Corruption

Corrupt secret service tests Ukraine’s new president  POLITICO.euThe spy agency has never been reformed, but Volodymyr Zelenskiy has the chance to do so.

Corrupt spy agency tests Ukraine’s new president  POLITICO.euThe security *service* has never been reformed, but Volodymyr Zelenskiy has the chance to do so.

Expert comment: We will not relent on the war on corruption  The Star, Kenya… • Alternative Dispute Resolution is the easiest and quickest route for both sides as were are getting value for the taxpayers money back. • The suspect will be …..

FBI raids show that at L.A. City Hall, incompetence and corruption are close cousins  The San Diego Union-TribuneWhy doesn’t the FBI just open a substation at City Hall to save on commute times?

Former TLTB staff on corruption charges  FBC NewsA former Finance Clerk with the iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court yesterday on corruption-related charges.

Ex-Youngstown mayor to be tried separately in corruption case  Youngstown VindicatorBy DAVID SKOLNICK. [email protected]. YOUNGSTOWN. A judge granted a request from former Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone to have a …

NPA boss: We’ll prosecute the corrupt — but please…  Daily MaverickThere’s a well of evidence against officials implicated in corruption and people are looking to NPA boss Shamila Batohi to finally take action. She understands …

OP-ED: Understanding the psychology of corruption in South Africa  Daily MaverickThe idea that corrupt public servants are morally deficient obscures the fact that morality is frequently invoked to legitimise corruption itself. South African …

The new law against corruption in Costa Rica…  BNamericas EnglishThe law opens up the possibility of holding legal persons and other commercial figures (such as trusts, associations and foundations) criminally responsible for …

Duterte to local execs: Help me fight corruption  INQUIRER.netMANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte met with around 1,700 mayors and governors from all over the country to seek their support in his fight against …

Mueller’s Russia testimony exposes the depth of Donald Trump’s corruption  SalonIn his sole previous public statement regarding his investigation into the Donald Trump campaign’s alignment with a Russian criminal conspiracy to interfere with …

The downside of Peru’s anti-corruption crusade? It could elect a populist demagogue | Opinion  Miami HeraldPeruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa says his country isn’t headed toward populism. But all of Peru’s living ex-presidents face corruptio…

The downside of Peru’s anti-corruption crusade? It could elect a populist demagogue | Opinion  Miami HeraldPeruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa says his country isn’t headed toward populism. But all of Peru’s living ex-presidents face corruptio…

CFTC’s Glencore investigation seen reflecting broader U.S. anti-corruption strategy  ReutersNEW YORK(Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) – Foreign bribery cases in the U.S. have traditionally been led by the Justice Department, often in …

Op-Ed: Many links to Madigan in federal probe of Illinois corruption  The Center SquareIs powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan the target of an FBI investigation into political corruption in Illinois?

Procurement agency can play crucial role in anti-corruption fight  Business DailyThe Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is a central cog in the system of gears that drive Kenya’s economy.

Reducing Puerto Rican Corruption Requires Fresh US Oversight  The FederalistThe Oversight Board has failed horrifically in their mandate to assist the Puerto Rico government in achieving fiscal responsibility.

Rapper Meek Mill ‘ecstatic that justice prevailed’ after drug, gun conviction overturned  York Daily RecordRapper Meek Mill says he’s “ecstatic that justice prevailed” after a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his decade-old drug and gun …

Puerto Ricans are ‘tired of corruption,’ activist says amid reports Gov. Ricardo Rossello set to resign  CBC.caAs Puerto Ricans anticipate Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s resignation Wednesday after nearly two weeks of protests against his administra…

Ombudsman orders probe of BOC corruption  Philippine StarOmbudsman Samuel Martires has ordered a thorough probe on the supposed massive corruption in the Bureau of Customs, following a directive from President …

Judge Allows Grand Jury Testimony in Corruption Case  businessjournaldaily.comYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Mahoning County Common Pleas judge overseeing the corruption trial of two former city officials and a local developer has ordered …

Kenya clamps down on corruption  Reuters UKKenya’s presidency has appointed Labor Minister Ukur Yatani as acting finance minister after incumbent Henry Rotich was charged with corruption. Serena …

Fighting Corruption: An Islamic Perspective  New Straits TimesDUE to the numerous forms it can take, corruption escapes the idea of a comprehensive definition.

Anti-Corruption Bureau conducts searches in Bohdan Motors and Ukreximbank  112 InternationalThe searches are held in Bohdan Motors company again.

López Obrador’s Complex Fight Against Corruption in Mexico  Fair ObserverMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has assumed the monumental task of transforming the age-old mordida system of corruption in Mexico.

López Obrador’s Complex Fight Against Corruption in Mexico  Fair ObserverMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has assumed the monumental task of transforming the age-old mordida system of corruption in Mexico.

Kenya appoints acting finance minister after Henry Rotich charged with corruption  The Globe and MailKenya’s presidency appointed Labour Minister Ukur Yatani as acting finance minister on Wednesday, a day after incumbent Henry Rotich was char…

Labor had ‘scheme to evade’ electoral funding laws  Sydney Morning HeraldNSW Labor has been accused of a “scheme to evade” the state’s electoral funding laws, sparking concerns from the corruption watchdog over foreign influence …

BMC officials are under corruption watch, warns ACB  Times of IndiaThe anti-corruption bureau has warned BMC officials that they are “under surveillance”. Till date, the ACB has received 2000 corruption complaints ag.

Former Nketoana municipality mayor, two officials arrested for alleged corruption  CitizenThe accused have been charged with fraud and money laundering after allegedly costing the municipality over R300,000. A former mayor of the Nketoana loc…

UP: Man held by anti-corruption team for accepting bribe in Kaushambi  Times of IndiaA team of anti-corruption wing of the UP police (Lucknow) on Wednesday arrested a Naib Moharrir (clerk), posted at Chail Nagar panchayat, red-handed w.

Zelensky holds first meeting with G7 ambassadors, discusses energy, countering corruption  Interfax UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with the ambassadors of the G7 states has concluded at the Ukrainian presidential offi…

Iraq Issues Warrants for 26 Top Officials Over Corruption  OCCRPThe Iraqi government issued warrants for 26 former and current top officials, including 11 ex-ministers who are suspected of corruption, Prime Minister Adil …

Iraq Issues Warrants for 26 Top Officials Over Corruption  OCCRPThe Iraqi government issued warrants for 26 former and current top officials, including 11 ex-ministers who are suspected of corruption, Prime Minister Adil …

Duterte reminds local officials: Avoid corruption, illegal drugs  SunStar PhilippinesPRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has reminded newly-elected local officials to fulfill their mandate to serve the people and distance themselves from any …

For Argentina’s Polarizing Anti-Corruption Chief, Reform Is “Life or Death”  Americas QuarterlyLaura Alonso has been criticized for politicizing anti-corruption work, but she remains undaunted.

Duterte to local executives: Toe the line in fight vs. corruption, illegal drugs  ABS-CBN NewsToe the line in the fight against corruption and illegal drugs, or face the rule of law, President Duterte said in a dialogue with local officials.

Police corruption: Back to business as usual when army rolls out of Cape Flats?  CapeTalkUWC law lecturer Cherith Sanger says the temporary SANDF deployment is not going to affect issues that drive gangsterism and police collusion.

Column: At L.A. City Hall, incompetence and corruption are close cousins  Los Angeles TimesWhy doesn’t the FBI just open a substation at City Hall to save on commute times?

Cricket, corruption and the World Cup: Battling the good and evil  Geo SuperCricket for long has borne the stain of corruption in the world, but has clung on to this side of the globe perhaps more firmly than the others as it continues to be …

Moldova: more efforts needed to combat corruption  Council of EuropeThe Council of Europe´s anti-corruption body GRECO today called on the authorities of the Republic of Moldova to step up their efforts to implement measures …

Palace convinced no corruption in Phisgoc  INQUIRER.netMANILA, Philippines—Malacañang is convinced that there is no corruption in the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) …

Iraq issued arrest warrants for 11 ministers, officials suspected of corruption: PM  Kurdistan24Iraq has issued arrest warrants for 11 ministers and minister-level officials suspected of being involved in corruption, Prime Minister Adil Abdul…

Arrest Warrants for 11 Iraqi Ministers Suspected of Corruption  Asharq Al-awsat EnglishIraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that arrest warrants have been issued for 11 ministers and ministerial-level officials suspected of …

After Duterte’s SONA rant, Ombudsman probes Customs corruption  Rappler’If warranted, the Ombudsman may order the suspension or dismissal from the *service* of erring public officials,’ says the Office of the Ombudsman in a press …

After Duterte’s SONA rant, Ombudsman probes Customs corruption  Rappler’If warranted, the Ombudsman may order the suspension or dismissal from the *service* of erring public officials,’ says the Office of the Ombudsman in a press …

Romanian minister picks official indicted for corruption to manage health insurance house  Romania-Insider.comVasile Ciurchea, a former president of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS) in June 2014-March 2016 and Februar.

Boris Johnson’s Russian Oligarch Problem  Foreign PolicyThe officer from the National Crime Agency (NCA), Britain’s equivalent of the FBI, was both disappointed and angry when I spoke with him recently amid his …

Demon of corruption  The Express TribuneKARACHI: Corruption is eating into the vitals of our nation. Now people do not consider corruption as an evil, and those who can do corruption do it as a matter …

Letter: The corruption blame game in Jamaica  Caribbean News NowIt is good that we are having more conversations about corruption and the need to eradicate it from our island of Jamaica. Triggered by the recent revelations at …

Govt should use ‘nudge’ to elbow out corruption  Deccan HeraldThe Economic Survey’s suggestion to set up a ‘Nudge Unit’ in the Niti Aayog is welcome. The idea is to nudge people’s behaviour and perceptions towards …

Report shows corruption in online ticket resale – The Fergus Falls Daily Journal  Fergus Falls Daily JournalThank you for supporting local journalism and your community. We hope you enjoy 10 free stories each month. We offer two options if yo…

Suthep to face corruption charges  Bangkok PostThe National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to charge former protest leader and ex-deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban and …

Suthep to face corruption charges  Bangkok PostThe National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to charge former protest leader and ex-deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban and …

Five JPJ officers, one former SPAD officer charged with 63 counts of corruption – Nation  The Star OnlineGEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Five Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers and a former Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) per…

Six JPJ enforcement personnel charged with corruption – Nation  The Star OnlineGEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Six more enforcement personnel of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) were brought to the Sessions Court in Butterworth here …

Six JPJ enforcement personnel charged with corruption – Nation  The Star OnlineGEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Six more enforcement personnel of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) were brought to the Sessions Court in Butterworth here …

UPDATE 1-Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of…  Reuters Africa(Adds independent sourcing). MEXICO CITY, July 23 (Reuters) – Prosecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero …

UPDATE 1-Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption -report  Yahoo NewsProsecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday…

UPDATE 1-Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption -report  Yahoo NewsProsecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday…

Six RTD enforcement personnel charged with corruption  The Sun DailyGEORGE TOWN: Six more enforcement personnel of the Road Transport Department (RTD) were brought to the sessions court in Butterworth here today to be …

MACC charges six JPJ personnel with corruption over lorry protection racket in Penang  Malay MailGEORGE TOWN, July 24 — Six more enforcement personnel of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) were brought to the Sessions Court in Butterworth he…

MP Andrew Wilkie calls for Crown ‘corruption’ probe  Sydney Morning HeraldThe failure of Victorian police and regulators to investigate claims against Melbourne’s Crown Casino gives rise to the “very real possibility of corruption”, …

Corruption’s costs  DAWN.comTHE underlying logic behind statements like ‘NAB and the economy cannot go together’ is that corruption greases the wheels. So, minus corruption, the …

Jackie Trad defends call to anti-corruption boss over investment property  The AustralianQueenslands powerful Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has defended her Sunday phone call to the states anti-corruption boss, just days after her investment …

Jackie Trad defends call to anti-corruption boss over investment property  The AustralianQueenslands powerful Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has defended her Sunday phone call to the states anti-corruption boss, just days after her investment …

Lionel Messi red card: CONMEBOL hand Argentina star $1500 fine for ‘corruption’ comments during Copa America  GoalCONMEBOL have handed Lionel Messi a $1500 fine for his inflammatory comments about the federation’s “corruption” during this sum…

Boston Calling Corruption Trial Begins  NECNTwo aides of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh are accused of trying to extort organizers of the Boston Calling music festival.

Governors on EACC radar over graft in counties  Standard Digital[Standard] A governor suspected of spending Sh1 billion to purchase prime property including a three-star hotel in Nairobi is among three county chiefs lined up …

Even in Death, Ex-Dallas Councilwoman Prominent in New Corruption Plea  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthA second person has pleaded guilty in federal court to a Dallas City Hall corruption case that also involved Carolyn Davis, the former city council…

Attorney identifies former DeKalb official in corruption probe  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA man who was once DeKalb County’s deputy chief operating officer is identified in a new court…

Corporate corruption, illicit outflows bleeding Zim  The HeraldPresident Mnangagwa has made the anti-corruption crusade one of his key reckoning points in the Second Republic to attract foreign investments and extricate …

Francesco Saverio Borrelli, Scourge of Italy’s Corrupt, Dies at 89  The New York TimesFrancesco Saverio Borrelli, the former prosecutor whose landmark anticorruption investigation in the early 1990s helped sweep away Italy’s ruling class and …

Hobson Cox sees the mayor’s race as a chance to uncover corruption. Will he be able to do it?  Montgomery AdvertiserThe optician and veteran is running a campaign based on rooting out corruption at the city and state level.

Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Ricans March to Protest Corrupt Politics  TownhallPuerto Rican fury reached a new level on Monday as hundreds of thousands of protesters occupied a highway in the largest demonstration the island has seen …

ACB not interested in combatting corruption, says RTI activist  The HinduOver the span of three-and-a-half years, the anti-corruption bureau’s (ACB) Mumbai unit filed only five first information reports (FIR) of the 11,322 complaints it …

Kenya finance minister arrested on corruption charges  JURISTKenyan National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was arrested Monday on charges that he financially mismanaged a dam construction contract …

Third person charged in public corruption case involving late former city councilwoman Carolyn Davis  WFAA.comDALLAS — A third person has been charged in the public corruption investigation involving the late former city councilwoman Carolyn …

It’s how Uhuru scores in corruption fight that will determine his legacy  Daily NationPresident Kenyatta’s first term was marked by a number of expensive flagship projects in the name of infrastructure-led investment.

Arrest warrants issued for 11 senior Iraqi officials suspected of corruption: PM – Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaBAGHDAD, July 23 (Xinhua) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday that arrest warrants were issued for 11 mini…

EDITORIAL: War against corruption should be sustained  Business DailyGraft remains a major drawback to the economic and social progression of this country and it is time the menace is dealt with decisively.

Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption: report  ReutersProsecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday, …

Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption: report  ReutersProsecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday, …

Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption: report  ReutersProsecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday, …

Morocco, Palestine sign deal to combat corruption – Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaRABAT, July 23 (Xinhua) — Morocco and Palestine signed on Tuesday in Rabat a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combat corruption, Moroccan official …

Atlanta sewer bond documents reveal omissions, inconsistencies, corruption culture  MDJOnline.comAfter the Atlanta City Council voted 12-0 in October to approve the sale of a $291 million water and wastewater revenue bond, Mayor Keisha Lance …

Following corruption scandal, Page looks to revamp Economic Development Partnership board  Call NewspapersSt. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced last month the appointment of new members to the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Econo…

DeLeo’s GreenWorks Bill Is Corruption [OPINION]  wbsm.comThe Massachusetts House is set to debate and vote tomorrow on Speaker Bob DeLeo’s $1.29 billion GreenWorks climate change initiative. If enacted, the …

Graft case: BIWTA official gets 7yrs in jail  The Daily StarA special judge court today handed down seven years rigorous punishment to assistant account officer of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) …

Kenya’s finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges  Al Jazeera EnglishHenry Rotich accused of conspiring to defraud the public in a multi-million dollar project to build two dams.

Krasnodar region: head of anti-corruption department busted on bribery  https://en.crimerussia.com/A criminal case has been initiated against the head of the Anti-Corruption Department in the Labinsky district, the press *service* of the Inve…

U.S. Scores Guilty Plea in Mozambique Corruption Case  The Wall Street JournalThe U.S. Department of Justice has gained a key advantage in its prosecution of an alleged global corruption ring involving $2 billion of Mozambican …

Fugitive Football Mogul Accuses Supreme Court President of “Corruption”  Total Croatia NewsThe former head of the Dinamo football club, Zdravko Mamić, on Tuesday lambasted the president of the Croatian Supreme Court, Đuro Sessa, accusing him …

US Bipartisan Bill Targets Foreign Corruption, Russia  OCCRPCongressmen of both the Democratic and Republican parties introduced a bill on Thursday intended to fund foreign anti-corruption efforts in support of …

US Bipartisan Bill Targets Foreign Corruption, Russia  OCCRPCongressmen of both the Democratic and Republican parties introduced a bill on Thursday intended to fund foreign anti-corruption efforts in support of …

Henry Rotich arrest: Kenyan finance minister denies corruption charges  BBC NewsKenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich has pleaded not guilty in court to charges of corruption, after spending the night in police custody. He is accused of …

De La Rue shares plunge on SFO corruption probe  Telegraph.co.ukDe la Rue is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office over “suspected corruption” in Africa as the embattled banknote printer’s run of bad news continues.

De La Rue shares plunge on SFO corruption probe  Telegraph.co.ukDe la Rue is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office over “suspected corruption” in Africa as the embattled banknote printer’s run of bad news continues.

Microsoft will pay a total of $25 million for federal corruption charge settlement  FirstpostMicrosoft’s savings were reportedly falsely recorded as discounts and used for corrupt purposes.

SHC extends interim bail of former home minister in corruption inquiry  The News InternationalThe Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday extended pre-arrest protective bail to former Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Manzoor Wassan in a corruption inquir…