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Penalty points report finds no evidence of corruption
Irish Times
A Garda investigation and report for the Government into the quashing of penalty points from drivers' licences has found no evidence of Garda corruption. The report to be published later today concludes there is no criminal case to answer by any garda ...

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Times of India
Public perception that govt not serious on corruption: Defence minister AK Antony
Times of India
"Corruption is a menace... However, despite our serious efforts, the general perception among people is that the government is not serious about eradicating corruption. However, our government is serious on this issue and this is illustrated by the RTI ...

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Eric Holder: The Culture of Corruption Enforcer
FrontPage Magazine
Just as the Obama administration's IRS-targeting scandal has started to metastasize, a new controversy has erupted over the government's monitoring of one of the nation's largest press bureaus. Using a series of broad subpoenas, the United States ...

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ABQ Journal
Anatomy of a corruption case
ABQ Journal
Two years ago this month, state District Judge Michael Murphy in Las Cruces was indicted by a grand jury on felony charges of demanding a bribe, bribery, criminal solicitation and intimidation of a witness. Murphy allegedly told a lawyer in 2007 that ...

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Washington Post
Hong Kong corruption watchdog investigates ex-chief over gifts to Chinese ...
Washington Post
Tong was commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 2007 to 2012. Following inquiries by lawmakers, the agency reported that he spent about 218,500 Hong Kong dollars ($28,150) on gifts during his time in office. They ranged ...
HK investigates ex-chief of anti-corruption agency - The Straits TimesStraits Times
Hong Kong's Anti-Graft Agency Investigates Former HeadBloomberg
Timothy Tong scandal: how to preserve ICAC's reputationSouth China Morning Post
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Leadership Newspapers
Corruption Begins, Ends In Aso Rock - Aliyu
Leadership Newspapers
Former minority leader in the House of Representatives, Hon Farouk Adamu Aliyu, has said that corruption starts and ends in the Villa, with President Goodluck Jonathan turning a blind eye to the looting of the nation's treasury and wanton killing of ...

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The Guardian
China official in corruption probe sacked
The News International
Citing the statement, Xinhua said the decision to fire him 'was made because of Liu's suspected involvement in serious disciplinary violations', a euphemism for corruption in China. Besides his position as deputy director, Liu is also a member of a ...
Real-name whistleblowing fuels China's online anti-corruption effortsGlobal Times
Chinese official latest to be investigated in leadership's anti-corruption driveThe Guardian
High-ranking Chinese official caught in anti-corruption netLos Angeles Times
Leadership Newspapers
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Exclusive: Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen
Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been charged after more than a year in custody and are expected to go on trial soon, sources close ...

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Globe and Mail
Canadian, British executives face corruption charges in Cuba
Globe and Mail
Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been charged after more than a year in custody and are expected to go on trial soon, sources close to the cases told ...

Crow corruption trial delayed until August - The Billings Gazette
Billings Gazette
A federal judge pushed back the trial date for four defendants in a corruption case on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon on Tuesday canceled a planned June 10 start date for the trial and reset it for August 13 ...

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Corruption in the sacred temple of socialism
RedState
But even in that thick stew of corruption – as competition under the impartial rule of law is replaced by a struggle to win the zero-sum affections of the State – we can easily see that government itself is the greatest “special interest” of all. When ...

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Ex-Jersey City council candidate accused of corruption: campaign 'dirtiest' in ...
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
LaVern Webb-Washington, who ran unsuccessfully for the Ward F council seat in 2009 before she was arrested and accused of public corruption, told The Jersey Journal today that the mayoral race is “the nastiest election in my 65 years in Jersey City.” ...

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Report: DRC Mining Deals Highlight Resource Corruption - VOA
Voice of America
GOMA, DRC — The Africa Progress Panel, a research organization chaired by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, says most Africans are not getting a fair deal out of their countries' natural resources. In its annual report, the panel highlights ...

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Exclusive-Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen
Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been charged after more than a year in custody and are expected to go on trial soon, sources close ...

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Bet on casino corruption
Chicago Tribune
It doesn't make much sense for a mayor who is bent on privatization of assets to want to own a casino. We know what happens when government employees operate a venture. Will the proposed bill enhance the opportunity for corruption? You can bet on it.

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Sun reporter charged in corruption probe
Reuters UK
Sun reporter charged in corruption probe. Tweet · Link this · Share this · LONDON (Reuters) - Prosecutors have charged a reporter on Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper over alleged payments of more than 17,000 pounds to officials for details of ...

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Tadias Magazine
Ethiopian government minister, businessmen to face corruption charges after 2 ...
Fox News
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors have two weeks to finalize corruption charges against two dozen people who have been arrested, including a senior Cabinet minister. The 24 people charged include the head of ...
How Big is Corruption in Ethiopia? $16.5 Billion Lost to Cash SmugglingTadias Magazine
Ethiopia's customs chief arrested as corruption crackdown continuesBikyanews.com
Ethiopian PM, Desalegn embarks on anti-corruption campaignThe Africa Report

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Corruption culture hurting India's economy
gulfnews.com
Corruption has, over the years, metastasized into a deadly cancer that is eating into the country's polity and adversely affecting the economy. Transparency International (TI), the Berlin based international organisation that assesses the level of ...

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Washington Post
Ethiopian government minister, businessmen to face corruption charges after 2 ...
Washington Post
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors have two weeks to finalize corruption charges against two dozen people who have been arrested, including a senior Cabinet minister. The 24 people charged include the head of ...
How Big is Corruption in Ethiopia? $16.5 Billion Lost to Cash SmugglingTadias Magazine
Ethiopian PM, Desalegn embarks on anti-corruption campaignThe Africa Report

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Stars and Stripes
Afghan finance minister offers peek at high-level corruption
Stars and Stripes
KABUL — With his arms spread across the table, leaning into his microphone, Afghanistan's finance minister did something rare in the country's fight against corruption: He started naming names. Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal wasn't acting entirely ...
Afghan Finance Minister accuses MPs of corruptionGlobe and Mail
Afghan Finance Minister Accuses 'Corrupt' LawmakersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Afghan minister names 'corrupt' MPsHerald Sun
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