praise Man Facing Prison in Corruption Case
2. Ex-NY Politician's Corruption Trial Wrapping Up
3. U.S. Moves to Confiscate a Fortune in Ponzi Case
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 23, 2009

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International

1. Policy, portfolios and the investor lawmaker
2. Swiss Judge Sets Precedent in Global Corruption Fight
3. Cheque-Cashing Crew Makes Millions in Baghdad
4. Two Afghan ministers suspected of embezzlement
5. (Ghana) Oil to Deepen Corruption
6. Absent Judge Forces Nigerian Graft Trial Delay
7. Amnesty List Puts Pressure on Pakistan Leader

Domestic

1. Bruno Corruption Trial Wrapping Up
2. Baltimore Mayor's Case Returns to Jury
3. Swindlers Bilked $80m from Investors 'in the Name of God'

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 20, 2009

 

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International

1. (India) Local Graft Scandal Rattles New Delhi
2. Karzai Has Plenty of Promises for the West
3. Bulgaria Ex-Minister in Fresh Corruption Charge.
4. Russia Tops Pricewaterhouse Global Fraud Survey.

Domestic

1. Fraud Groups Fear Repercussions if Arizona’s Fraud Unit is Eliminated
2. U.S. Recovers $2.4B in Fraud Settlements
3. Small SC County Reels From Corruption Scandal
4. Ex-McKesson Chairman Is Found Guilty of Fraud
5. FBI Links Ex-Chief of Taxi Panel to Bribes

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 19, 2009

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International

1. German Police Make Arrests in Soccer Corruption Probe
2. (Germany) Former Chief of Deutsche Bank Faces Fraud Case
3. Middle Managers Turn to Crime Amid Downturn
4. (UK) (Opinion)Companies Need a Culture Change to Escape Bribery Prosecutions (Opinion)
5. Karzai Sworn in as Afghan Leader; Vows to Fight Graft
6. Obama Demands Results from Afghan Reforms

Domestic

1. Newspaper Deliverers Are Probe
2. Judge Rules Jefferson can Remain Free While He Appeals Conviction
3. GAO: Fraud in Gov't Contracts for Disabled Vets
4. Man to Settle Charges he Stole Millions From Haitian Americans

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 18, 2009

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International

1. Most African Nations are Corrupt
2. Companies Face New Bribery Legislation.
3. Liquidators Named On K1 Fund Allegedly Involved In Fraud
4. 14,700 Disclosed Offshore Accounts
5. U.K.'s Standing Declines on Corruption Index
6. Corruption Fears for Big New Economies
7. Afghan minister accused of taking bribe
8. U.S. Investor's Lawyer Dies in Moscow Jail
9. Fraud Inquiry into Hundreds of Offshore UBS Account Holders
10. Russian Lawyer who Accused Police of Corruption Dies in Prison

Domestic

1. Task force to take up financial fraud cases
2. White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government Programs
3. Seven Cleared of £3.5 Million Mortgage Fraud
4. 5 Indicted in Scam Targeting Agencies in 4 States
5. Top Food Supplier to Military Indicted

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 17, 2009

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International

1. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Under Pressure, Adopts Antigraft Measures
2. Emerging Economies Falter in Graft Survey
3. Afghanistan, Iraq Among the World's Most Corrupt
4. Canada Least Corrupt in the Americas
5. IRS Unveils Criteria for Swiss Bank Account Disclosures

Domestic

1. D.C. AIDS Office ordered to answer HUD
2. Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa
3. Power Broker Dropped as Defendant From Blago Trial

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 16, 2009

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International

1. Obama Ties Civilian Aid to Action on Corruption.
2. Clinton Adds Voice to Calls on Karzai to Halt Corruption.
3. Corruption Hindering Western Balkan Development, Report Says.
4. (Peru) Vice President Accused of Corruption.
5. (Uganda) Anti Corruption Court Sentences Magistrate for 2 Years.
6. India Fraud Office to Prosecute Satyam Founder

Domestic

1. Medicare Fraud Nets Jail Time, $21M in Fines.
2. Report Details Billions Lost in Medicare Fraud.
3. Ex-Tyco Director Settles New Jersey Lawsuit for $5.6m

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 13, 2009

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International

1. UN Pact Clears Way For Anti-Corruption Reviews but Activists Say Deal Too Weak
2. Critics say Justice Reform made to Save Berlusconi
3. Afghan Corruption Probe Announced
4. (Britain) Expenses Fraud MEP Tom Wise Was Given 'All Clear' by European Parliament
5. Russian Policemen Complain on YouTube

Domestic

1. 17th Person Charged in Pa. County Corruption Probe
2. Detroit Businessman Set to be Sentenced in Synagro Probe
3. Settlement Reached in Fraud Suit Against Scruggs
4. Ex-congressman Faces Prison in Freezer Cash Case
5. Businessman Pleads Guilty in $50M Ponzi Scheme

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 12, 2009

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International

1. (Liberia) Country Makes Progress On Good Governance
2. U.K. Fraud Office Investigates London Hedge Fund Group
3. Top Executives Arrested in Italy Wind Farm Probe
4. Clinton: U.S. Concerned About Afghan Corruption

Domestic

1. Meffert, wife Linda and city tech vendor to be arraigned on corruption charges
2. Whistleblower Lawsuit Results in $5.5M Reward for Information Provided
3. (Opinion) Gerrymandering, Pure and Corrupt

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 10, 2009

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International

1. Toppled Thai Leader Thaksin Arrives in Cambodia
2. Tussles threaten anti-graft agreement
3. Plea for Deal on Recovery of Looted Funds
4. French Polynesian Ex-President Arrested for Corruption
5. (Indonesia) Yudhoyono's Legacy Tied to Corruption Commission Battle
6. (Philippines) Blue Ribbon Seeks Graft Raps vs FG, Others in ZTE Mess
7. (Italy) Berlusconi's Allies Move to Shield Him From Trials

Domestic

1. Former GM Executive Pleads Guilty to $6.5 Million Kickback
2. Trial Begins for Baltimore Mayor
3. NY Union Official Expected Bruno Favor
4. Guilty Plea in Scheme to Defraud Hedge Funds
5. Feds Seize Assets of Fla. Lawyer in Ponzi Probe

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 9, 2009

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International

1. (Afghanistan) Karzai Says He’s Addressing Corruption
2. Dodging the Graft
3. Soldiers Wary of Often Corrupt Mexican Police
4. Corruption Scandal Hits Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Commissiont
5. (Philippines) ‘Apocalyptic’ Graft in Road Fund Assailed
6. (Germany) The Team Player at the Top
   

U.S. Domestic

1. After a Boss’s Fraud, Training for a New Job and Holding on to Hope
2. U.S. Retailers Face $191 Billion in Fraud Losses Each Year
3. Oklahoma Pair Charged with Embezzling More Than $1M from Clients

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 6, 2009

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International

1. Indonesian Officials Resign in Clash With Graft Office.
2. Who Should Monitor Corruption? (Op-Ed, Huguette Labelle)
3. British Leader Brown Stands Firm on Afghanistan
   

Domestic

1. Former NY Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty To Corruption.
2. New Corruption Charge Sends Eggelletion to Jail.
3. Former Compass Bank Executive Indicted in Federal Fraud Bust.
4. Insider Scheme Had Touches of James Bond
5. 14 Charged with Insider Trading

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 5, 2009

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International

1. Payments in Ivory Coast Dumping Case at Risk, Lawyer Says
2. France Plans to Cut Powerful Judges Down to Size
3. (India) Corruption Case Against Senior UGC Official
4. (Indonesia) President Calls For Suspension Of Police, AGO Officers

U.S. Domestic

1. Kerik Expected to Accept Prison Term in Corruption Case
2. Cuomo Takes Intel to Court over Bribery Allegations
3. Value Line Pays $45 Million to Settle Fraud Case
4. At Federal Trial, Questions about Bruno Document
5. Municipal Bond Case Settled by J.P. Morgan

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 4, 2009

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International

1. Tapes of Alleged High-Level Conspiracy Electrify Indonesia
2. Karzai Opponent: Gov't 'Cannot Fight Corruption'
3. U.S. Urges Karzai to Make Corruption Arrests
4. Karzai Vows Corruption Fight, but Avoids Details
5. Chinese Trial Reveals Vast Web of Corruption
6. Ghana to Renegotiate $900m Vodafone Deal
7. (East Africa) Transport barriers erode EA market’s competitiveness
8. 'Less tolerance' for International Corruption

Domestic

1. Fraud Accusations Against Florida Lawyer Set Off a Race to Return His Donations
2. Chicago Zoning Investigator Pleads Guilty

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 3, 2009

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International

1. Afghan President Karzai Vows to Fight Corruption.
2. (India) To Ensure Transparency, SJVN Switches to Total E-Procurement.
3. (Indonesia) Antigraft Body Hands Transcripts to Constitutional Court.
4. UK's Brown Calls for New Afghan Anti-Fraud Body.
5. Indian Politician Accused of Massive Global Fraud.
6. Saad Chief in Fight to Have US Case Dismissed.
7. Reports: Berlusconi Seeks to Postpone Fraud Trial
   

Domestic

1. Obama Calls for Swift Action on Graft.
2. Corruption County: Aaronson Wants Board Applicants to Reveal Past Felonies.
3. Feds Request Plea Hearings in Contract Fraud Case.
4. Ex-Broker Pleads Guilty in Dreier Ponzi Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, November 2, 2009

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International

1. Indonesians Protest Arrests of Anti-Corruption Officials
2. (Britain) Ex Bank Managers on Fraud Charge
3. (Afghanistan) Out of Race, Karzai Rival Is Harsh Critic of Election

U.S Domestic

1. Bruno’s Trial Is Seen as a Hearing on Albany
2. Fraud Reports Rising in Maryland as Recession Continues, IT Use Expands

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 30, 2009

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International

1. Investigations in India Point to New Government Focus on Corruption
2. France’s Chirac Ordered to Face Trial
3. Revelation Undermines Chevron Case in Ecuador
4. Police Arrest Two Officials on Indonesia's Antigraft Panel

U.S. Domestic

1. Pennsylvania Overturns Many Youths’ Convictions
2. Metro Health Pursuing All Legal Avenues on Contracts Tainted by Corruption Probe
3. DOJ Sues to Stop $562 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
4. California's Dunhill Insurance Executives Charged with Municipal Bond Fraud
5. New York Workers’ Compensation Arrests Add Up to $600,000 in Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 29, 2009

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International

1. Gift From Senegal President Spurs IMF Inquiry
2. Trial of Former Top Cop Grips South Africa.
3. Some Charges Dropped in El Paso Corruption Case.
4. (Indonesia) Police Detain Anti-Graft Officials.
5. (Vietnam) More than 1 Million Euros to Fight Corruption.
6. German Hedge Fund Manager Detained on Suspicion of Fraud.
7. Chinese Man Gets Jail for $8.5 bln Gold Futures Fraud.
8. Pervasive Corruption Rattles Iraq’s Fragile State
9. French Court Stops Probe of African Leaders’ Assets
10. Conglomerate Feud Tarnishes Saudi Image
    

Domestic

1. West Point Employee Admits $3M Fraud Scheme.
2. Alaska: Businessman Sentenced in Corruption Case
3. (New York) Ex-Detective Accepts Offer of $750,001 From the City
4. (Alabama) Birmingham Mayor Convicted on All Counts
5. White House Denies Giving Donors Special Access
6. Medical Device Maker Accused in Marketing Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 27, 2009

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International

1. EU Laments Afghanistan's Slow Progress
2. Italian Court Confirms Mills Bribery Sentence
3. Corruption Case against BAE Systems May be Delayed until New Year
4. Ex-Bangladesh PM son's Corruption Charges
5. Say It Ain't So Tsao: Baseball Scandal Hits Taiwan

U.S. Domestic

1. (New York) After Delay, Kerik’s Trial to Start on Nov. 9
2. Chairman of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Arrested in Bribery Case
3. (Massachusetts) Flaherty Sees ‘Culture of Corruption’ at City Hall
4. Alaska Lawmaker is Linked to Corruption Probe
5. Petters Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight
6. (Hawaii) More Transparency Needed with Rail Contracts, Audit Finds

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 26, 2009

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International

1. (Zimbabwe) Shun Corruption, Senior Police Officers Urged.
2. Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Win International Praise.
3. Berlusconi Fraud Trial to Resume Nov. 16.
4. Government of Canada to Introduce Legislation to Tackle White Collar Crime.
5. New Evidence in KPK Bribery Case Must be Checked First.
6. UK Considering Charges in KBR JV Probe-Halliburton.

Domestic

1. Scientist Pleaded Guilty to Overbilling NASA, DOD
2. Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Fraud.
3. Chairman of N.Y. Brokerage Accused of $22 Million Investment Fraud
4. Owner of N.J. Medical Billing Firms Gets 37 Months in Prison for Fraud.
5. Petters Trial Looms in Alleged $3.65 Billion Ponzi Scheme.
6. US Army Officer Jailed Over Bribes.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 23, 2009

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International

1. India Federal Agency Continues Search in Bandwidth Allocation Case
2. (Hong Kong) Former Employee of HSBC Charged in Bribery Case
3. South Africa: Officials Fired for Graft
4. Chinese Communist Official Warns Cadres on Morals
   

Domestic

1. Former Head of Local Business Development Group Faces Fraud Charges

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 22, 2009

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International

1. Oligarchs Get an Earful from Russian President
2. Crimes Highlight Corruption within Iraqi Security Forces
3. Bulgaria's Interior Minister Says Fighting Corruption, Information Leaks are His Priorities
4. Former Argentine President to be Tried for Bribery
5. (Malaysia) Bribery Conviction against Execs Stays
6. Nigeria to Act on RBA Bribe Claim
   

U.S. Domestic

1. U.S. Gov’t Cuts Ties to Worker in Iraq Bribery Case
2. (Opinion) Who’s Looking at the Fed’s Books?
3. (Alabama) Langford Trial Turns to Blount Bribes

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 21, 2009

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International

1. Review Flagged AWB Bribes
2. Karzai’s Main Rival Welcomes Run-Off
3. Lifting the Lid on Russia’s Art of Lavish Gift Giving

Domestic

1. New Jersey Corruption Informant Admits Guilt
2. Gates: Afgh Runoff Won't End Corruption
3. Salesman To Be Arraigned On Bribery Charges
4. Witnesses: Banker at Center of Case Aided Langford
5. Homebuyer Tax Credit Claims Lead to Fraud Probe
6. Top Aide to Testify Against Blagojevich
7. Bernard Kerik Jailed as U.S. Judge Angrily Revokes Bail

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 20, 2009

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International

1. Up to 20 Feared Dead In Kenya Building Collapse
2. Election Law Stalls in Iraqi Parliament
3. South Africa: Zuma Says Mayors Need to do More
4. Head of French University Suspended
5. Fears over EU Threat to Bribery Plea Deals
6. (Malaysia) Court may allow assemblymen facing corruption charges to attend sitting
7. President Kibaki warns corrupt officers
   

Domestic

1. Jury Selected in Birmingham, Ala., Mayor's Trial
2. Md. Man Profited from Drugs Meant for Needy
3. NJ Corruption Informant to Plead Guilty; Did He Visit Prostitutes?
   

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 19, 2009

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International

1. (South Africa) Love of Designer Threads Adds Flair to Trial
2. Investment Firm Dares to Cry Corruption in Russia
3. AP Interview: Rising Star in Ukraine Vows Reform
4. Mo Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership will not be Awarded this Year
5. Sri Lanka claims Rajaratnam involved in Funding Tamil Tigers
6. Liberia's Information Minister Suspended for Alleged Corruption
7. (Malaysia) MACA, Interpol Ink Memorandum On Anti-Corruption
8. (Australia) Wheat Chief Faces Saddam Fraud Charges
9. UN Report: Afghan Presidential Election Affected by Widespread Fraud
10. (India) Case against Amar Singh Should be Probed as Per Law: Congress
11. Moscow Tax Office Fraud Nets $414m

U.S. Domestic

1. (Editorial) Fed Up with Albany
2. Dirty Politicians: Why is New Jersey So Corrupt
3. Rubashkin Fraud Trial Resumes Today

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 16, 2009

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International

1. (Croatia) Former Cabinet Minister Can Face Charges For Corruption.
2. (Uganda) Anti-Corruption Activists Demand Arrest of NFA Boss.
3. Letter Cites Corruption in Mexico
4. Bulgaria Determined to Fight Corruption, FM Tells Diplomats
5. Taiwan Grand Justices Reject Ex-President's Illegal Trial Claim
6. Ex-American Italian Pasta Executives Get Prison Time for Fraud
7. Secrecy Fuels Suspicion About Mining Contracts
   

Domestic

1. Crist Wants Jury to Investigate Public Offices, Corruption
2. Businessman Pleads Guilty in Ecorse Scheme
3. Illinois: Recalling Governors
4. Abramoff Associate’s Fraud Case Ends in Mistrial as Jury Deadlock

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 15, 2009

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International

1. Report Lifts Croatia's EU Hopes
2. BAE cannot yet quantify cost of corruption probe
3. (Australia)Tax Carbon to Stop Corruption
4. (Indonesia) Alleged Graft in State Railway Operator Reported
5. Italy Denies Paying Off Taliban in Afghanistan

Domestic

1. Florida Gov. Crist Wants Grand Jury on Public Corruption
2. State pols ‘in Shock’ Over New Sal DiMasi Corruption Charge
3. Calpers Reviewing Fees Paid to Outside Manager
4. Justice Department Looks to Avoid Another Stevens Fiasco

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 14, 2009

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International

1. US Rethinks its Afghan Aid Strategy
2. (UK) Soca Investigating Ex-JJB Executives
3. Official Exposed by Internet Accusations Rules Out Appeal Against Corruption Sentence
4. (India) Judiciary Not Free From Corruption: Former CJI
5. BAE Doesn’t Yet Know Bribery Costs

Domestic

1. Afghan Corruption Worries McChrystal
2. Delay Deadline Passes for Alaska Corruption Case's Key Bribe Witnesses
3. Union leader Arrested, Charged with Bribery

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, October 13, 2009

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International

1. Karzai Staunchly Defends Afghan Election Balloting
2. Afghan Quits Post on Election Board
3. Chinese Trial Offers Peek Into Police Corruption
4. (Ghana) Judge Urges Public to Name and Shame Judges as Proof of Corruption
5. (Nigeria) RBA Gets 'Please Explain'
6. Delhi SHO Under Scanner for Corruption
7. (India) Abdullah Alleges Corruption in DD Kashir, Media Fraternity
8. (Vietnam) PM Takes a Tough Stance Against Corruption
9. Afghan Leader Accused of Meddling in Fraud Probe

U.S. Domestic

1. A Case Pitting Spin Against Fraud
2. Eggelletion To Be Arraigned In Corruption Case

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 9, 2009

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International

1. Italian PM to Fight Corruption Charges
2. (Australia) No joke: Qld's Anti-Corruption System a Hit Worldwide
3. (Colombia) Uribe Sees Corruption in Attack That Freed Rebel
4. Appeals Trial for UK Lawyer Opens in Italy

Domestic

1. Prosecutors Play Tapes of Threats in D.C. Taxi Bribe Probe
2. FBI Arrests 33 Over International Online Bank Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 8, 2009

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International

1. Indonesia Graft Fighter on Trial
2. (South Africa) DA Launches New Online Anti-corruption Monitor
3. Seymour Pierce Fined Over 3-Year Fraud
   
4. FBI Crackdown Leads To 100 Arrests In US-Egypt 'Phishing' Scam
   
5. To Combat Overseas Bribery, Authorities Make It Personal
6. Spanish Popular Party Hit by Graft Scandal
   
7. Italy in Crisis as Berlusconi Loses Immunity from Corruption Cases
   
8. Berlusconi to Defend Himself on TV, in Courtrooms
   

U.S. Domestic

1. NJ Corruption Witness Admits Hiding Details
2. Baines Trial: Jury Deliberates Decision
3. (Opinion) Kudos to Mr. Swain’s Whistle-Blowing on D.C. Bribery Scheme
   
4. Taxi Case Defendant Accused of Threat

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 7, 2009

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International

1. Fears Raised over Afghan Vote Audit
2. Polish Anti-corruption Chief Faces Charges
3. Costa Rica’s Former President Sentenced to 5 Years for Corruption
4. (Italy) Call to Uphold PM's Immunity
5. Namibia: Struggle to Start Trial of SSC Fraud Case Kingpin
6. (Germany) Extradited Lobbyist May Be Spared Bribery Charges When Trial Begins January

U.S. Domestic

1. Guilty Pleas from Two in New York Pension Case
2. (New York) Ex-Fed Worker Pleads Guilty
3. (Wyoming) Freudenthal Announces Government Transparency Site
4. Key Witness in NJ Corruption Trial Lays Out Case
5. (New Jersey) Corruption Indictments Hit Louis Manzo and Brother
6. Aldus Equity Founder Saul Meyer Pleads Guilty to Role in NY Pension Scandal

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 6, 2009

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International

1. Berlusconi Defiant after Milan Judge Accuses him of Bribery
2. Former S Africa Police Chief Denies Graft
3. Polish Anti-Corruption Bureau Head Denies Forgery Charges
4. Former Deputy Mayor Admits Fraud
5. FÁS Executive Charged with €600k Fraud
6. Arms Dealer Schreiber May Avoid German Bribery Case, Court Says
7. Contention Over Rankings of African Nations

Domestic

1. Former Dallas Officials Convicted in Extortion of Developers
2. 29 Plead Not Guilty In Taxi License Case

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 5, 2009

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International

1. (Italy) Berlusconi "Responsible" in Corruption Case: Judge
2. Australia Rebuked on Graft Cases
3. BAE Shares Up on Settlement Reports
4. South Africa’s Ex-Top Cop Denies Corruption Charge

Domestic

1. Former Biotech Executive Convicted of Marketing Fraud
2. Facilitation Payments Seen as Problematic by Many Companies
3. A More Web-Friendly Register

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption October 2, 2009

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International

1. U.S. Hails Resignation of Kenya Anti-Graft Chief
2. Block on Saudi Affair Spurred Fresh BAE Cases
3. Corruption--The Afghan Wild Card
4. (India) Punjab Vigilance Nabbed Seven Govt Employees
5. (UK) Sovcomflot Bribery Case Opens
6. (UK) Duo Denies £150m ‘Classic Ponzi Fraud’
7. EU Pushes for More Transparency of Consumer Energy Bills

U.S. Domestic

1. Corruption Trial Accusations Rejected
2. Mob Infiltration is Seen in New York City Agency

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 30, 2009

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International

1. Indonesia Dilutes Antigraft Court
   
2. Judges Urged to Drop Chirac Corruption Charges.
   
3. SFO Prepares to Charge BAE Systems
   
4. UN Recalls Top US Diplomat from Afghan Mission
   
5. Kenyan Corruption Chief Resigns
   
6. CDD Welcomes Probe Into Bribery Scandal

Domestic

1. Senators, AP Seek More Public Info, Fewer Secrets
   
2. Man Sentenced for Role in Corruption Case
   
3. Former NH prosecutor admits Mortgage Fraud
   
4. Former CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 29, 2009

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International

1. Indonesia Passes Controversial Graft Court Bill
2. Fujimori Pleads Guilty in Peru Corruption Trial
3. (India) Centre Decides to Withdraw Case Against Quattrocchi
4. Le-Nature Ex-CEO Indicted for $806 mln Fraud
   

Domestic

1. NAACP Jumps on the PSC Critic Bandwagon
2. Ashtabula Schools Changes Bids to avoid Cuyahoga Corruption

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 28, 2009

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International

1. Mabey & Johnson Prosecution a Feather in the Cap of Serious Fraud Office
2. Jailed Russian Tycoon says State Hiding Evidence
3. Radar Prosecution Looms As UK Finalises BAE Probe
4. Tax Fraud Tripled in Estonia in September
   

Domestic

1. Drug Cases Dismissed Following Pleas by Corrupt Narcotics Cops
2. Trustee Plans to Sue Madoff Family Members for $198 Million
3. Connecticut Corruption Draws on Deep Roots

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 25, 2009

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International

1. Ehud Olmert Defiant as CorruptionTrial Begins
2. Bahamas Lawyer Faces US Federal Corruption Charges
3. FG Poised to Prosecute Corruption Cases, Aondoakaa
4. Transparency International: Nigeria’s Banking Sector Corrupt
5. Kenya: U.S. Pressure for Reforms
6. Corruption a Fact of RP Life
7. Interview- Indonesia Anti-Graft Body Must be Independent
8. Vietnam Officials Jailed in Office Rental Scam
   

U.S Domestic

1. King Fifth toPlead Guilty to Corruption
2. Family Charged In Loan Fraud
3. 20 Arrested in Fairfax Mortgage Fraud Bust
4. Mayor Arrested on Fraud Charges
5. Miami Woman Sentenced in Connection with $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
6. North Shore Door Owner Pleads Guilty for Role in ODOT Bribery
7. Graham Aide Charged With Taking Bribes on Taxi Issues

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 24, 2009

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International

1. Olmert Goes on Trial for Corruption Friday
2. A Measure of Business Corruption
3. Denmark Voted Least Corrupt
4. India, China Bribing Their Way to Top
5. (Korea) Korea Urged to Enforce Anti-Corruption Law Strictly
6. Corruption ‘Stifling Economies’
7. (China) Anti-graft Chief Urges Discipline Inspection Newspaper to Lash out at Corruption
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Bill Would Open Operators’ Books Abroad
2. Feingold Hits Obama’s Transparency
3. TARP Inspector to Say Transparency ‘Attitude’ on Bailout Frustrating

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 23, 2009

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International

1. Siemens Gives Former Managers Deadline to Settle Bribery Case
   
2. TI-Romania: Atmosphere of Public Integrity has Dramatically Deteriorated for a Year
   
3. Mexico: Army Raid Finds Cash Addressed to Police
   
4. Indonesian President Wades into Corruption Fight

Domestic

1. Zoning Inspector Accused of taking $20K in Bribes
   
2. Ex-Linden Official gets 5 Years for Bid Scheme

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 22, 2009

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International

1. US offers 1.5 billion dollars support for anti-corruption in the Republic of Moldova.
2. Taiwan ex-president indicted again – prosecutors.
3. Regional Integration: Is Location an Asset or Encumbrance?
4. China Spreads Aid in Africa, With a Catch.

Domestic

1. Ex-Manager Admits Part In Scam at Tech Office.
2. Regions to pay penalty for fraud.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 21, 2009

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International

1. Medvedev: Corrupt Cronies Run Russia
2. Delta Farce: Nigeria’s Oil Mess
3. Siemens Damages Ultimatum Expected
4. Party’s Agenda in China Seems to Fall Flat
5. Afghan Fraud Panel to Use Sampling in Recounts
6. (South Africa) Fidentia Case Moved to New Court
   
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Despite Scandals, Others Kept their Pensions, Too

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 18, 2009

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1. (South Africa) Zuma immunity claims challenged

Domestic

1. Transparency and the Fed –Opinion
2. SEC to Tighten Grip on Ratings Agencies after Role in Crisis
3. N.J. Corruption Sweep is Expected to Bring Two More Guilty Pleas
4. Chicago Police Corruption Case: 4 Former Officers Charged in Special Operations Section Scandal
5. 4 Investment Firms Fined in N.Y. Probe.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 17, 2009

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International

1. G20 Firm on Economic Support
2. First Full Afghan Tally Gives Karzai 54% of Vote
3. Jakarta Suspends Anti-graft Officials
4. ASX Chief Slams Obama Market Reforms
5. FSA to Share Hedge Fund Data with SEC
6. Kenya Corruption Fighter Rejected
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Divining the Next Moves by Bernanke’s Fed
2. Obama Leaps into the Olympic Fray
3. Cuomo Calls in 5 BofA Directors
4. Regulators Seek Further Transparency on CDS Prices
5. Former Interior Secretary Gale Norton is Focus of Corruption Probe

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 16, 2009

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International

1. Indonesian President Backs Anti-graft Institution
2. EU Eyes Corruption in the Balkans
3. Transparency International Urges Selection of BPK Members to be Repeated
4. Transparency Key to Rooting Out Corruption
5. The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’EU to Call for Sanctions on Excessive Bank Pay
6. Sofia Moves to Curb Corruption
7. Medvedev Hints at Second Term and Raises Political Temperature
8. Million Votes For Afghan Leader Suspicious: EU
   

Domestic

1. Bernie Kerik Burying Shady Past as Bribery Trial Approaches
2. Supervising Building Inspector Convicted of Taking Bribes
3. The Sensational Giles and O’Keefe (Opinion)
4. Lehman Blasts Barclays 'Windfall'.
5. Former General Re Executive Gets Two Years' Probation in Fraud Case.
6. Mollohan calls corruption report ‘nonsense’
7. Legislation targets fraud against seniors

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 15, 2009

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International

1. EBBF the European Baha`i Business Forum (www.ebbf.org) – Business People Across 70 Countries –Announces the Launch of Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption Knowledge Centre
2. Bangladesh Struggles to Control Corruption
3. Herrera Dares Congressman: Publish your Funded Projects
4. G20 Uses Aid to Beat Pledge on Protection
5. Africa’s Graftocracy
6. Niger Corruption Case ‘Political’
7. Nigeria: Corruption, Challenge to Goverance – Ayoola

U.S. Domestic

1. Hollywood Producers are Guilty of Bribing Thai Official
2. Coca-Cola Says Another Former Worker Is Detained in China
3. Obama to Wall Street: Get Behind Regulatory Reform

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 14, 2009

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International

1.   Former Israeli premier Olmert to Stand Trial.
2.   Indonesia’s Corruption Court Bill
3.   Former President of Taiwan Gets Life Sentence
4.   Swiss Detail Double-Tax Pacts as Compliant to OECD
5.   Christian Aid Calls for Safeguards to Protect Ghana from Tax Dodgers
   

U.S. Domestic

1. A Year Later, Little Change on Wall St
2. Deloitte Online Poll: Most Respondents Expect FCPA Violations to Increase in Coming
3. Obama to Urge Finanical Overhaul
4. At Sentencing for Bribery, Better to Have Given Than to HaveTaken
5. S&P launches New Securities Lending Indices
6. TARP Recipients to Revel Expense Policies
7. Fraud Victims May Benefit from UBS’ Disclosures

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 11, 2009

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International

1. Singapore on Track to Comply with Tax Request.
2. Ex-Zambian Leader Cleared on Graft Charges.
3. Taiwan ex-president, wife get life for corruption.
4. Taiwan ex-president Chen given life term for graft.
5. (United Kingdom)Rover bosses attacked over payout.
   

U.S. Domestic

1. (Opinion) The Court and Campaign Finance.
2. Pennsylvania: New Indictments.
3. (Opinion)Accountants Misled us Into Crisis.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 10, 2009

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International

1. Five years in prison sought for corrupt official
2. Kikwete: more big Tanzania graft prosecutions soon
3. Myanmar junta siphons gas revenue offshore-report
4. Hong Kong banker guilty of insider deal
5. Corruption watchdogs vow to foil endorsement of Corruption Court bill

U.S. Domestic

1. Corruption probe nets first guilty pleas in N.J

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 9, 2009

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International

1. U.N.-Backed Panel Finds Fraud in Afghan Vote
2. (Bahrain, Japan) U.S. Joins in Kickbacks Probe of Sojitz
3. Iraq Fraud Inquiry Focuses on Retired Army Colonel
4. (South Korea) Jail Term Sought for Taekwang CEO
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Supreme Court Considers Corporate Spending on Elections
2. Construction Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery
3. Barbs? Charges? Tapes? Blagojevich Sees Lies! Lies! Lies!
4. New York Nears Charges on Merrill Deal

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 8, 2009

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International

1. Swiss Ease Bank Secrecy in New Treaty With Britain
2. Chevron Offers Evidence in Ecuador Bribery Case
3. Bulgaria: Europe Approves Farm Aid
4. (Indonesia) KPK to give lecture to legislators
5. Former Thai PM Faces Charges over Crackdown
6. (Brazil) Lula Embraces Realpolitik Ahead of Race for Presidecy
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Swiss Deal With I.R.S. May Hide Some Tax Cheats
2. Advisers Look Within for Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 4, 2009

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International

1. European Leaders Call on G-20 to Look at Ways to Cap Bonuses
   
2. (UK) Fraud Office Shelves Controversial BAE Bribe Probe
   
3. French Prosecutor Recommends that Total CEO Not be Charged
   
4. G20 Plans for Stimulus Exit
5. Portugal PM in ‘Censorship’ Row
   
6. U.S. Wants G20 to Axe Fuel Subsidies
7. Watchdog to Track Corporate Governance Compliance in Bulgaria
   
8. Politics Permeates Anti-Corruption Drive in China
   
9. (Guyana) Corruption, Bottlenecks at Customs Still Impeding Business
10. (Philippines) Arroyo Slips Another Scandal Noose
11. (Indonesia) District Chief Questioned, Reprimanded for Illegal Levy

U.S. Domestic

1. More Prison Sentences May Renew Financial Credibility (Op-Ed)
2. (Oklahoma) Businessman Pleads Guilty To Bribery

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 3, 2009

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International

1. Kenya MPs Reject Reappointment of Anti-Graft Boss
   
2. Ecuador: Inquiry on Bribe Accusations
   
3. Weakened Karamanlis Calls Snap Election in Greece

U.S. Domestic

1. Hartford Mayor’s Corruption Arrest his 2nd of 2009
2. (New Jersey) First Two in Corruption Sting Plead Not Guilty
3. Prosecution Rests in Dallas City Hall Corruption Case, But Doesn’t Let Up
   
4. Another Corruption Charge for Detroit Official

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 2, 2009

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International

1. Taiwan Court Convicts Former First Lady of Perjury
2. Business Group Says China Raising Market Curbs
3. Wanted: ‘Certified Judges’ For Graft Cases
4. Corruption Corrodes Public Life in Yemen

U.S. Domestic

1. US Releases $214 Million to Aid Mexico Drug Fight
2. Increasing Oversight, City Plans its Own Concrete-Testing Lab

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, September 1, 2009

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International

1. Nigeria Indicts 5 Ousted Bank Chiefs
2. Chevron Offers Evidence of Bribery Scheme in Ecuador Lawsuit
3. Commonwealth Suspends Fiji over Democracy

U.S. Domestic

1. Five More Accused in Credit Card Fraud Investigation
2. Albany Leader Fires Aide Over Real Estate Woes

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 31, 2009

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nternational

1. Olmert Indicted in Corruption Cases
2. Mexico Investigates Passport Corruption
3. Siemens Poised for Damages Claim Deals
4. Increasing Accounts of Fraud Cloud Afghan Vote
5. Nigeria Charges Bank Execs After Bailout

U.S. Domestic

1. Concern is High That the Mob May Seek a Cut of the Stimulus Pie
2. Renegade Ohio Ex-lawmaker Out of Prison Wednesday

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 28, 2009

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International

1. Corruption Undermines Iraqi Security
   
2. Kurdish Reformers Target Corruption
   
3. BTA Sues Three Former Managers for Fraud

U.S. Domestic

1. Conn. Campaign Finance Law Ruled Unconstitutional
   
2. U.S. Warns Karzai on Fraud, Corruption, Militia Ties
   

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 27, 2009

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International

1. (Myanmar) Myanmar Activist Says China Ignores Junta’s Graft
   
2. (Iran) Legal Complaint Filed against Iran President
   
3. (Iraq) Energy Traders Charged in Iraq Oil-for-food Case
   
4. LATrial in Thai Film Festival Bribery Case Begins

U.S. Domestic

1. (New Jersey) New Jersey Corruption Bust Had Deep Roots
   
2. (Missouri) FBI: More Corruption Cases to Come in Missouri General Assembly
   
3. Secaucus Gets New Mayor After Corruption Arrest

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 25, 2009

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International

1. (Afghanistan) Afghan Poll Fraud Claims Grow
2. (Ukraine) Is Ukraine Fit for the EU? The Brussels-Brokered Loan Offer May Encourage Kiev to Clean Up its Corrupt Gas Sector

U.S. Domestic

1. Federal Reserve Loses Suit Demanding Transparency
2. Web Site Collects Data on Stimulus
3. Experts Warn of Further Home Loan Fraud Losses
4. Former Pa. Judges Withdraw Guilty Pleas

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 24, 2009

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International

1. (Mexico) Mexico’s Corruption Battle
2. (Russia) Violence and Corruption Shake a Moscow Suburb
3. (China) Beijing Moves to End Tradition of Petitions
4. Ex-Chavez Ally Seeks Asylum in Peru to Evade Trial

U.S. Domestic

1. U.S. Seeks Overhaul in Kabul After Vote
2. State to join San Bernardino Country Corruption Probe
3. N.J. Democrats Pounce After Christie’s Misstep

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 21, 2009

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International

1. Rehman Forms Task Force to Curb Power Theft
2. Russia President Blames Domestic Problems for Violence in Ingushetia
3. Funny Money Business

U.S. Domestic

1. (New Orleans) Jury Deliberates in Mose Jefferson Bribery Trial
2. Corruption and Fraud in the Auto Insurance Industry
3. Path-Breaking UBS Whistleblower Rewarded with Jail Sentence

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 20, 2009

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International

1. Malik Vows to Make Pakistan Corruption-Free
2. Turks and Caicos Constitution Suspended as UK Resumes Direct Rule
3. Calderón's Lawyers Says Penalty Is Too High
4. Romanian Minister Defies Parliament Inquiry
5. Fresh Summons Against Accused MPs in Cash-for-query Scam
6. 5 Are Convicted in 2004 Blaze in Argentina

U.S. Domestic

1. FBI Informant Finishes Testimony in Dallas City Hall Corruption Trial
   
2. Former East St. Louis Deputy Liquor Commissioner Accused of Corruption
   
3. Blago's Bucks Could Slip Through Sticky Fingers

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 19, 2009

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International

1. Oil Can be a Curse on Poor Nations
2. 5 Years Later, Morocco is Still Adjusting to a Family Reform Law
3. Detained Rio Chinese Staff Healthy, Calm, Lawyers Say
4. Russian Government Looks to Buy Golden Bed
5. The Afghan Vote
6. (Nigeria) War Against Corruption is on Course
7. (Liberia) Senate Endorses LISCR Agreement
8. (Australia) Court Hears Bugged Discussions in Blackmail Case
9. (Japan) Election Candidates Banned from Blogging, Tweeting
10. Corruption Hampers Brazil Bid for World Clout
11. First Insider Trader is Jailed in Saudi

U.S. Domestic

1. 150 US Clients of UBS Investigated
2. Candidate for New Jersey Governor Apologizes for Failing to Report Loan
3. Dallas Figures Fight Bribery Charges in Trial
4. (Alabama) Banker Pleads Guilty to Bribery
   

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 18, 2009

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International

1. Threat of Violence Looms over Afghan vote
2. Prosecutors Charge Bulgarian Tycoon with Tax Evasion
3. Uganda: Corrupt Naads Officials Face Arrest
4. Sberbank Workers Suspected of $183 mln Theft-govt
5. Old Scandal again Haunts Dominican Driver Licenses
6. (Afghanistan)(Op-Ed) Phantom at the Polls
7. (Afghanistan) (Op-Ed) Apathy Among the Educated
8. (Russia) (Op-Ed)A Decade of Putinism
   

U.S. Domestic

1. Live coverage: Cross examination of FBI Informant Resumes in Dallas City Hall Corruption Trial
2. INSIDE WASHINGTON: Election Regulators Strained
3. Army Captain Faces U.S. Charge of Bribery for Iraq Contracts
4. Officers' Finances Demand Frequent Scrutiny, Experts Say
5. Illinois: Law Shines Light on Government Officials
6. Some N.Y. Lawmakers Take Pensions on Top of Pay
7. (New York) City Inquiry Into Concrete Testing Widens

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 17, 2009

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International

1. Mexico Puts New Officers on the Job at Customs
2. (Thailand) Thaksin Supporters Gather to Seek Pardon
3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Takes on Graft Claims in Televised Debate
4. Zambian Ex-President Frederick Chiluba Cleared of Corruption (TI-Mention)
5. Extradition of Former Siemens Exec Postponed
6. CCI Says it Bribed Company Officials in China, CNOOC Says “Not Us!”
7. UK Takes Control of Turks & Caicos
   

US – National/Federal

1. Move Over, CEO: The Time is Right for the Chief Financial Officer to be a Co-Leader
   
   

US – State/Local

1. Christie’s First Effort to Overhaul Ethics in New Jersey was Short-Lived

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 14, 2009

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International

1. Extortion Complaints Ground DUI Cops in Mexico
2. Zambian Ex-President’s Verdict Postponed
3. Nigerian Groups React Positively to Clinton on Corruption, Flawed Elections
4. Clinton Says Liberia Making Progress in Fighting Corruption (TI-Mention)
5. China Steps Up Efforts Against Construction Industry Corruption
6. (India) President Cautions Against Corruption
7. Zuma Criticises Placing Corrupt Officials on Paid Suspension
8. (Philippines) Survey: Corruption Normal to Many Community Journalists
9. (Vietnam) Inspections Reveal High Cost of Admin Errors, Corruption
10. Rio Tinto Four Obtain Chinese Legal Representation
11. (Indonesia) KPK, Police to Question Antasari Together
12. (Indonesia) House Promises to Pass Anti-Corruption Court Law in September
13. New Lead on 2002 Bombing in Karachi Shows Up Murky Side of French Politics
14. The Afghans Have a Referendum on Democracy
15. OECD Puts Tax Cheats on Radar
16. Iceland Seeks UK Fraud Office Help

US – National/Federal

1. DOJ: US Company Admits Bribing PetroChina, CNOOC.

US – State/Local

1. New York Dockworkers Take Wry View of Waterfront Commission Scandal
2. (Pennsylvania) Builder to Plead
3. Ex-State Senator Charged in Ohio Corruption Probe

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 13, 2009

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International

1. East Africa: Businesses to Tackle Corruption
   
2. Clinton Visits Liberia to Bolster President
   
3. (Malaysia) Kasitah Freed of Corruption Charges
   
4. (Russia) Surkov Writes Novel About Corruption
   
5. (Trinidad & Tobago) Panday: Government Not Weeding Out Corrupt Cops
   
6. Taxpayers Funding Pakistani Corruption
   
7. (Macau) 102 Electoral Corruption Complaints Logged
   
8. (Editorial) Bringing Fair Play Back to Britain
   
9. (Indonesia) KPK Ducks as Graft Fight Gets Messy
   
10. Czech Ministry to Toughen Sanctions Against Corrupt Doctors
    
11. ‘Raiding’ Underlines Russian Legal Dysfunction
    
12. (South Korea) 3% of Foreign Firms Bribed Staffers of Local Firms
    
13. (China) Rio Tinto Arrests Throw Firms Off Balance

National/Federal

1. William Jefferson Asks for New Trial On Corruption Conviction
   

State/Local

1. Five Detroit Schools Employees Charged in Fraud Probe

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 12, 2009

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International

1. U.S. Firms Probed in Mexico Oil Scam
   
2. Corruption Scandal in Brazil Moves Closer to President
   
3. Clinton Nudges Nigeria on Graft, Offers Help
   
4. (China) Rio Employees Face Trade Secrets, Bribery Charges
   
5. (Australia) Perth Amboy Orders Reforms to Stifle Political Corruption
   
6. (Indonesia) Teachers Attend Anti-Graft Class
   
7. (Indonesia) Prosecutor Probed for Arranging Bribes
   
8. (Pakistan) Government: Corruption Charges Conspiracy Against Democracy
   
9. Russian Health Insurance Official Gets 7 Years for Corruption
   
10. Anti-Corruption Watchdog to Join UN-backed Genocide Court in Cambodia
    
11. (Thailand) PM: Corrupt Ministers Will Be Punished
    
    

National /Federal

1. Tomato Corruption Probe Nets Kraft Buyer 2 Years
   
2. CDRH Director Resigns on Corruption Allegations
   
3. Tenth Circuit Allows Third Corruption Trial for Former Westar Energy Executives
   
   

State/Local

1. (NY) Waterfront Anti-Corruption Panel is Faulted
   
2. (NY) Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog
   
3. (NY) Again Facing Bribery Case, Union Head Is to Resign
   
4. Charges Coming Today in Detroit Public Schools Probe
   
5. Actor Sorvino Interviewed in PA Corruption Probe
   
6. (Mississippi) Five MDOT Employees Arrested in Corruption Ring
   
7. (Alabama) Lobbyist Al LaPierre Set for Nov. 19 Sentencing in Federal Corruption Conviction
   
8. (Louisiana) Former School Board President Brooks-Simms Testifies She Took Bribes

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 11, 2009

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International

1. For Africa's poor, Oil is No Gift..
2. (Israel) Olmert Faces Imminent Decision on Three Corruption Indictments.
3. (Congo) Clinton Urges Protests Against Rape, Corruption.
4. (South Africa) Metro Police Chief Cleared of Corruption.
5. (Uganda) Judiciary Sacks Magistrates Over Corruption.
6. (United Kingdom) Government Gives Export Support Scheme Green Light Despite Corruption Concerns.
7. Corruption Eats Up Rs195 Billion in Pakistan (TI Mention).
8. (Pakistan) Strict Action Against Corrupt Cops Ordered.
9. (Indonesia) ICW Reports 17 Ethical Violations by KPK Chairman.
10. (Azerbaijan) EU Launches a Twinning Program for General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan on Fighting Corruption.
11. (Russia) Prosecutors told to Report to Bosses on Bribe Offers.
12. US Justice Department Continues Investigation of BAE Systems Al-Yamamah Arms Deal.

US – National/Federal

1. 4th Person Charged in Tech Office Scheme.
2. (Editorial) A Century-Old Principle: Keep Corporate Money Out of Elections.
3. US Fraud Officials Put the Spotlight on Producer.
   

US – State/Local

1. New Jersey Voters Say Corruption Major State Issue, Poll Finds.
2. (Pennsylvania) County Corruption Prosecutor Steps Down as U.S. Attorney.
3. (Pennsylvania) Ex-Jurists’ Corruption case Deadline Extended.
4. Philadelphia Council Aide Gets Four-Year Sentence.
5. (Texas) Congressman Reyes Answers Questions About Corruption.
6. (Washington DC) Patronage Persists in DC.
7. (Illinois) Chicago Building Inspector Accused of Taking Bribes.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August10, 2009

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International

1. Clinton Building Ties With Angola.
2. (Russia) Ingush Leader Recovers, to Fight Rebels, Corruption.
3. (Israel) Third Corruption Case Against Olmert Closed.
4. China Says $100 Billion Was Bilked by Rio Tinto.
5. Guatemalan President: Drug Traffickers Behind Police Corruption.
   
6. (Pakistan) Government Will Leave No Stone Unturned to Eliminate Corruption: Shabaz.
   
7. UK Companies Believe Corruption Is A Way of Life in Some Countries.
   
8. (Jamaica) Police Superintendent Daley Corruption Trial Ruling Today.
   
9. Senior Chinese Official Accused of US$ 265 Million Corruption.
   
10. (Brazil) Relief for Lula da Silva: Crucial Ally Exempt from Corruption Charges.
    
11. Top German Magazine: Bulgaria Borders Fraught with Fraud, Corruption.
    
12. (Pakistan) War-On-Terror Funds ‘Misappropriated’.
    
13. (Russia) Little Surprise About the Culprit in Rampage.

US – Federal/National

1. AP Investigation: Border Police Being Busted More.

US - State/Local

1. (New Jersey) Christie Cites Cost of Corruption in Laying Out Ethics Reform Package.
2. Jersey Poll: We’re No. 1 in Corruption.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 7, 2009

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International

1. Editorial: Hillary of Africa.
2. Ex-Chinese Aviation Official Executed for Corruption.
3. (Australia) Anna Bligh Attempts to Wipe Out Taint of Corruption.
4. Analysts: Russia’s Entrenched Corruption Defies Solutions (TI Mention).
5. Fraud, Corruption Rampant in Iraq.
6. Mexican History 101: Why is Mexico So Corrupt?
7. Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa.
8. (India) Uproar in LS Over Corruption Charges Against Virbhadra, Buta.
9. Corruption Rife in Ghana (TI – Mention).
10. (Palestine) Fatah Delegates Accuse Leadership of Corruption in Chaotic Conference.
11. (China) More Anti-Corruption Officials Needed.
12. (India) CPM Cracks Down on Cadres Over Corruption.
13. (United Kingdom) New Security Software to Help Prevent Corruption in Met Police.
14. (New Zealand) Villagomex Trial Drives Rise in Corruption Reports.
15. Romanians Associate Public Institutions With Bureaucracy and Corruption: Survey.
16. Tank Sale Lands 2 Chile Generals in Jail.
17. Bulgaria to Fight Graft with Tax, Customs Link.
18. (Bulgaria) Rewind and Overwrite.
19. Russian Fighter Jets Sold Off for $5.
20. Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That Much Harder.
21. Scandal Puts Pressure on a Brazilian Leader to Step Down.
22. (Op-Ed) Georgia's Unmet Promise.

US – National/Federal

1. A $191 Million Question.
2. Former NASA Official Guilty of Ethics Charge.
3. Former AIG Chief to Pay $15 Million to Settle SEC Charges.
4. Inside G.E., a Little Bit of Enron.
5. Position Is Uncertain for Indicted Leader of Carpenters’ Union.

US - State/Local

1. (Ohio) Former MetroHealth VP Charged in Corruption Probe.
2. (Alaska) Corruption Figure Wins Long Delay in Sentencing.
3. (Pennsylvania) Editorial: No Fumo Precedent.
4. (New Jersey) Vas Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal Contributions.
5. (New Jersey) Pensions For Corrupt Public Officials.
6. (MA) Feds: Fmr. Mass. speaker's lawyer has conflict.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 6, 2009

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International

1. Clinton Urges Kenya Youth to Fight Corruption with Technology.
2. China Investigates Top Nuclear Official.
3. Namibia Widens Probe Over Chinese Payments to Domestic Company.
4. Russian Anti-Corruption Campaigners Held Over Blog.
5. (Indonesia) Feud Among KPK Leaders Breaks Out as Police Join In.
6. In Central Asia, Corruption Undermining Education System.
7. (South Africa) Duarte: ANC Is Fighting Corruption.
8. Minister: Indonesia Gears Up to Tackle Corruption With Transparency Law.
9. (Australia) Cronyism, Corruption Debate Rages in Queensland.
10. (Indonesia) District Courts Lenient on Graft Defendants.
11. (Indonesia) ICW Warns New Bill Will Weaken Corruption Eradication.
12. (South Africa) Corruption ‘Getting Out of Hand’ In Johannesburg.

US – Federal/National

1. Jury Convicts Former Congressman Jefferson of Bribery.
2. In Anti-Bribery Law, Some Fear Inadvertent Chill on Business.

US - State/Local

1. N.J. Corruption Scandal Takes Center Stage in Governor’s Race.
2. (New York) Union Leader and 9 Others Indicted in Corruption Inquiry.
3. Former Hospital Executive Faces Ohio Corruption Charges.
4. (Illinois) Secretary of State’s Top Investigator: ‘Zero Tolerance for Corruption’.
5. (Florida) School Board Weighs In On Corruption Reforms.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 5, 2009

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International

1. Clinton Takes Aim at Graft, Corruption in Kenya.
2. Clinton Tells Africa Investors Want Good Governance.
3. Politkovskaya Murder Retrial Begins in Moscow.
4. Russia's Obama: No, He Can't, At Least Not Now.
5. Kenya Committee to War on Corruption, Impunity, Minister Says.
6. (Nigeria) Proactive Approach Vital for Curbing Corruption.
7. (Australia) Premier Warned on Corruption.
8. Corruption Charges Filed Against Former Bangladesh PM.
9. Anti-Corruption Group Accuses Angola Over Oil Bids.

National/Federal

1. S.E.C. Starts Crackdown on ‘Flash’ Trading.
2. GE to Pay $50 Million to Settle SEC Fraud Charges.
3. Bryant Appeal May Challenge Mail-Fraud Law.

US - State/Local

1. (New Jersey) Mayor in Corruption Inquiry Won’t Quit, and Residents Worry.
2. (Michigan) Corruption Probe Doesn’t Hinder Mayor.
3. (Michigan) FBI Monitored 20,000 Calls in Corruption Probe.
4. (Ohio) Three More Charged with ODOT Corruption.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 4, 2009

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International

1. China Censors Namibia Corruption Case that May Touch President’s Son.
   
2. (India) Union Minister Virbhadra Booked for Corruption.
   
3. (South Africa) ANC Youth League Now Faces Charges of Corruption.
   
4. (New Zealand) Former MP Taito Phillip Field Guilty of Eleven Bribery and Corruption Charges.
   
5. Clinton Seeks U.S. Africa Gains as China Expands Oil Purchases (TI Mention).
   
6. European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network Signs Memorandum of Understanding with
7. Canadian and American Anti-Fraud Healthcare Associations.
   
8. Britain Pledges to Become ‘Most Hostile’ to Fraudsters.
   
9. Fears of Fraud Cast Pall Over Afghan Election.
   
10. New U.S.-Israeli Crime Ring Detailed.
    
11. Brazil Leader Seeks Distance From Ally.
    

US – National/Federal

1. Jefferson, Lawyers Anxiously Wait for Jury’s Verdict.
   
2. S.E.C. Seeking $22 Million From Kmart’s Ex-Chief.

US – State/Local

1. (Alabama) Editorial: Inept and Corrupt.
   
2. (New Jersey) Editorial: Let’s Attack New Jersey’s Epidemic of Corruption.
   
3. (Indiana) Lawsuit Planned in Benton Harbor Corruption Cases.
   
4. U. of Illinois Trustee Quits Over Scandal.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, August 3, 2009

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International

1. (Israel) Lieberman
   a) Police “to Pursue” Lieberman Case.
   b) Police Urge Indictment Of Israel's Lieberman.
   c) Israel's Lieberman Says Will Quit if Indicted.
2. (Nigeria) When Corruption Battle Goes East, South.
   
3. (Philippines) RP to Show US its Inroads Against Corruption.
   
4. (Spain) Opposition Official’s Bribery Case Dropped.
   
5. Zambia: Task Force on Corruption Should Be Evaluated – Lifuka (TI Mention).
   
6. TSI Welcomes Joint SIG/RAMSI Anti-Corruption Partnership (TI Mention).
   

US - National/Federal

1. Deliberations to Continue in Jefferson’s Trial.
   
2. New Detainee Site In U.S. Considered; Facility Would Contain Courtrooms, House Some Guantanamo Prisoners.
   

US - State/Local

1. (Ohio) Corruption Probe in Cuyahoga County Expands to Juvenile Court Contracts, Businessman Says.
   
2. (NJ) Cost of Corruption: $1B.
   
3. (FL) Editorial: Grand Jury’s Recommendation to Water Down Sunshine Law a Bad Idea.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 31, 2009

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International

1. Settlement Reached in UBS Tax Case.
   
2. Major Investor in Russia Sees Wide Fraud Scheme.
   
3. In India, New Crusade on Corruption.
   
4. Hermitage Seeks U.S. Court’s Aid in Russian Case.
   
5. (Op-Ed)Kurdistan Contradicts Itself.
   
6. In Afghanistan, U.S. May Shift Strategy.
   
7. Irish Journalists Win Court Case to Protect Source.
   
8. (Australia) Watchdog Dismisses Probe Call.
   
9. (India) Buta Singh's Son Arrested for Graft, Congress Distances.
   
10. (Indonesia) RI Yet to Rid Itself of Corruption: KPK Official.
    
11. PP to Appeal Against Decision to Archive Complaint of Corruption against Chaves.

National/Federal

1. FBI Corruption Case Witness a Big Campaign Donor.

State/Local

1. (NY) A Week After Arrest, Hoboken’s Mayor Agrees to Step Down.
   
2. Before Death, a New Jersey Political Operative’s Descent.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 30, 2009

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International

1. (Romania) Businessman Arpad Paszkany indicted on corruption charges.
2. (India) Opposition walks out over non-Basmati rice export.
3. (Singapore) Ex-cop jailed for graft.
4. South African President Jacob Zuma wins damages.
5. Dubai acquits executive of bribery charges.
6. New S Africa police commissioner appointed.
7. Russia, China Clash Over Billions in 'Gray Trade'.
8. Kyrgyzstan: Crackdown on Protests of Election Result.
9. COMBATING CORRUPTION IN LIBERIA: Talking The Talk But Not Walking The Walk.
   
10. Avery Dennison agrees to pay $200,000 fine in China bribe case.
    
11. (Malaysia) Ong suggests TI-M member to sit on PKA board.
    
12. (TI Mention) Corruption Scandal Roils Switzerland.
    
13. (TI Mention) Oil pacts secrecy dangerous for Uganda.

National/Federal

1. Committee okays expanded whistle-blower protections.
   
2. Jury Prepares for Jefferson Bribery Case.
   
3. Senate Probes Banks for Meltdown Fraud.
   
4. Dodd, Conrad at Center of Probe.
   
5. Diplomat gets one year in visa bribery scheme.
   
6. Feds Oil Up Their Anti-bribery Machine.

State/Local

1. (NY) Federal Corrections Officer Indicted for Accepting More Than $1,000 in Bribes From Prisoner.
   
2. (VA) Jury Prepares for Jefferson Bribery Case.
   
3. (Op-Ed) (NY) Descendants of a Long Line of Scoundrels.

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 29, 2009

International

1. (UK) Christian Aid welcomes report on tackling bribery
2. (US/Switzerland) Inquiry Widens as UBS Client Pleads Guilty
3. (Nigeria) Analysis: Poverty, graft behind Nigeria violence
4. (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands NGO welcomes rehab plans for ex-militants (TI-SI
5. (US/China) Avery pays fine, profits to settle SEC case
6. (UK) MI5 should not be given a licence to bribe, say MPs and peers (TI-UK quoted)
   

National/Federal

1. Corruption: Rabbis among those arrested in widespread New Jersey sting
2. Former Congressman William Jefferson-Is it a case of 'business practice as a private consultant'
3. Lots of Talk, Little Action in Loudoun Corruption Probe
4. (Op-Ed)The Financial Truth Commission
5. Spine Surgeon Didn't Disclose Medtronic Pay in Testimony
6. Politicians Accused of Meddling in Bank Rules

State/Local

1. (NJ) Accused man in NJ probe dies; cause not yet known
2. (NJ) 6 Jersey City employees in sweep are off municipal payroll

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 27, 2009

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International

1. Corruption Fighters Rouse Resistance in Indonesia.
2. New Bulgaria PM Takes Helm, Vows War on Corruption
3. (Pakistan) Six SI's Suspended For Corruption
4. PNG Treasurer Accused of Corrupt Dealings
5. (India) OPGC Employees Union Accuses Managment of Corruption, MD Denies Charges
6. (Indonesia) Transportation Ministry Official Sentenced to 3 Years for Graft.
7. Sixth Zimbabwe MDC MP Jailed for 12 Months on Corruption Charges.
8. O'Brien: Corruption Conclusion Would Be 'Devastating' to Ireland
9. (Australia) Media's Appetite for the Real Underbelly Draws a Blank
10. (South Africa) Give new Government a Break, Zuma Pleads
11. (Tanzania) MP's Criticize Richmond Whitewashing Report.
12. (Thailand) Graft Report: Scrap Bus Project.
13. (Antigua) ALP leader Slams Govt Over Corruption Enquiry.
14. (China) Shenzhen Mayor Urges Scrutiny of Corruption.
15. Files Vanished, Young Chinese Lose the Future.

US - State/Local

1. Is Illinois the Most Corrupt State?
2. In New Jersey, Ideal Conditions for Corruption.
3. Corruption Case a Blow to Corzine's Campaign.
4. (PA) Lumberton Fires Officials Arrested in Corruption Case.
5. (Alabama) Ruling Counteracts Absurd Tenure Law.
6. LAPD Has Shed Scandalous Image, City Leaders Say.

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 24, 2009

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International

1. Australia Seeks to End Rio Case.
2. Namibia Graft Body Wants to Interview Son of Hu
3. Over 10,000 Corrupt Officials Flee China in Last Decade(Australia)
4. SA Left Behind on Corruption Watchdog
5. Romanian President Wants Legislator Prosecuted
6. Chinese State-Owned Company in African Corruption Scandal

US - National/Federal

1. (FL) Federal Prosecutor: Public Corruption Charge Coming.
2. Ex-Congressman's Trial Nears Close.

US - State/Local

1. Jersey Mayors Stung in Graft Probe
2. Sentencing Postponed in Mount Vernon Corruption Case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 23, 2009

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International

1. EU Report Finds Bulgaria and Romania Beset with Problems
2. (Australia) Cops in Corruption Probe to Keep Super
3. Fighting Corruption, Russian Style
4. (Thailand) PM: I'll End Corruption
5. (South Africa) MEC Declares War on Corrupt Officials - Vows to Clean Department
6. (India) TCP Corrupt Department, Says Narvekar
7. (UK) SFO: Bosses Who Self-Report Corruption Could Escape Criminal Prosecution
8. Official's Arrest in Russia Linked to GMU Research

US - Federal/National

1. After Pensions Scandal, S.E.C. Seeks to Curb 'Pay to Play'
2. GOP Congressional Report Accuses ACORN of Political Corruption, Widespread Fraud

US - State/Local

1. (PA) Democrats Lose a Round in State Corruption Case
2. Mayors, Rabbis Arrested in NJ Corruption Probe
3. (NC) Watchdog Urges Probe into Easley's Campaign Finances
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 22, 2009

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International:

1. Probes Involve Firm Linked to China Leader's Son
2. Zambia: Task Force on Corruption Has No Legal Basis - Nkole
3. Malaysia Forms Commisssion Over Opposition Death.
4. East Timor Justice Minister Faces Corruption Probe.
5. (Bangladesh) Former Minister Nasim Acquitted in Corruption Case.
6. EC Report: Happy with Bulgaria's Momentum, But Not Pace, In Reforming Judiciary
7. China Official Urges Fight on Bank Corruption
8. Graft Inquiry in Namibia Finds Clues on China

US - Federal/National:

1. Lawmakers Rebuke Treasury Department Over TARP Spending.

US - State/Local:

1. PA Court Imperils Suits Against Corrupt Judge.
2. (Alabama) Schmitz's Corruption Sentencing is Today.
3. (Florida) Palm Beach County Gives Go-Ahead to Corruption Watchdog.
4. (Tennessee) County Clerk's Office Corruption Probe Goes Federal.
5. (AL) Preliminary Report Questions Palin Legal Defense Fund

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 21, 2009

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International:

1. (Venezuela) “US report charges drug flow rising in Venezuela”
   
2. (Malaysia) “MACC halts internal inquiry on Teoh's death”
   
   1. “Malaysia death may raise ethnic unease” (TI-Malaysia mention)
      
3. (Peru) “Fujimori convicted of corruption”
   
4. (Finland) “Statistics obfuscate Finnish corruption” (TI-Mention)
   
5. (Cayman Islands) “Editorial: A forewarning for the Cayman Islands”
   
6. (Bulgaria) “Bulgaria risks shifting into Moscow's orbit, EU is told”
   
7. (Kenya) “Kenyan corruption is brought to book”

US – Federal/National:

1. “Chief of Staff to Monica Conyers Indicted for Extortion, Bribery, False Statements”
   
2. “COMPLIANCE WATCH: Oversight Board Chair To Leave Loose Ends”
   
3. “Treasury clashes with Tarp watchdog on data”

US – State/Local:

1. (PA) “Waging the fight on the other side”
   
2. (FL) “Tax increase, corruption reforms on county commission agenda”
   
3. (SD) “2 set to be sentenced in federal bribery case”

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 20, 2009

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International:

1. (Namibia/China) "Hu Jintao's son linked to African corruption probe"
   
2. (Kenya) " Rooting Out Evil" (TI Mention)
3. (Australia) "Corrupt ex-minister given maximum sentence "
   
4. (Zambia) "Zambia: Speed Up Health Ministry Investigations, Says TIZ" (TI-Zambia Mention)
   
5. (Peru) "Peru: Fujimori admits bribery —but not 'criminal responsibility'"
   
6. (Solomon Islands) "Prime Minister Announces Anti-Corruption Taskforce Workshops" (TI-Solomon Islands mention)

Domestic – Federal/National:

1. "Obama Aide Declines Visit to Bank Board"
   
2. "At N.Y. Fed, Blending In Is Part of the Job; Some Fear Wall Street Too Heavily Influences The Financial Enforcer"
   
3. "House ethics committee opens 15 new cases"

Domestic - State/Local:

1. (FL) "Palm Beach County chief endorses creation of corruption-hunting inspector general"
   
2. (OH) "Ohio construction exec pleads in corruption probe"
3. (MI) "Ex-Benton Harbor officer charged with corruption"
   
4. (OH) "Cuyahoga County Corruption: Former Executive Pleads Guilty"
   
5. (AZ) "Federal Officers in Arizona Indicted in Fraud and Bribery Scheme"
   
6. (VA) "Va. celebrates electronic procurement milestone"
   
7. (TX) "FBI: Federal Probation Officer Charged with Drug Trafficking and Bribery"

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 16, 2009

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International:

1. Follow up on the Sinopec corruption case. Sinopec Ex-Chief Convicted of Graft
   1.  (China) Sinopec's corrupt ex-chief gets death sentence
2. (Venezuela) Caracas under fire for failure in drugs war
3. (India) Hyderabad civic official possesses assets worth Rs 1.2 core
4. (Australia) Bligh condemns corrupt politician
5. (South Africa) Makiwane on leave pending probe
6. (Malaysia) MACC Investigates 533 Corruption Cases Since January
7. Sri Lanka first country in Asia to sign UN Convention against corruption. UNDP activates anti bribery tool kit for SL
8. U.S. Presses Beijing to Play Fair

National/Federal:

1. Panel Set For Probe Into Crisis
2. Earmark Requests Continue Despite Promises to Curb Process
3. Bennie Thompson target of congressional ethics investigation

State/Local:

1. (VA)Real Estate Agent Is Charged With Mortgage Fraud
2. (Op-Ed)(DC) Call in the Prosecutors

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 15, 2009

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International:

1. Something’s Rotten in Chinese Steel Industry
   
   1. Chinese Expand Rio Tinto Allegations
      
2. Beijing Court Convicts Ex-Sinopec Chief of Bribery
   
3. (Liberia) I Fought Corruption, Says Taylor
   
4. (Peru) Fujimori Corruption Trial Opens
   
5. Analysis: Income Gaps, Corruption Fuel China Riots
   
6. (Australia) Former Minister Guilty of Corruption
   
7. (Jerusalem) Enough Evidence to Indict Lieberman Over Corruption: Israeli Police
   
8. (Malaysia) MACC Raids Selangor Exco Man's Office (Update)

National/Federal:

1. Air Force Project Being Probed Is Linked to Murtha

State/Local:

1. Ex-State Senator in Pennsylvania Is Sentenced for Fraud
   
2. (Washington DC) Hiring Girlfriend Was Legal, Barry Says
3. (Texas) Even Helpful Wiretaps Can Be Ugly in Dallas City Hall Public Corruption Trial

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 14, 2009

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International:

1. (South Africa) Unions issue SABC with ultimatum
   
2. (Iraq) Before polls, Iraq Kurds fret about graft not land
   
3. (South Korea) (LEAD) Scandal-tainted prosecutor general nominee offers to resign
   
4. China Broadens Steel Inquiry Beyond Rio Tinto
   
5. Former Peru President Admits to Payment
   
6. (UK) SFO Looks for More Cases of City Fraud
   
7. (Kenya) Former KEMRI boss is arrested
   
8. (UK) HMRC investigating MW Pensions in tax fraud case
   
9. (UK) Fraudster jailed for Woolwich and Yorkshire scam

National/Federal:

1. Payne faces ethics probe

State/Local:

1. (PA) Ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo facing sentencing for corruption
2. (NY) More Concrete Testers Said to Be Under Investigation

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 13, 2009

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International

1. (China) "New Corruption Rules Arrive at Sensitive Time"
   
2. (India) "India Sets New Tack Against Graft" (TI Mention)
   
3. (Indonesia) (Op-ed) "Indonesia's New New Order"
   
4. (Op-ed) "The Kyrgyz Challenge" (TI Mention)
   
5. (Venezuela) "President Chavez threatens phone-tapping to nail corrupt government officials"
   
6. (Afghanistan) "Motivation has its challenges in land where corruption persists"
   
7. (Australia) "WA Premier says corruption allegation borders on bizarre"
   
8. (India) "Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign continues"
   
9. (Dominican Republic) "Demands to halt Dominican Government corruption grow"
   
10. "Africa: Late in the Day..."
    
11. (Ghana) "Obama's Message: 'Africa's Future Is Up to Africans'"
    
12. (Ghana) "Obama: Africa aid must be matched by good governance"
    

US-Federal/National

1. "Handbag Mogul Bourke Found Guilty in Bribe Case"
   
2. "Congress demands full account of intelligence outsourcing mess and its a mess"

US-State/Local

1. (NY) "Former Refco Lawyer Convicted of Fraud"
   
2. (TX) "Stanford exec to appear in court"
   
3. (MD/DC) "In Maryland and D.C., A Mortgage Fraud Alert"

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 10, 2009

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International

1. (UK) Firm admits overseas corruption
   
2. (Op-Ed) Rebranding Africa
   
3. (Australia) Rio tinto: 4 arrested in china on corruption charges
   
4. (Nigeria) Corruption: Experts Want Equitable Legislation, Penalties
   
5. (Op-Ed) Rwanda: Shame On Traffic Police, Judiciary
   
6. (Tanzania) Over 30pct of Budget eaten by corrupt officials ,says JK
   
7. EU Anti-fraud Office Urges Bulgaria To Battle Corruption
   
8. Obama administration plans forceful policy to end conflicts in Africa
   
9. (India) City's first: Bribe-givers in the dock
   
10. (Jakarta) Former SE Aceh regent faces corruption trial
    
11. Bridge builder committed overseas corruption
    
12. Kenya: KMTC Staff Union Calls for Board to Be Disbanded
    

US-Federal/National

1. SAIC Case Sheds Needed Light on World of Government Contracting
   
2. Burris Decides Against 2010 Bid For Full Senate Term
   

US-State/Local

1. Contractor's conviction reinstated in corruption case
   
2. Ex-Blagojevich Aid Pleads Guilty
   
3. (Indianapolis) Ex-cop gets 10 years in corruption scandal
   
4. (Alaska) Alaska’s tab for ethics complaints about Palin: $1.9 million
   
5. S.B. County supervisor to push for ethics panel

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 9, 2009

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International

1. Oil Corruption in Equatorial Guinea
   
2. 3 arrested in German corruption probe
   
3. Africans Await President Obama's Message with Great Anticipation
   
4. (UK) Mabey & Johnson to plead guilty to overseas corruption charges
   
5. Zambia: 'Report Corrupt Officials'
   
6. (Vietnam) Many corruption cases processed slowly
   
7. (Taiwan) Ministries present corruption reports
   
8. Uganda: URA Disputes Corruption Ranking
   
9. (Australia) Nuttall takes stand at his corruption trial
   
10. New Russia-U.S. commission will help investors
    
11. (India) Achuthanandan may be booted out for fighting corruption

US-Federal/National

1. Probe Finds VA Vulnerable to Fraud
   
2. Cities Lose Out on Road Funds From Federal Stimulus
   
3. Sky Capital Founder Faces Fraud Charges
   
4. Key Official to Exit SEC as Shake-Up Continues
   

US-Sate/Local

1. (IL) Former Blagojevich staffer agrees to testify in corruption case plea deal
   
2. (CA) Use of Taxpayer Money for Jackson Service Draws Criticism
   
3. (OH) Former Executive Charged with Bribery in Cuyahoga County Corruption Probe
   
4. (AL) Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower in Alabama Case Is Fired
   
5. (NY) Group Charged With Insurance Fraud

 

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 8, 2009

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International:

1. Siemens AG Banned Only 6 Months by UN, 2 Years by World Bank
   
   1. (Greece) Siemens fugitive likely to be extradited
      
2. (Iraq) Behind Tehran's Troubles: Purging Corruption of the Old Guard
   
3. Rwanda: Local Leaders Train On Procurement Procedures
   
4. Treaty Conveys Little Power to Break Swiss Bank Secrecy
   
5. Pope Benedict XVI condemns 'corruption and illegality' of politicians and businesses on eve of G8
   
6. (TI- Mention, Kosovo) For 6 months reported 75 cases of corruption
   

US – Federal/National:

1. Another Official Pleads Guilty In Superfund Fraud Case
   
2. Two Pentagon employees, four civilians indicted in bribery scheme in San Diego
   
3. Bribery Plea in Probe of Firm With Murtha Ties
   
4. Jury Decides for Greenberg in A.I.G. Case Over Shares
   
5. Convicted Producers Suggest Lecture Tour Instead of Prison
   
6. U.S. Seeks 145-Year Sentence for Lawyer in Fraud Case

US – State/Local:

1. (CA) Six charged with corruption, fraud at SPAWAR
   
   1. Indictment Charges Civilian Navy Employees and Contractors With Fraud and Bribery
      
2. (TX) FBI corruption probe nets another Waller official
   
3. (TX) SE Texas official charged in alleged bribery plan
   
4. (TN) Former Senate President Childers to take bribery case to federal appeals court
   
5. (TX)3 Accused of Running Ponzi Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 7, 2009

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International:

1. In Mexican Vote, Nostalgia for Past Corruption
2. Obama Endorses Medvedev's Agenda but Calls for More Democratic Reforms
3. Economic Downturn Makes Trade Talks a Priority

US - Federal/National:

1. Is a Stimulus Sequel in the Offing?
   
2. Sherman Stirs: U.S. Revives Section 2 of the Antitrust Act
   
3. Zimbabwe: Marange Corruption Investigations Ends
   
4. (S.Korea) Bribery reporting plan irks teachers
   

US - State/Local:

1. Feds: PA. defense contractor exec took kickbacks

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 6, 2009

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International:

1. Nepal Bans Airline Staff Pockets

2. Indonesia's President Looks Ahead as Vote Nears

3. Some Find U.K. Bailout Too Onerous

4. Brazil: Despite Charges of Fraud and Corruption Lula Backs Allied Senator

5. Nigeria: Corruption - EFCC Blames Judiciary For Slow Impact

6. Kenya Most Corrupt in East African Region

7. Socialist Coalition Loses in Bulgaria Election

8. (Russia) Anti-Graft Bill Clears Duma

9. (UK) Briton charged with Congo Corruption

10. (China) Shenzhen Mayor in Corruption Probe

US - Federal/National

1. Senate to Post Staff Salaries, Expenses on Web

US - State/Local

1. Guilty Pleas in Ohio Corruption Probe

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 2, 2009

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International

1. India Says Oversight To Increase
   
2. Malawi Anti-Corruption Body to Release Passport after Muluzi Signs Bond
   
3. (UK) Livingstone administration cleared over grant corruption charges
   
4. Siemens to pay $100m to fight corruption as part of World Bank Group settlement
   

US-Federal/National

1. Beazer to Pay Up to $53 Million in Fraud Case
   
2. (Op-ed) Dialing for Dollars
   
3. Curry Says Ex-Agent Mishandled His Money
   
4. Staffer at SEC Had Warned Of Madoff
   
5. Income Tax Refunds Mistakenly Sent To Residents Are Under Investigation
   
6. SEC Moves to Make Companies More Accountable to Shareholders
   
7. 'Pay whistleblowers for fraud case information', urges SEC official
   
8. Congress's Travel Tab Swells

Selected Headlines on Corruption, July 1, 2009

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International

1. Australia performs badly in foreign corruption report
2. EU Regulator Sets Sights on U.K. Banks: Fiji: PM invites international partners to assist Judiciary
3. Zambia: 'Attacks Won't Deter Me'
4. Jakarta: KPK arrests PLN director
5. (Australia) Gordon Nuttall 'asked for cash', court hears
6. Football seen as money-laundering vehicle: study
7. (China)The inelegance of corruption and cigarettes
8. (India) Graft cases against former Jharkhand chief minister, 3 former ministers
9. (Tanzania) World Bank to help recover stolen assets
10. Study: Business Risk of Fraud Up Amid Economic Crisis
    

US-Federal/National

1. After Call From Senator's Office, Small Hawaii Bank Got U.S. Aid
2. Finance Lobby Cut Spending as Feds Targeted Wall Street
3. Some Hard-Hit States Get Less Stimulus
   

US-State/Local

1. (NY) With More Money, City Schools Added Jobs
2. (Texas) Stanford ordered to remain in jail
3. (Dallas) FBI agent takes stand in Dallas corruption trial
4. (Florida) Alleged fraud case involving Sarasota couple grows
5. Former Virginia Marine Products Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Contracts With the U.S. Navy and Others

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 30, 2009

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International

1. (Nigeria) Aondoakaa calls for transparent govt transactions
   
2. (Uganda)Wastage in public expenditure must be addressed - World Bank
   
3. (China) Corruption hotline overloaded
   
4. (Malaysia) MACC Says "Big" Corruption Cases To Be Revealed Soon
   
5. Nigeria: Kutigi's Anti Corruption Sermon
   
6. East Timor responds to corruption allegations against PM
   
7. (India) 'Dalit queen' in court spotlight over statues
   
8. (Philippine) RP governance scores improve. But most marks still lag regional averages
   
9. World Bank study finds major Africa improvements:
   
   1. The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project

US-Federal/National

1. 'Evil' Madoff Gets 150 Years in Epic Fraud
   
2. (Texas) U.S. Says Financier Could Flee

US-State/Local

1. (Philadelphia) N.J. tech executive admits bribing Vietnamese govt
2. (Cleveland) Democratic leader says corruption probe political

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 29, 2009

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International

1. Corruption plays key role in Iraqi justice
2. (Australia) Nuttall corruption trial begins
3. Mexico detains 93 police in corruption probe
4. (TI-mention) Poverty Is Main Reason for Vote Buying in Bulgaria, Report
5. (TI-mention, Croatia) Minister: Fight Against Corruption Got Stronger
6. (Op-ed, Nigeria) Size Of Corruption
7. G8 set to push for a return to 'ethics'
8. Scorn for UK over expenses scandal
9. Iraq Set to Seek Foreign Oil Bids

 US-State/Local

1. (Detroit) Conyers's Wife Admits to Bribery in Detroit Investigation

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 25, 2009

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International

1. Former Greek Siemens executive accused of corruption arrested in Germany
2. (Italy) State auditors: corruption alert, hinders country's Development
3. (Tanzania) MPs grill govt on corruption: Demand detailed official progress report on the war against the vice
4. (Indonesia) Candidates to present anti-corruption agenda: KPK
5. Indonesia's Finance Minister Nominated to Become Central Bank Chief
6. (Wales) WAG to introduce new safeguards against the corrupt use of public fund

US National / Federal

1. US invited to Doha forum on fighting corruption:
2. Businessman cites bribe to Jefferson
3. Once Again, Washington Pledges to Fight Medicare Fraud

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 24, 2009

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International

1. (China) Dynamo from Guangdong who made it to the rich lists
2. (TI mention) Rich nations under fire on anti-bribery enforcement
3. (TI Mention) With Corruption Rife, Ikea Halts Investing in Russia
4. Corruption Taints Courts In Russia, Report Says
5. (Berlin) OECD nations press for action on tax fraud
6. Fight against corruption: The world Bank will “hold people accountable if they steal from the poor”
7. Bangladesh PM pledges to boost anti-corruption effort
8. UAE regulators step up fight against money laundering

US National / Federal

1. ‘Enemy of Investors’ Canned by Home Country

US-State/Local

1. (New York) Assemblyman Steps Down and Admits Guilt in Scheme
2. Texas billionaire arraigned-Ponzi scheme!

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 23, 2009

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International

1. (China) Report Corruption, Collect Commission
2. Bangladesh PM pledges to boost anti-corruption effort
3. (Nigeria) Re - a New Chapter on Corruption
4. (Nairobi) Govt admits corruption in water sector
5. (Zambia) State Tightens Graft Fight
6. Former Bulgaria Deputy Interior Minister Accused of Corruption Scheming

US-State/Local

1. (Denver) Challenge To Colorado Campaign Restrictions

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 22, 2009

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International:

1. Aid versus corruption in Bangladesh
2. Procuratorates Open Unitary Anti-corruption Hot Line
3. Ex-Zambian Leader’s High Life Awaits a Verdict
4. (Op-ed) Consequences of Corruption on Building the New Liberian Republic
5. (India) Lack of evidence bails `corrupt' inspector out
6. Laws Lag in Iraq, as Patience Wears Thin
7. (Zambia) Government devises stringent measures to curb corruption
8. (Colombia) 28 governors investigated for corruption
9. GERB Vows to Fight Corruption in Bulgaria First, Then Crisis
10. Swiss banks at tax crossroads

US-Federal/National

1. Battle Is Brewing Over Watchdogs
2. Public corruption inquiry intensifies
3. Bain to Take Minority Stake in Gome

US-State/Local

1. Chicago's City Hall gets an unlikely conscience
2. Ex-Senator George Mitchell Spars In Friend's Azeri Corruption Trial

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 18, 2009

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International:

1. (Brazil) JBS S.A. denies corruption role
2. Book Examines Corruption in Kenya
3. Cameroon: Cameroon Business Forum Corruption, Main Investment Obstacle
4. (Op-Ed) Zambia: 'Corruption is a Bad Thing and Should Be Exposed
5. (Australia) Bligh to testify early in Nuttall corruption trial
6. (Pakistan) NCPS 2009 indicates police most corrupt institution in country
7. Rwanda: Another First in the Anti-Corruption Drive
8. Corruption detected in institutions in Volta Region
9. EU restores $1.7 bln road aid to Bulgaria
10. (Jakarta) Watchdog reveals possible graft in pilgrimage funds
11. Azad gets cracking, targets corrupt ministry officials

US-Federal/National

1. After Stevens Case, Justice Dept. Corruption Unit in Disarray
2. U.S. Gets TARP Payback From 10 Banks
3. World Bank, govt to tackle corruption in public procurement

US-State/Local

1. (NJ) Ex-NJ senator's corruption indictment stands
2. (FL) Corruption cases the focus for discussion at FAU
3. (Detroit) Conyers Avoids Corruption Controversy
4. County leaders in Cleveland divided over commissioner voting amid corruption probe

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 17, 2009

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International:

1. U.K.'s 'Light Touch' About to Get Heavier
2. Relative of Indonesia's President Sentenced to Jail for Corruption
3. Uganda: Courts Slowing Anti-Corruption Efforts
4. Communist Party Goes after China's Fat Cats
5. Former Bulgaria Deputy Interior Minister Charged with Bribery
6. (Ukraine)Poll: more punitive measures should be used against officials in order to fight corruption
7. Britain to take over Turks and Caicos Islands following corruption allegations:
8. (Op-Ed) Grand Larceny Africa
9. Briton charged with Congo corruption
10. (Kazakhstan) Kazakh minister fired amid corruption scandal

US-Federal/National:
         1. Ex-Rep. Jefferson's Ethics Not on Trial, Defense Says
         2. Audit Finds That U.S. Overpaid Blackwater

US-State/Local:
         1. (MI) Conyers ’ Wife Offered Plea Deal in Detroit Corruption Case
         2. (NJ) Two Former New Jersey Officials Sentenced for Bribe-Taking
         3. (Chicago) Chicago Hedge Fund Manager Indicted
         4. (Boston) Ex-DiMasi aide wins election to replace him

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 16, 2009

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International:

1. (Iran) Signs of Fraud Abound, But Not Hard Evidence
   
2. (South Africa) Widespread government corruption in SA revealed
   
3. Cameroon: MINEPAT Anti-corruption Members Commissioned
   
4. Liberia: 'We Can't Prosecute' - Anti-Corruption Chief
   
5. (TI Mention) Making Honesty a Policy in Indonesia Cafes
   
6. (Uganda) Courts slowing anti-corruption effort
   
7. (TI Event) (Macedonia) PM Gruevski: Macedonia determined to tackle corruption
   
8. (TI Mention) France's Colonial Ties to Africa Are Fraying
   
9. Bulgarian minister resigns as link to bribery scandal emerges
   
10. (Kuwait) Women MPs must fight for quota system; Bribery, vote-buying rampant
    
11. US Senator: Governance Has Improved in Nigeria
    
12. (TI-Bangladesh quoted) PM urged to side with people on Tipai dam
    
13. Incoming FATF president to seek greater emphasis on asset forfeiture
    
14. White-collar crime: Sign of the crimes

US – Federal/National:

1. Audit Finds That U.S. Overpaid Blackwater
2. After lobbyist boasts, Feinstein cancels event
   
3. (Op-Ed) The White House Fires a Watchdog
   
4. (Op-Ed) Pound-Foolish Lesson for Congress
   

US – State/Local:

1. (CA) Monitor Cites Reform, Though Incomplete, by Los Angeles Police
2. For Some in Illinois, Talk of Reform Was Just That
   
3. (OH) Investigator Exclusive: Employee charged in corruption probe falsified resumé
   
4. (OH) Expensive Engineer's Office Part Of Federal Corruption Probe
   
5. (MI) Synagro official pleads guilty to bribing Detroit Council member

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 15, 2009

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International:

1. (Kenya) Githae wants action taken against corrupt mayors
   
2. Liberia: Executive Must Bugle Up to Prosecute Corrupt Cases - LACC Boss
   
3. Uganda: MPs Doubt Promise to Fight Corruption
   
4. (TI-Australia quoted) Global watchdog wants bank to 'come clean'
   
5. (TI Mention) (Armenia) Weathering the Storm: the “cancer of corruption”
   
6. (TI-Papua New Guinea rally) 3,000 march against PNG corruption
   
7. Nigerian banks yet to meet international transparency standard
   
8. Green Business and Protectionism in China
   
9. (India) Defence procurement policy review now an annual job
   
10. (TI-Bangladesh quoted) Black money amnesty defies AL pledge:TIB
    
11. German prosecutors charge ex-Siemens manager
    
12. Does Bangladesh use foreign aid wisely?
    
13. (Letter to the Editor by Sen. Lugar) Helping Africa in the Fight Against Corruption
    
14. (Nuhu Ribadu) Africa's Anti-Corruption Hero
15. Lecce G8 finance ministers' draft statement

US: Federal/National

1. (Op-Ed) Eye-Opening Earmarks
   
2. (Op-Ed) Deadlocked in Regulation
   
3. U.S. Sen. Grassley: Urges White House to make transparent any ethics waivers and recusals
   
4. Lawmakers Reveal Health-Care Investments
   
5. (BPI Mention) The long arm of the FCPA
   
6. Corruption In Albany, Dysfunction In D.C.
   
7. Details Set for Remake of Financial Regulations
   
8. Citi in $1.25bn tie-up with IFC to unblock world trade flows
   

US: State/Local:

1. (NJ) Double trouble for 2 in AC corruption cases
   
2. (OH) More Charges Of Bribery, Fraud Filed In County Corruption Probe
   
3. (MI) Key Synagro figure says he will plead guilty Monday
   
4. (OH) Ex-chief faces bribery lawsuit
   
5. (NY) Ex-welfare worker admits taking bribes
   

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 12, 2009

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International

1. Group urges Yar'Adua to audit spending of recovered loot
   
2. Korean Businessman Pleads Guilty in Bribery and Fraud Scheme Involving $206 Million Contract
   
3. CBI cracks down on India's corrupt babudom
   
4. Mexico Cracks Down on Local Police Corruption
   
5. One woman's fear in the fight against corruption in Guatemala

US – Federal/National:

1. House ethics panel reviewing campaign money
   
2. Riverstone pays $30 million in pension probe

US – State/Local:

1. (OH) RTA Employee and Wife Arrested at Westlake Home
   
2. (CA) Temple City mayor, two others indicted on bribery, perjury charges
   
3. (PA) Former Rep. Headed Back To Court To Face Corruption Charges
   
4. (NJ) Aide to Assemblyman Joseph Vas pleads guilty to federal corruption charges
   
5. (AK) Alaska legislators snared in bribery probe ordered freed
   
6. (IL) A 'state of corruption": Chicago may bar trucking contractor from future business
   
7. (KY) Bid-rig case judge considers recusal

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 9, 2009

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International:

1. United States Urged to Deny Visas to Corrupt Liberian Government Officials by Liberian President
   
2. The corrupt nepotist who ruled Gabon for 40 years
   
3. (TI Mention) Omar Bongo
   
4. (GCB) Ghana: Petty Bribery On the Increase
   
5. (Georgia, TI-Georgia invited) President Orders Commission on Constitutional Reform
   

US – State/Local:

1. (MD) Inspectors Watched Pipe Installed Poorly
   
2. (TX) Man pleads guilty in Dallas public corruption case
   
3. (MI) Ex-Cobo contractor made illegal payments to city official
   
4. (SD) Court reinstates bribery charges in land deals
   
5. (IL) Alderman pleads not guilty to fraud, bribery charges

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 8, 2009

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International:

1. A glance at recent political and corruption scandals in Greece
   
2. Greece: 3rd suspect held in Siemens bribery case
   
3. US probes target British business
   
4. (GCB) Azerbaijan doubts in professionalism of Transparency International's report on corruption
   
5. Britain accused of colonialism as it moves to take over 'corrupt' islands
   
6. EU turns blind eye to corruption in eastern gas trade
   
7. (Botswana) Lionjanga clears the jungle of corruption on appeal
   
8. (GCB, TI-Israel quoted) Government ineffective at fighting corruption, say 86% of Israelis
   
9. (Malaysia) MACC detains civil servant on suspicion of bribery

US – Federal/National:

1. Justice Dept. seeks release of 2 in Alaska bribery probe
   
2. Ex-US Rep. Jefferson faces federal bribery charges
   

US – State/Local:

1. (NJ) Former Passaic Councilman Jonathan Soto sentenced on corruption and drug charges
   
2. (TX) Luther Jones, Gilbert Sanchez indicted on corruption charges
   
3. (KY) Grand jury re-indicts men in bid-tampering case
   
4. (MI) Police officer guilty in bribery scheme
   
5. (OK) Former tribal councilor sentenced in bribery case
   
6. (NJ) Bryant corruption conviction stands
   
7. Ex-Mass. Speaker To Be Arraigned For Corruption
   
8. (NY) In Mt. Vernon bribery scam, dad blamed

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 5, 2009

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International:

1. Iran's supreme leader blasts Ahmadinejad for corruption claims
   
2. Crime, Corruption Killing Guatemalan Bus Drivers
   
3. (Turkey) Countering a culture of corruption
   
4. (TI GCB) Kosovo a regional champion in the fight against corruption
   
5. (Korea) Bribes tarnish drug industry; Pharmaceutical firms pledge action on firms offering doctors sweeteners
   
6. (TI Mention) (India) Integrity pact between cos & vendors becoming a trend
   
7. Euro conference highlights Interpol’s latest strategies
   

US – Federal/National:

1. U.S. Seeks Release of Convicted Alaska Lawmakers
   
2. Firms Tied to Murtha Have Troubled Past; Companies Under Investigation Have Gotten Millions in Earmarks
   

US – State/Local:

1. (IN) Three Metro officers on trial for corruption
   
2. (FL) McCarty Sentenced to Prison, Leaving Trail of Corruption Behind
   
3. (IN) Jailed ex-cop testifies in Indy corruption trial
   
4. (NY) Advocates Push for Publicly Financed Elections
   
5. (NJ) Ex-cop tells of bribery scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 4, 2009

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International:

1. TI Global Corruption Barometer:
   1. Global Corruption Poll Shows Public View of Private Sector Dims
      
   2. Economic crisis boosts distrust of business: watchdog
      
   3. (Malaysia) 'Political parties, civil servants the most corrupt'
      
   4. (South Korea) 81% of Koreans Distrust Anti-Corruption Policy
      
   5. (South Africa) Africa: Petty Bribery Plagues Continent, Says Study
      
   6. (Israel) Only 13% of Israelis believe in gov't efforts against corruption
      
   7. (Serbia) Report: Bribery still way of life in Serbia
      
2. Greece Siemens trial:
   
   1. Greece: Wife, daughter of fugitive suspect in Siemens bribery case jailed pending trial
      
   2. Bitter Political Dispute between ND and PASOK over Siemens Case
3. Nigeria: Rule of Law Frustrates Anti-Corruption War
   
4. Former Communist Party official stands trial over bribery in E China
   
5. (Korea) Ex-Monthly Chosun Publisher Summoned Over Bribery
   
6. (Bangladesh) Tax, procurement and corruption
   
7. Council of Europe urges Ukrainian lawmakers to pass anti-corruption bills at second reading
   
8. (UNCAC) Rwanda: UN Watchdog to Vet Ombudsman's Office
9. (TI-Croatia mention) No Appeal Against Drugs Commission Decisions

US – Federal/National:

1. House Lifts Lid On Its Expenses
   
2. FBI's role in combating White Collar Crime, Speech by Director Robert S. Mueller, III
   
3. Kozeny Aide Tells of Ex-Senator’s Investment, $96,000 Dinner

US – State/Local:

1. (MA) DiMasi facing federal corruption charges
   
2. (IN) (Op-ed) Exposing corruption in the ranks
3. (NY) Paterson Plan to Revamp Ethics Panel Has a Rival
4. (CO) Ethics panel member a Rivera ally

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 3, 2009

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International:

1. Zambia's Banda -will not protect allies over graft
   
2. (US/Azerbaijan) Criminal Trial Begins In Socar Bribery Conspiracy Case
   
3. Bribery suspect's family arrested in Greece
   
4. (TI Mention) Cambodia hits back at U.S. over graft comments
   
5. (Indonesia) (TI Mention) Corruption law in adjustment
   
6. (Czechoslovakia) (TI Mention) EP election leaders for stricter EU anti-corruption rules
   

US: Federal/National:

1. FBI targets fraud in TARP, stimulus fund: Mueller
   
2. House chairman temporarily gives up position
   
3. FBI Eyes Charity Linked To Rep. Murtha

US: State/Local:

1. (IL) Daley declines to call on indicted alderman to step down as police chairman
   
2. (MA) Former House Speaker DiMasi indicted on corruption charges
   
3. Michigan School Official Indicted on Bribery Charge
   
4. (NC) 2 plead guilty to bribery to speed ethanol plant

Selected Headlines on Corruption, June 2, 2009

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International:

1. (TI Mention) Vietnam says ready to ratify UN corruption charter
   
2. Israel joins OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
   
3. (South Africa) Companies falling foul of anticorruption laws owing to lack of awareness – KPMG
   
4. Greece seeks arrest of 2nd former Siemens official
   
• Bribery suspect's assets abroad frozen
  
5. (TI-Vietnam mention) Donor nations ask Vietnam to crack down on corruption
   
6. (US/Azerbaijan) (TI Mention) Dooney & Bourke co-founder on trial in bribery case
   
7. (Bulgaria) (TI-Bulgaria) A manual against EU fund-related frauds
   
8. Bulgarian doctor jailed for corruption
   
9. Mexico drug traffickers corrupt politics
   
10. Armenian Elections:
    1. (TI-Armenia quoted) From “civilized” to “shameful”: The assessment of local observers
    2. (TI-Armenia quoted) Ruling Party Sweeps Victory in Flawed Yerevan Election
       
    3. (Interview with TI-Armenia) "Shame on you!"
       
11. (Bahrain) CABINET HOLDS WEEKLY MEETING
    
• RESOLUTIONS : --- THE KINGDOM WILL JOIN TO UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION WHICH AIMS TO PREVENT AND COMBAT CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGH ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT BODIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION IN ORDER TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECT THE GENERAL MONEY.
  
12. Trial begins for Greece cop chaged with bribery and coercion
    
13. Vietnam To Eradicate Bribery In Trade Activities
    
14. (Jamaica) Anti-corruption czar hits out
    
15. US probes target British business
    
    

USA – National/Federal:

1. Murtha:
   
   1. Corruption probe heats up on Capitol Hill
      
   2. Lawmaker Subpoenaed in Lobby Probe
      
2. Critics Call Delaware a Tax Haven:
   
3. Caribbean trip under scrutiny by House panel
4. Lawmakers Bill Taxpayers For TVs, Cameras, Lexus
   

USA – State/Local:

1. 2 officias targeted in Ohio county corruption probe report gifts in ethics disclosures
   
2. (CA) Salvage Dealer Gets 33 Months For Bribery
   
3. (IL) Ald. Carothers indicted on fraud, bribery charges
   
4. (MD) Old law helps Dixon, Holton avoid charges
   
   1. Bribery case lands on developer
      
5. Can Connecticut Stay Hedge-Fund Haven?
   
6. (PA) Judicial Corruption Probe Said to Be Eyeing Criminal Cases
   
7. (KY) Bid-tampering trial won't be delayed
   
8. (IN) 2 former IMPD narcotics detectives go on trial this week in corruption case
   
9. Fear of corruption _ again _ in mayoral race in NJ
   
10. (IL) Former Melrose Park Top Cop Guilty Of Corruption

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 29, 2009

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International:

1. Iraq faces the mother of all corruption scandals
2. Brazil Seeks Greater Transparency On Derivatives Exposure:
3. Azerbaijan can obtain cancellation of monitoring on FATF standards before end of 2009
   
4. Japan to crack down on N. Korean money laundering as part of new sanctions
   
5. (TI Mention) African Minister Drives Bugatti Over G-20: Celestine Bohlen
   
6. Cayman Islands hits back at Brown over tax haven attacks
   
7. Guatemalan murder mystery threatens governmen
   
8. Croatian professors sentenced for bribery
   
9. (China) Sex, lies and bribery of doctors
   
10. Lobbyists – the fifth power in the EU
    
11. (TI-Pakistan mention) Pakistan Steel Mills high-ups facing probe
    
12. (TI-Croatia mention) Parties Keeping Their Election Funding Secret
    
13. Outsourcing Agriculture
    
    • "The culture of secrecy that surrounds agricultural land deals raises concerns about government conduct in relation to issues of public interest. The lack of transparency undermines government accountability, and increases the opportunities for corruption and other inappropriate acts," the International Institute for Sustainable Development argued in a report on water rights in these deals.

USA: Federal/National:

1. Burris tape stokes skepticism in Illinois; New recording raises fresh doubts about whether the senator used pay-for-play politics to get his seat
   
2. UPDATE: Rep Rangel: Ethics Inquiries To Conclude 'Very Soon'

USA: State/Local:

1. Maryland: Some Charges Against Mayor Are Dropped
   
2. Illinois: Chicago Alderman Indicted in Fraud
   
3. (VA) Nader: McAuliffe Offered Money To Avoid Key States in '04 Race
   
4. Chicago alderman indicted on corruption charges
   
5. (FL) Corruption crackdown in Palm Beach County
   
6. (PA) Corruption case refiled against former Rep. Veon
   
7. (OH) Bailiff charged with bribery

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 28, 2009

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International:

1. In the Cambodian Judges' Court
2. Donors freeze aid to Zambia over corruption

USA: Federal/National:

1. Burris Insists There Was No Pay-to-Play Scheme

USA: State/Local:

1. Investigators Drop Probe of Oakland Politician

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 27, 2009

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USA: Federal/National:

1. N.Y. Pension Fund Cuts Ties to Fund Managers, Report Says

USA: State/Local:

1. Burris Offered to Write Check To Governor Before Appointment

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 26, 2009

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International:

1. Trade Minister Quits Over Corruption Cases
2. South Korea’s President Faces Dual Crises

USA: Federal/National:

1. U.S. Cracks Down on Corporate Bribes

USA: State/Local:

1. Paterson to Propose a Broad Revision of Ethics Enforcement

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 22, 2009

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USA:  Federal/National

1. Pentagon Set for an Overhaul
2. White House launches open government initiative

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 8, 2009

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International:

1. US seeks to extradite Briton in Nigerian bribery case
   
2. U.S. says concerned about Venezuela's democracy
   
3. Nigeria: Jurists Warns Judges On Corruption
   
4. Corruption seen at root of Iraq's lack of services
   
5. Indonesia: President to suspend anti-corruption chief
   
6. (TI-Kenya quoted) Kenyans vote for power sharing
   
7. (TI-Mention) Guinea's new leader; He sounds modest. But for how long?
   
8. (TI Mention) African leaders to be investigated over French personal fortunes
   
9. Commentary: Cayman and the post-financial crisis world
   
10. Singapore Stands Set to Defend Bank Secrecy, to a Point

USA: Federal/National:

1. Military procurement reform sweeps through Senate
   
2. Senate Passes Overhaul of Defense Procurement
   
3. Efforts to lift veil on lobbyists still a work in progress
   
4. Pension Scandal Prompts Two Resignations in LA
   
5. Op-Ed: Busting Bank of America; A case study in how to spread systemic financial risk

USA: State/Local:

1. (MA) Ex-pol pleads not guilty to 23 corruption charges
2. California man convicted of bribing bank manager
   
3. Attorney Bribes Mexican Consulate for Injury Referrals, Class Claims

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 7, 2009

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International:

1. Election fraud allegations taint ruling party victory in Nigeria
   
2. Greek parliament debates motion on Siemens
   
3. 3 Koreans Convicted of Bribery in Iraq
   
4. S. Korean businessman accused in bribery case
   
5. Swiss aim to get off OECD tax list by year end
6. French Trial of African Kleptocrats
   • African leaders face corruption inquiry
     
   • (TI-France Mention) French judge wants to investigate 3 Africa leaders
     
   • (TI-France Mention) Ignore politics in Africa probe, French courts told
     

USA: Federal/National:

1. Cox regime at SEC under fire

USA: State/Local

1. NY Pension
   • N.Y. Comptroller Sues Aldus in Pension Case
     
   • Former Comptroller McCall’s Firm Is Subpoenaed in Pension Inquiry
     
   • Aldus Kickback Overcame Due Diligence, New York Says in Lawsuit

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 6, 2009

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International:

1. Indonesia anti-corruption chief arrested in murder
   
2. Greek Lawmakers To Vote On Corruption Scanda
   
   1. Greek Parliament Fails To Indict Deputy In Bribery Probe
3. Iraq vows to pursue trade corruption charges
   
4. 3 Koreans Convicted of Bribery in Iraq
   
5. (Canada) Ottawa mayor pleads not guilty on bribery charges
   
6. (Papua New Guinea) Transparency International PNG backs calls for new approach to aid distribution
   
7. UN Recognizes Fiji's Efforts toward Corruption Conventions
   
8. Bulgaria's currency board architect says corruption still biggest problem
   
9. Romania Church Starts Bribery Probe
   
10. German truck maker hit by bribery allegations
    
11. (Indonesia) (TI-Indonesia quoted) Anti-graft campaign will hold
12. World Bank to release book outlining best practices for civil forfeiture
13. (TI-France mentioned) French judge opens case into African leaders
14. Threat Convergence: Subversion, Destabilization and Insecurity

USA: Federal/National:

1. Man charged with bribery for Iraq contracts
   
2. Former Toby Army Depot worker sentenced in bribery scheme
3. KBR Connected to Alleged Fraud, Pentagon Auditor Says

USA: State/Local:

1. (NV) Councilman Subject of Corruption Investigation
   
2. (NY) Brooklyn Contractor Arrested on Bribery Charges

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 4, 2009

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International:

1. Switzerland Plays Hardball On Tax
   
2. (Canada): Bribery trial of Ottawa mayor begins Monday
   
3. (Yemen) SNACC to launch anti-corruption national strategy
   
4. (Pakistan) Judges urged to deliver justice without fear
   
5. (Indonesia) Anti-corruption commission chief accused of murder
   
6. (UK) Barclays and Ghana plan tax haven
   
7. Iraq issues warrants for trade chiefs over corruption
   
8. (Uganda) Kabarole signs anti-corruption deal
   
9. (India) Madurai voters allege bribery, EC asks for enquiry
   
10. (UK) A ZERO tolerance approach is needed to combat growing corporate bribery and corruption.
    
11. Sri Lanka bribery sleuths probing exotic oil derivative sales: report
    
12. (India) Orissa Education department sacked officials on bribery charges
    
13. (Fiji) FIJI'S efforts in combating corruption and white-collar crime has been recognised by the United
14. Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), says FICAC
    
15. Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, EFIC, has joined Transparency International
16. Australia, the local chapter of Transparency International
17. (Opinion) The Pros and Cons of Corruption

USA: Federal/National:

1. Ex-AIG Lawyer Files Suit
2. Senators Accuse Pentagon of Delay in Recovering Millions

USA: State/Local:

1. (NY) Finance Official’s Husband Was City’s Highest-Paid Parking Judge
   
2. (NY) Cuomo Issues 100 Subpoenas in Pension Fund Inquiry
   
3. (TX) Edinburg employee allegedly accepted bribes
   
4. (CT) The 'Other' Hartford Bribery Case Lingers Below Radar
   
5. Alaska legislator who killed oil-tax bill to plead guilty to bribery

Selected Headlines on Corruption, May 1, 2009

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International:

1. UBS Cites Swiss Law in Tax-Data Standoff
   
2. Indian politicians pledge to recover tax haven ‘loot’
   
3. Liberian ex-president cleared of corruption charges
   
4. Mexico detains 12 officers on corruption charges
   
5. Kenyan Women Fight Corruption With Sex; Kenyan Group Tells Women to Hold a One-Week Sex Ban to Protest Against Corruption
   
6. CAMBODIA: Corruption Allegations Undermine Khmer Rouge Tribunal
   
7. South Korea's ex-President Roh interrogated
   
8. (TI Mention) Afghanistan needs help in fight against corruption
   
9. (TI-Fiji) New anti-corruption centre for Fiji

USA: State/Local:

1. (NY) (Op-Ed) The Ever-Deepening Pension Mess
   
2. (PA) 2 charged with corruption: City says they used non-profit posts for profit
   
3. (AL) Governor Riley praises house committee’s passage of anti-corruption bill
   
4. (PA) High court allows political gifts from gambling operators
   
5. (NM) NM firing financial adviser mentioned in NY probe
   
6. (TX) Investment executive charged in NY pension probe
   
7. (KY) 2 trials ordered in bid case

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 30, 2009

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International:

1. (Op-Ed) (TI Mention) Scandal-plagued Greeks shrug off corruption
   
2. Greek parliament get corruption probe results
   
3. Nigeria panel begins probe into KBR bribery case
   
4. (TI-France) African leaders' French assets under scrutiny
   
5. (TI-Uganda) Uganda Government News: Uganda asked to fund anti corruption bodies
   
6. (TI-Pakistan) (UNCAC) TI terms Holder of Public Office Act a continuation of NRO
7. Swiss step up row with OECD over tac 'grey list'

USA: State/Local:

1. 2 Philadelphia workers charged with corruption
   
2. Texas DEA agent charged in visa case pleads guilty

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 29, 2009

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International:

1. British military employees in corruption probe
2. (EU) EC Pushes for More Transparency, Cooperation on Tax Matters
   
3. EU to renegotiate anti-fraud deal with Switzerland
   
4. TI Solomon Islands says Commission will focus on truth not cause of ethnic unrest

USA: Federal/National:

1. Medical experts want crackdown on drugmaker money

USA: State/Local:

1. (OH) FBI gathers campaign finance records of four men for corruption probe
   
2. Illinois commission recommends sweeping ethics reforms in the wake of Rod Blagojevich

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 28, 2009

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International:

1. Italy Seizes Millions in Assets From Four Banks
2. (Angel Gurria quoted) Developing countries to benefit from tax haven crackdown
   
3. Indonesia to place officials in tax haven countries
   
4. Ex-Indian Bank CMD Gopalakrishnan sentenced to 14 years for corruption
   
5. (South Korea) How Roh Can Be Charged with Taking Bribes
   
6. (EU) Greens slam lobbying transparency 'PR exercise'
   
7. (TI- Vanuatu) Transparency International welcomes appointment of first coroner in Vanuatu
   
8. (TI-Pakistan) New accountability act is vague, says Transparency
9. As Enforcement Goes Global, So Do White-Collar Crime Lawyers
10. EFIC joins Transparency International-Australia
11. (UK) Preventing corporate corruption
12. Developing countries to benefit from tax haven crackdown
13. Indonesia to place officials in tax haven countries
    

USA: Federal/National:

1. Siemens headquarters searched
   
2. Rogers critical of Obama auto team leader
   
3. (Op-Ed) Fund Government With Dirty Money
   
4. IRS says set to pursue "other banks" on tax evasion
   
5. SEC tries to boost transparency with Twitter
   

US:  State/Local:

1. (IL) Pruning a jungle; Reformers take on murky politics
   
2. (IL) Durbin: Corruption-busting prosecutor will stay

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 27, 2009

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International:

1. (UK) Millionaire held in corruption probe
   
2. (Mozambique) 'The Battle Against Corruption is Being Fought'
   
3. (Iraq) Rape, beatings and bribery: Iraqi police out of control
   
4. (TI Mention) Nigeria: The Hidden Cost of Corruption; Who are the biggest victims of widespread bribery?
   
5. (UNCAC Implementation) UK Returns Dariye Loot to Nigeria
6. (TI-Cameroon) Transparency International Launches New Programme
   
7. (TI Mention) Tsai hosts transparency group chair
8. Switzerland Asks US To Drop Tax Case Against UBS
   

US:  Federal/National:

1. Siemens Medical Solutions USA defendant in whistleblower case
   
2. Latin Node Inc., Pleads Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation and Agrees to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine
3. ‘We’ve got an idea’: NGOs ‘sell’ anti-corruption projects at USAID-organized marketplace
   

US:  State/Local:

1. (MD) Lawyers for Baltimore mayor argue for dismissal
   
2. (NJ) Man pleads to bribing Cherry Hill official
   
3. (TX) Ex-Burleson Co. Jailer Sentenced in Bribery Scheme

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 23, 2009

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International:

1. (TI Mention) Money From Abroad Floods Into Lebanon to Buy Votes
   
2. FBI to help probe murder of Burundi anti-corruption activis
   
3. (Venezuela) (TI Mention) Chavez wins arrest warrant for political opponent
   
4. (Nigeria) Halliburton scandal worries civil rights groups

US: State/Local:

1. (NJ) Businessman admits bribing ex-Cherry Hill official
   
2. (HI) Audit: Hawaii DBEDT violated procurement practices

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 22, 2009

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International News:

1. (Dubhai) How bribery can effect businesses
   
2. (Malaysia) Immigration officer nabbed for bribery
   
3. (TI Mention) Americas’ civil society says no more “empty promises”
   
4. (Canada) Consulting engineers welcome new federal procurement ombudsman’s office
   
5. (Jamaica) The Summit and US trade policy
   
6. (Pakistan) (TI-Pakistan Quote) Pakistan Gets $5.28 Billion for Economy, Security
   
7. (South Africa) Beset by Troubles, S. Africa's Voters Are Divided Over Zuma
   
8. (Kenya) Corruption is the root cause of our poverty, not tribalism
   
9. (UK) Google is accused of UK tax avoidance
   
10. (Uganda) Mother, daughter charged before Anti-Corruption Court
    
11. (Cameroon) Corruption - Country's Former Ambassador to the U.S. Detained
    
12. (New Zealand) Jurors who will hear the case against a former Government minister accused of bribery and corruption were yesterday told they must put aside their political views
    
13. (Israel) Senior opthamologist pleads guilty to 12 counts of bribery
    
14. (UK) (TI Mention) Critics round on export rule change
    
15. (UK) BAE claims ‘progress’ on ethical report
    
16. (Germany) New legislation seeks to close tax haven loopholes
    
17. (Maldives) Elections commission investigates bribery claims
    
18. (Latvia) (TI-Latvia Mentioned) Public Council Members of Anti-Corruption Authority to be Educated
    Greenland liked by offshore centres for tax deals

U.S.: Federal/National:

1. Firms Infused With Rescue Cash Find Money to Fund Lobbying
   
2. Lawmaker Denies Effort for Lobbyists
   
3. (Opinion) For stimulus winners, communications challenges abound
   
4. Largest sewage recycler scrutinized in some states
   
5. Nonprofit Groups Seeking Exceptions to Lobby Rule
   
6. CREW Asks OCE and DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility to Investigate Rep. Harman Immediately

U.S.: State/Local:

1. (NJ) Ex-state senator convicted in NJ corruption case
   
2. (OH) Cleveland building inspector pleads guilty to bribery, extortion
   
3. (TX) The cost of corruption
   
4. (TX) Juárez fires 90 'corrupt' officers
   
5. (VT) Vt. taking on pharmaceutical firms
   
6. (IL) Alvarez Taps Federal Prosecutor to "Lead the Charge" on Corruption in Cook County
   
7. (GA) Ex-official admits bribery plot

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 21, 2009

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International News:

1. (TI Mention) Tamas Vahl, the candidate for the position of Hungary's Economy and Development Minister, withdrew his nomination Thursday after criticism from opposition politicians and Transparency International citing the involvement of a company under his direction in unlawful cartel activities
   
2. Head Of Afghan Investment Company Says Country's Rebuilding Process Corrupt And Flawed:
   
3. China calls for closer anti-corruption co-op with Vietnam
   
4. Why you can't afford to ignore anti-corruption legislation
   
5. Transparency International Georgia welcomes government’s decision to consult on IDP housing, calls for deadline extension
   
6. (TI Mention) (Israel) Ethics @ Work: Is virtue its own reward?
   
7. (UK) Lobbyists must register donors and their support
   
8. Vietnam Forms Anti-money Laundering Committee:
   
9. In Guatemala, a Village that Cocaine Built
   
10. (Burundi) UN rights expert outraged by murder of anti-corruption activist

U.S.:  Federal/National:

1. Rattner Involved in Inquiry on Fees
   
2. Brother’s Role in Congress Carries Weight in Race
3. Private sector zips past government in Recovery Act tracking

U.S.:  State/Local:

1. (PA) Pittston Area superintendent faces corruption charges
   
2. (MD) Corrections Officers Busted in Corruption Scam
   
3. (IL) Quinn calling on whistleblowers to help
   
4. (OH) Ex-Cleveland housing inspector admits bribery
   
5. (Mozambique) Lawyer Arrested for Attempted Bribery
   
6. (Indonesia) KPK grills two legislators as witnesses in bribery case
   
7. (ND) As Session Ends Legislators Look To Kill Transparency, Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Bills

Selected Headlines on Corruption, April 20, 2009

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International News:

1. (Dubhai) How bribery can effect businesses
   
2. (Malaysia) Immigration officer nabbed for bribery
   
3. (TI Mention) Americas’ civil society says no more “empty promises”
   
4. (Canada) Consulting engineers welcome new federal procurement ombudsman’s office
   
5. (Jamaica) The Summit and US trade policy
   
6. (Pakistan) (TI-Pakistan Quote) Pakistan Gets $5.28 Billion for Economy, Security
   
7. (South Africa) Beset by Troubles, S. Africa's Voters Are Divided Over Zuma
   
8. (Kenya) Corruption is the root cause of our poverty, not tribalism
   
9. (UK) Google is accused of UK tax avoidance
   
10. (Uganda) Mother, daughter charged before Anti-Corruption Court
    
11. (Cameroon) Corruption - Country's Former Ambassador to the U.S. Detained
    
12. (New Zealand) Jurors who will hear the case against a former Government minister accused of bribery and corruption were yesterday told they must put aside their political views
    
13. (Israel) Senior opthamologist pleads guilty to 12 counts of bribery
    
14. (UK) (TI Mention) Critics round on export rule change
    
15. (UK) BAE claims ‘progress’ on ethical report
    
16. (Germany) New legislation seeks to close tax haven loopholes
    
17. (Maldives) Elections commission investigates bribery claims
    
18. (Latvia) (TI-Latvia Mentioned) Public Council Members of Anti-Corruption Authority to be Educated
19. Greenland liked by offshore centres for tax deals
    

U.S.:  Federal/National:

1. Firms Infused With Rescue Cash Find Money to Fund Lobbying
2. Lawmaker Denies Effort for Lobbyists
3. (Opinion) For stimulus winners, communications challenges abound
4. Largest sewage recycler scrutinized in some states
   
5. Nonprofit Groups Seeking Exceptions to Lobby Rule
   
6. CREW Asks OCE and DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility to Investigate Rep. Harman Immediately
   

U.S.:  State/Local:

1. (NJ) Ex-state senator convicted in NJ corruption case
   
2. (OH) Cleveland building inspector pleads guilty to bribery, extortion
   
3. (TX) The cost of corruption
   
4. (TX) Juárez fires 90 'corrupt' officers
   
5. (VT) Vt. taking on pharmaceutical firms
   
6. (IL) Alvarez Taps Federal Prosecutor to "Lead the Charge" on Corruption in Cook County
   
7. (GA) Ex-official admits bribery plot
   

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