Corruption

                   

Justice Fazlul Huq granted bail for 3 months

ittefaq.com     04-Sep-2008          

UNB, DhakaThe High Court Thursday granted anticipatory bail for three months to Justice Fazlul Huq, a former adviser of the Iajuddin-led caretaker government, on surrender Thursday following arrest warrant against him...                    

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Superseding Indictment Returned Against Contractor Charged in Bribery Scheme

fbi.gov     04-Sep-2008          

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. returned a superseding indictment against Terry Hall, of Rex, Georgia, a civilian contractor, for allegedly paying bribes to Army contracting officials at Camp Arifjan, an Army...                    

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SEC Charges Former CEO Of Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. With Foreign Bribery

exchange-handbook.co.uk     04-Sep-2008   2 related          

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) executive Albert Jackson Stanley with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and...                    

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LHC suspends sentence of bank cashier

thenews.com.pk     04-Sep-2008          

Thursday, September 04, 2008 Faisal Kamal Pasha Rawalpindi Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi bench, here on Wednesday suspended the conviction of a bank cashier in two corruption cases till the disposal of his appeal...                    

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

complete-review.com     04-Sep-2008          

Swedish title: Män som hatar kvinnor Volume 1 in the Millennium-trilogy - Andrew Taylor, The Spectator "(I)f Blomkvist is his fictional alter ego, Salander is confirmation of his belief in a woman’s capacity to survive the...                    

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Palin gets chance to fire back with speech

iht.com     03-Sep-2008   4,890 related          

Palin gets chance to fire back with speech : Sarah Palin can't say she wasn't warned. Before she was offered the job of GOP running mate on the deck of John McCain's home, the Alaska governor was told that nothing could...                    

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Ex-ITXC Executive Gets 5 Yrs Probation, Fine in Bribery Scheme

cellular-news.com     03-Sep-2008   1 related          

A former managing director of ITXC Corp. was sentenced to five years probation for his role in a foreign bribery scheme involving telecommunications contracts in Africa. Roger Michael Young, 48 years old, of Washington,...                    

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

yahoo.com     03-Sep-2008   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     03-Sep-2008          

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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