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Toronto Star
Quebec corruption inquiry: Alleged Mafia go-between known as 'Mr. Sidewalk ...
Toronto Star
MONTREAL—The Quebec corruption inquiry arrived at the doorstep of the Sicilian Mafia on Monday as Nicolo Milioto — the man known as “Mr. Sidewalk” — began his testimony. The elderly construction boss was little known before the Charbonneau inquiry ...
Construction boss clarifies $10000 Union Montréal cheque storyCBC.ca

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WXYZ
Jury in Kilpatrick Corruption Case will start deliberating Tuesday morning
WXYZ
DETROIT - Tuesday morning, the jury in the Kilpatrick Corruption Case will finally begin their official deliberations. The jury met briefly on Friday after the closing arguments. They had asked the judge if they could spend Friday afternoon reviewing ...

Chinese FA bans 33 for life for corruption
Ninemsn
China's top football body has handed down a swath of punishments including fines worth millions, as it seeks leave behind corruption scandals which have plagued the sport in China. China's Football Association has banned 33 people, including some ...

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Shadow of corruption scandal looms over Spanish royal family
Channel News Asia
Shadow of corruption scandal looms over Spanish royal family. Posted: 19 February 2013 0334 hrs. Inaki Urdangarin, Spain's Duke of Palma and son-in-law of King Juan · Click to enlarge, Photos, of. MADRID: Spanish King Juan Carlos' son-in-law will be ...

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FRANCE 24
Shadow of corruption scandal looms over Spanish royal family
FRANCE 24
Spanish King Juan Carlos' son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin, pictured here on January 27, 2013, will be questioned Saturday by a judge investigating a corruption case as press reports make new revelations that cast a growing shadow on the entire royal family.

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NBC Connecticut
Former Hartford Mayor Perez's Appeal On Corruption Charges To Be Heard ...
Hartford Courant
Perez, who was arrested after a Courant investigation into corruption within his administration, was convicted by a jury in June 2010 of receiving a bribe, being an accessory to the fabrication of evidence, conspiracy to fabricate evidence, conspiracy ...
Former Hartford mayor Eddie Perez due in court to appeal five corruption ...Torrington Register Citizen

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ON THE MONEY TRAIL: Corruption in the news - Feb 18
TrustLaw
JERUSALEM – Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's former foreign minister, pleaded not guilty to corruption charges at the start of a trial that has the potential to end his career, the Telegraph reports. Lieberman did not speak as he arrived at Jerusalem ...

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Overdue Detroit Office of Inspector General ready to fight public corruption ...
MLive.com
Prompted in part by situations like these and others, the revised 2012 Detroit City Charter called for the formation of the OIG office specifically tasked to "to root out waste, abuse, fraud, and corruption in city government," according to a release ...

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Corruption's kosher in Italy
Hindu Business Line
“In the corruption scandal surrounding the sale of Eurofighter jets to Austria, more and more information suggests that European defence giant EADS may have played a role in bribery aimed at securing the lucrative contract. The affair has the potential ...

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Yahoo! News (blog)
Ex-Detroit mayor's corruption case in hands of jury
Yahoo! News (blog)
Reuters/Reuters - Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his wife Carlita enter the federal court house following a break in the closing arguments of his federal corruption trial in downtown Detroit, Michigan …more February 12, 2013. REUTERS ...
Verdict in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's corruption trial could take ...MLive.com
Jury in Kilpatrick Corruption Case will start deliberating Tuesday morningWXYZ
Kilpatrick Corruption Case Handed to JuryMichronicleonline
Detroit Free Press
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FFA send rep to football corruption meeting with Interpol
Adelaide Now
This follows concerns that some of the 300 million registered players worldwide might have been subjected to corruption during their careers. "FFA was invited to attend this conference in early January," said an FFA spokesperson last night. "This is in ...

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Ex-Detroit mayor's corruption case in hands of jury
Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) - It's now up to a federal jury in Detroit to weigh five months of trial testimony from more than 80 witnesses to decide the fate of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and a former city contractor in the biggest corruption ...

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Independent Online
Ramphele: We will declare war on corruption
Independent Online
“Corruption is theft. It steals textbooks from our school children. It steals drugs from sick people. It steals social grants from old people and poor children. It robs citizens of hope and destroys dreams,” she said. “This party political platform ...

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CBI claims exemption from disclosing corruption info under RTI
Hindustan Times
In 2011, the central government brought CBI which was probing several high profile corruption cases including 2G scam case, CWG case, illegal mining case, Adarsh Housing Society scam, under the schedule of organisations exempted from making ...

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Netizens see China privacy measures as corruption aid
South China Morning Post
Local authorities in several cities in China have tightened regulations relating to housing registration inquiries, prompting fears that this will hinder public efforts to crack down on corrupt officials' illegal gains, people.com reported. In ...

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IBNLive
CBI claims exemption from disclosing corruption data
IBNLive
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has approached the Delhi High Court claiming protection from disclosure of information held by it on allegations of corruption under the Right to Information Act. The CBI's move to approach the Delhi ...

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SuperSport (blog)
Safa does not tolerate corruption
Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - The South African Football Association (Safa) said the arrest and conviction of one of its senior officials indicates it would not tolerate corruption. Match official Phil Setshedi was found guilty of fixing games in the second division ...
Safa NEC to review corruption reportSuperSport (blog)

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CBI claims exemption from disclosing corruption info under RTI
Daily News & Analysis
CBI has approached the Delhi High Court claiming protection from disclosure of information held by it on allegations of corruption under the Right to Information Act. The CBI's move to approach the Delhi High Court came on a Central Information ...

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Johannesburg Sunday World
Sisulu moves to fight corruption
Johannesburg Sunday World
"You will be recorded, in local terminology it is called blacklisted ... you will be there and you will be unemployable because you've been found guilty of serious fraud and corruption. This is one of the ways in which we are going to be able to deal ...

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NPR
'China's Leonard Cohen' Calls Out Political Corruption
NPR
Zuoxiao Zuzhou is a Chinese singer whose accented, croaky voice is hardly ever in tune. But for his fans he's the voice of a generation — one of the very few voices who dare to speak out. After a collaboration, Cowboy Junkies member Michael Timmins ...

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