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Web-related criminals could soon face the death penalty, in Iran

gadgetell.com     3 hrs ago   12 related          

Section: Web, Websites Iran is getting ready to debate a new law that could potentially send web criminals to the death chamber. The newly proposed bill is aimed to “toughen punishment for harming mental security in society,”...

Canadian released from jail in Bulgaria, but not free, lawyer says

k-litefm.com     5 hrs ago   13 related          

By: Allison Jones, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A Canadian businessman jailed in Bulgaria for 13 years may have been released from custody, but that doesn't mean a "lawless and corrupt" government will allow Michael Kapoustin...

When gangsters, gamblers and glamorous celebrities ruled nightlife in Havana

charlotte.com     5 hrs ago   4 related          

Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima's description of Havana - "an unnameable feast" - fits the city's last great era like the flawless suits from Pepe Sastre fit the best-dressed mobsters of the glittering casino years.Here was a...

Angry Blagojevich spars with reporters

jg-tc.com     2 hrs ago   3 related          

CHICAGO - An angry Gov. Rod Blagojevich denied he was the target of a federal corruption investigation in a contentious exchange with reporters about a convicted former top fundraiser, calling the questions "ridiculous,"...

Peace talks are Olmert's ticket to political survival

zawya.com     51 mins ago   9 related          

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has again demonstrated his skill in manipulating Israel's dysfunctional electoral system. The issues include the negotiations for a "shelf agreement" with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...

U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

wired.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

Former congressman Curt Weldon is helping broker deals between Russian and Ukranian weapons suppliers and the Iraqi and Libyan governments as part of his new job with a private American defense consulting firm, Wired.com has...

Speech on Corruption at a Meeting of the Council of Legislators

russiaprofile.org     9 hrs ago          

Speech at a Meeting of the Council of Legislators Moscow PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Dear Colleagues! As you know, on 19 May, I signed the decree "On Measures to Fight Corruption", which has set up a working group to...

Liquor firm boss on corruption charge

people.com.cn     5 hrs ago          

Suzhou prosecutors have charged the former head of one of China's largest liquor producers with corruption, the Procuratorate Daily said yesterday. Wang Xiaojin, 59, the former chairman of the Gujing Group in Anhui province was...

Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Ordinance 2008 gazetted today

info.gov.hk     3 hrs ago          

The Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Ordinance 2008 (Amendment Ordinance) comes into operation upon gazettal today (July 4). "The Amendment Ordinance imposes restrictions on the Chief Executive (CE) in respect of any bribery...

Mesa man indicted for tax evasion

A Mesa business man was indicted on multiple charges of fraud, tax evasion, and interference with the IRS in U.S. District Court in Arizona on Thursday. John D. Stacey, 36, of Mesa faces 11 charges including multiple counts of...

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