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Business Standard
Corruption corrodes government's image, admits Antony
Business Standard
With the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government reeling under a series of scams, defence minister A K Antony today regretted that there was a “general perception in public that the government is not serious about eradicating corruption”.
Public perception that govt not serious on corruption: Defence minister AK AntonyTimes of India
No defence for corruption in defence procurementTransparency International (press release) (blog)

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Sports federations targeted under Swiss anti-corruption plan
Yahoo! Sports
ZURICH, May 15 (Reuters) - The Swiss cabinet proposed tightening anti-corruption laws on Wednesday, pointing to the international sporting federations based in the country as targets of the suggested changes. "Switzerland is among the countries least ...
Swiss to broaden anti-corruption laws, make bribery illegal in Olympic or ...Fox News

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CHANNELS
Corruption Is Hindering Upgrade Of Nigeria's Credit Rating – Moody's
CHANNELS
Moody's investors service has raised concerns that Nigeria's slow implementation of structural economic reforms is limiting the country's chances of a credit-rating upgrade. According to a statement released by the international rating agency, Nigeria ...

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Report finds no Garda corruption in quashing of penalty points
Newstalk 106-108 fm
The report into the improper cancellation of penalty points says some Gardai did not adhere to policy and procedures. However the internal investigation says there is no evidence of any criminality or corruption on the part of officers. 3 Gardai - a ...
Report Finds No Evidence Of Garda CorruptionBuild.ie

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Globe and Mail
Quebec corruption probe queries credibility of key witness
Globe and Mail
The much-anticipated testimony of a key witness at Quebec's corruption inquiry was abruptly cancelled Wednesday after inquiry counsel declared he could no longer be trusted. Sonia LeBel, counsel for the Charbonneau inquiry into corruption in Quebec's ...
Quebec corruption inquiry delayed by concerns about witnessglobalnews.ca
Scrutiny shifts to Laval police in corruption inquiryJournal of Commerce

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CTV News
Quebec corruption inquiry delayed by witness-credibility concerns
CTV News
MONTREAL -- Quebec's corruption inquiry is being delayed today because of questions about the credibility of a witness slated to testify. The inquiry was expected to begin focusing on the scandal-plagued municipality of Laval this morning. But inquiry ...
Quebec corruption probe queries credibility of key witnessGlobe and Mail
Quebec corruption inquiry delayed by concerns about witnessglobalnews.ca

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Report: Corruption, mismanagement plagues energy-rich nations
The Hill (blog)
The group ranked nations based on analysis of their legal and institutional structures, openness in reporting revenues, auditing and prevention of conflicts of interests, corruption and rule of law, and other factors. Depending on their numerical score ...

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Independent Online
'New bill will maximise corruption'
Independent Online
Johannesburg - The proposed Licensing of Businesses Bill is a “crazy” idea which will maximise corruption, the Free Market Foundation said on Wednesday. “Basically, it says anyone who supplies anything, from the largest conglomerate in the world to the ...

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BBC News
Singapore church leaders tried on corruption charges
BBC News
The trial has started in Singapore of church leaders accused of misusing funds to boost the singing career of the founding pastor's wife. Pastor Kong Hee is one of six accused of misusing up to $40m (£26.2m) of City Harvest church funds to help his ...
Singapore church on trial in pop star scandalSan Francisco Chronicle

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The New Indian Express
Lalu Prasad slams Nitish for corruption, rape incidents
The New Indian Express
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday launched a scathing attack against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for rampant corruption, bribery and rising incidents of rape in the state and said he would throw him out of power in the next elections. "People of ...
It's make or break for India in 2014, Lalu tells his Parivartan rally in Patnaindiatvnews.com

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Irish Times
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 ...
Report finds no Garda corruption in quashing of penalty pointsNewstalk 106-108 fm
Report Finds No Evidence Of Garda CorruptionBuild.ie

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Swiss to broaden anti-corruption laws, make bribery illegal in Olympic or ...
Fox News
GENEVA – The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery by ...

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Kyiv Post
The minimalist approach to fighting corruption - Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post
On Tuesday Ukraine's parliament adopted a law on implementing a new state anti-corruption policy, and rejected two draft bills aimed at strengthening that same anti-corruption policy. The authors of the first bill included a member of the ruling party ...

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For over 7 months, anti-corruption panel fails to meet in MP - Zee News - India
Zee News
For over 7 months, anti-corruption panel fails to meet in MP Bhopal: Even as corruption cases continue to surface in Madhya Pradesh, a high-level committee set up to ensure speedy conclusion of graft cases against government employees has not met for a ...
For over 7 months, anti-corruption panel fails to meet in MPBusiness Standard

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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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