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First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 4 reports

UPA-II all about scams, corruption: BJP

The on Wednesday sought to paint a dismal picture of holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the prime minister.On the fourth anniversary of the UPA-II, BJP ... [Published rediff.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Scam, Corruption, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj

First reported 48 mins ago - Updated 38 mins ago - 3 reports

Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects

Ethiopian authorities have carried out another wave of arrests that brings the number of people detained on suspicions of corruption to more than 50.Berhanu Assefa of the country's federal ethics and anti-corruption commission says at least 51 people ... [Published Beaver County Times - 15 mins ago]

Entities: Corruption, Arrests, Anti-Corruption

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 reports

Six persons in China face blackmail charge over sex video

Beijing: Six persons were put on trial for secretly recording sex encounters of some senior government officials in southwestern China to blackmail them, prosecutors said on Wednesday.Investigators found the group of six lured officials in Chongqing city ... [Published zeenews.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Blackmail, Sex, Chongqing, China

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Central Bureau of Investigation

Railway bribery case: Contractor remanded to JC till June 1

DDaga was produced before Special Central Bureau of Invesatigation Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma after expiry of a two-day CBI custody and the agency said that he be remanded in judicial custody as probe into the case is going on.The agency had earlier told ... [Published rediff.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Central Bureau of Investigation, Bribery, Mahesh Kumar, Vivek Kumar

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 reports

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report whose findings show that his father, the country's first president, presided over a government responsible for... ... [Published Omaha World-Herald - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Kenya, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 reports

Hizballah

Britain files request for EU sanctions on Hezbollah

BRUSSELS - The UK has asked EU countries to designate the military wing of Lebanese group Hezbollah as a terrorist entity.A British foreign ministry spokesman told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday (21 May): "We are calling for Europe to respond collectively ... [Published EUobserver - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Hizballah, European Union, United Kingdom, Sanctions

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 9 reports

District attorney will retry Calif. officials charged with corruption

LOS ANGELES ? The Los Angeles County district attorney's office plans to retry the case against Bell council members accused of misappropriating public funds by overpaying themselves for sitting on city boards and authorities that rarely met, according ... [Published Medford Mail Tribune - 3 hours ago]

Entities: District Attorney, Kathleen Kennedy, Corruption, Verdict

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 6 reports

Police constables held in Ghaziabad on extortion charges

Ghaziabad : Two police constables were arrested in Ghaziabad for harassing a newly-married couple and extorting Rs 8,000 from them, the police said on Tuesday. The constables tried extracting money from the couple on Monday evening at Shipra Mall near ... [Published Jagran Post - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Ghaziabad, Extortion, Police, Sun City Industries Ltd, Illicit

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 4 reports

3 proposals to tackle corruption

©The Sun Daily (Used by permission)PETALING JAYA (May 21, 2013): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Consultation and Prevention panel yesterday presented three key proposals to address issues of corruption used as campaign fodder against ... [Published Malaysian Bar - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Corruption, Johan Jaaffar, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Allegation, Bar Council

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 7 reports

Two Corrupt Defense Contractors Get Prison

(Courthouse News) – SAN DIEGO - May 21, 2013 – Two defense contractors were sentenced Monday to 3 years in federal prison for conspiring to steal $7 million from the United States.Two people and a corporation were sentenced for “a fraud and corruption ... [Published Ms Sparky - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Poway (United States), Coronado (United States), Fraud, Defense Contractor, Naval Air Station

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 14 reports

US charges three NYU researchers for taking bribes from Chinese company

Washington, May 21 (ANI): Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses.Federal prosecutors said that Yudong Zhu, a U.S.-educated ... [Published TruthDive - May 21 2013]

Entities: New York University, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Bribery

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 15 reports

In China, exposing corruption online can go too far

China can delete online posts and accounts at will, allowing the government to end online debate when it wants to.BEIJING — China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they ... [Published MSN News - May 20 2013]

Entities: China, Corruption, Minxin Pei, microblog, Rumours

Quotes

"Notwithstanding the negative findings, the work of the investigating team has brought to light the way public servants... conscientiously and faithfully perform their duties and daily tasks, and whose work is a credit to the country that they serve."

Gupta jet report released [Published Times Live South Africa - 7 mins ago]

the Law of Ukraine "On Introducing Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine in connection with Making the National Laws Compliant with the Standards of Criminal Law Convention on Corruption" ("Amendments Law") entered into force, which provides for amendment of Criminal Code, related to counteracting corruption

Ukraine: Broader category of healthcare professionals can be held responsible for corruption offe ... [Published DLA Piper - 39 mins ago]

Her lawyer Yves Repiquet said that Lagarde's court appearance will give her for the first time "the opportunity to provide (the CJR) with explanations and clarifications that exempt her from any criminal responsibility."

IMF chief Lagarde to appear in court over French corruption probe [Published Individual.com - 1 hour ago]

"It is becoming fashionable to view the law as a suggestion," he said. "That second model, I’m sorry to say, is beginning to permeate the Justice Department, Washington D C and the profession in general in places that aren’t sane, like Mobile, Alabama."

Ex-Justice Department lawyer talks dead voters, Alabama voter fraud in Mobile speech [Published al.com - 2 hours ago]

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Gupta jet report released [Published Times Live South Africa - 7 mins ago]
Defense begins in Texas judicial bribery scandal [Published El Paso Times - 10 mins ago]
Defense begins in Texas judicial bribery scandal [Published Fort Mills Times - 11 mins ago]
Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects [Published Beaver County Times - 15 mins ago]
E.U. experts to mull British request to proscri... [Published JTA - 38 mins ago]
Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects [Published Sacramento Bee - 38 mins ago]
Ukraine: Broader category of healthcare profess... [Published DLA Piper - 39 mins ago]
Ethiopian corruption watchdog arrests 51 suspects [Published EveningSun.com - 48 mins ago]
Six persons in China face blackmail charge over... [Published zeenews.com - 1 hour ago]
PGE's nuclear unit in corruption scandal [Published Warsaw Business Journal - 1 hour ago]
Railway bribery case: Contractor remanded to JC... [Published rediff.com - 1 hour ago]
Grim poll mars Indian party's anniversary [Published MSN New Zealand - 1 hour ago]
Suffolk: Defendant in escort agency fraud case ... [Published Ipswich Star - 1 hour ago]
Police investigating gunshots at Westfield apar... [Published Indianapolis Star - 1 hour ago]
What Are The Essential Elements of a Corporate ... [Published FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog - 1 hour ago]
Bribery row: Contractor sent to judicial custody [Published zeenews.com - 1 hour ago]
City Employees Accused of Fraud [Published Inside INdiana Business - 1 hour ago]
IMF chief Lagarde to appear in court over Frenc... [Published Individual.com - 1 hour ago]
Revenue employee held on graft charge in Bihar [Published zeenews.com - 1 hour ago]
Railway bribery case: contractor remanded to JC... [Published Business Standard India - 1 hour ago]
Ex-Justice Department lawyer talks dead voters,... [Published al.com - 2 hours ago]
Texas Prison Guards Say Low Pay Leads to Corrup... [Published NewsRadio 740 - KTRH - 2 hours ago]
Ceretto announces support for Public Officers A... [Published Niagara Frontier Publications - 2 hours ago]
China Gang Members Charged in Sex Video Blackma... [Published RIA Novosti - 2 hours ago]
Public still doesn't have answers in transit sc... [Published Sudbury Star - 2 hours ago]
City's credibility at issue in transit scandal [Published Sudbury Star - 2 hours ago]
Discussion on fight with corruption held in Baku [Published Today.Az - 2 hours ago]
Former Georgian PM arrested on corruption charges [Published Business New Europe - 2 hours ago]
Alternative courthouse in Lagos speeds delivery... [Published TrustLaw - 2 hours ago]
Nigeria: Achebe - the Icon and Greatest Anti-Co... [Published AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

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What Are The Essential Elements of a Corporate ... [Published FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog - 1 hour ago] Can you synthesize and reconcile the world’s leading laws, regulations and commentaries on the best practices an anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance program. I recently saw one such approach by Paul McNulty and Stephen Martin of the law firm, ...
Prosecutors seek retrial in Bell corruption case [Published The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Rese ... - 11 hours ago] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they want to retry five former officials in the city of Bell who were accused of corruption and overpaying themselves with public funds. Spokeswoman Jean Guccione (goo-chee-OH’-nee) said Tuesday that ...
Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz Blasts "Ambulatory Casino... [Published The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs - 14 hours ago] State Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. isn’t happy with the goings on in Albany lately and the fact that so many of his colleagues seem to be waiting for the next corruption scandal to erupt. In his latest “What You Should Know” email, the Bronx Democrat laments ...
U.S. Judge Demands: What Is Wal-Mart Hiding Abo... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 15 hours ago] Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( NYSE:WMT ) continues to show evidence that it took “[saving] money and [living] better” a little too far in Mexico. A recent report by USA News illuminates that a U.S. judge has demanded that Wal-Mart lawyers turn over more information ...
U.S. Judge Demands: What Is Wal-Mart Hiding Abo... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 15 hours ago] Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( NYSE:WMT ) continues to show evidence that it took “[saving] money and [living] better” a little too far in Mexico. A recent report by USA News illuminates that a U.S. judge has demanded that Wal-Mart lawyers turn over more ...

Audio/Video

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Will IRS Investigation Get Special Investigator [Published FOX Business - Video - 21 hours ago]
Corruption in China: Checked and balanced? [Published Economist Magazine - YouTube - May 20 2013]
SocGen’s Rosbank CEO Detained in Bribery Sting [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - May 16 2013]
Soldier investigated for sexual assault [Published CNN.com - Video - May 15 2013]
VIDEO: Police arrests in pension fraud raid [Published BBC News Video - Business - May 09 2013]

Press Releases

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Immigration Fraud Expert Featured In New Video ... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - 3 hours ago]
Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Com... [Published Antitrust Division: Press Releases - May 21 2013]
TRACE Releases 2012 Global Enforcement Report [Published Auto & Transportation - May 20 2013]
Pemex Files Suit To Recover Nearly $160 Million... [Published PR Newswire - May 20 2013]
Kroll 3rd Party Risk Assessor Provides Companie... [Published Business Wire - May 20 2013]