Corruption

                   

Taiwan's ex-president Chen rejects embezzlement charges (AFP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   1 related          

TAIPEI (AFP) - Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday rejected allegations that he embezzled nearly 500,000 US dollars in state funds, telling prosecutors he had done nothing wrong. "I was not corrupt,"...                    

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International Forecaster September 2008 (#1) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

goldseek.com     yesterday          

Fannie and Freddie, the Scylla and Charibdis of the real estate world, should be allowed to fail. There are no "if's," "and's" or "but's" about this issue. The morons who recommended investment in these monstrosities,...                    

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guardian.co.uk: Afghan police officers in their Kabul office guardian.co.uk

Crime in Afghanistan: Kabul police chief fearless despite surge in kidnappings

guardian.co.uk     03-Sep-2008          

Crime in Afghanistan: The Kabul police chief, the plague of kidnapping, and the meaning of fear One man has put himself at the centre of a country's battle against corruption Kabul police officers bring in a suspected...                    

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ctv.ca: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ctv.ca

Pakistan politics testy ahead of presidential vote

iht.com     03-Sep-2008   74 related          

Pakistan prosecutors have confirmed they are pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his supporters said was aimed at further sidelining Sharif's party ahead of presidential...                    

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FBI taped more than 100 Sen. Stevens phone calls

wtop.com     02-Sep-2008   19 related          

By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents taped more than 100 phone conversations involving Sen. Ted Stevens as part of their public corruption investigation, Stevens' attorneys said Tuesday. The...                    

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AK Party official resigns following corruption charges

todayszaman.com     02-Sep-2008          

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman Şaban Dişli announced his resignation yesterday following charges that he was involved in an illegal land deal with a printing house. The AK Party Central...                    

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Umno man pleads not guilty to two counts of corruption

thestar.com.my     03-Sep-2008          

By SARBAN SINGH and SIM LEOI LEOI SEREMBAN: Ampangan Umno deputy division chief Mohd Nor Awang, 47, was charged with money politics at the Sessions Court here, the first party member to be implicated for such a practice....                    

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Police corruption watchdog under fire

news.com.au     03-Sep-2008          

THE Victorian police watchdog came under fire today over the behaviour of its employees amid calls for an independent corruption body. The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) confirmed in a statement that one officer had...                    

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US trial starts in Venezuela cash smuggling case

iht.com     02-Sep-2008   11 related          

A wealthy Venezuelan businessman went on trial Tuesday on U.S. charges that he illegally acted as his government's agent in an elaborate scheme to conceal the source of $800,000 in political cash carried in a suitcase...                    

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Nigeria: EFCC and the Psychology of Corruption

allafrica.com     02-Sep-2008   1 related          

Established strategies and tactics for the effective prosecution of Nigeria's anti-graft campaign were stepped up a notch recently when the new Chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Fadira...                    

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