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Vicksburg mayor wants to delay bribery trial

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A lawyer for Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfieldhas asked a federal judge to delay his trial on a federal bribery charge. Winfield is charged with seeking $10,000 in cash in exchange for a city contract. He

Hunan investigates failed election bribery

corruptionbribery April 18, 2013 0

Discipline watchdogs in Hunan province have launched an investigation into a bribery scandal during the election of the provincial legislative body after a candidate revealed he had given money to more than 300 voters.

Former building inspector accused in federal bribery case

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The U.S. attorney's office filed a bribery charge against a former inspector at the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety on Wednesday, making him the third employee of the agency to face criminal

Gov. Cuomo To Avoid Moreland Act Commission To Probe Legislative Corruption–For Now: Source

corruptionbribery April 16, 2013 0

Here is an expanded version of the lead item from my "Albany Insider" column today: Gov. Cuomo plans to holster--for now--his biggest weapon in the fight against legislative corruption, a source familar with his thinking

St. Maarten officials probe opposition leader as part of bribery investigation

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Authorities in St. Maarten are investigating allegations that the leader of the Dutch territory's main opposition party asked the manager of a strip club to help blackmail a fellow legislator.

George Shirakawa is just the beginning of corruption case: Mercury News editorial

corruptionbribery April 11, 2013 0

George Shirakawa Jr.'s guilty pleas to five felony charges Monday ended his political career. But the harder and in some ways more important work for the Santa Clara County district attorney lies ahead: finding

Cuomo, DAs announce NY anti-corruption measures

corruptionbribery April 10, 2013 0

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday proposed giving prosecutors more power to combat public corruption and would, for the first time, require public officials to report corrupt actions by their colleagues.

Study finds corruption on rise among border agents, rep says security ‘at risk’

corruptionbribery April 9, 2013 0

A government watchdog report has identified a dramatic increase in documented corruption cases among U.S. border and immigration agents, finding nearly 150 have been arrested or indicted since 2005.