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Afghan police accused of corruption and child abuse

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BBC Panorama reporter Ben Anderson spent five weeks with US Marines working to advise Afghan security forces in Helmand province. While he was there, he witnessed corruption and criminality among the Afghan police force

Anheuser-Busch Discloses India Foreign Corruption Probe by SEC

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India joint venture is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Police corruption claim may cause drug defendant to be acquitted

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An Australian man facing the death penalty in Malaysia for alleged drug trafficking could walk free on Monday when a judge is expected to rule on whether the case should proceed.

5 of 6 officials guilty in Bell, Calif., corruption case

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After deliberating for nearly a month, a jury convicted five former elected officials of corruption Wednesday in Bell, Calif., where prosecutors said they awarded themselves inflated salaries for bogus duties

Jack Abramoff Takes a Break From His Anti-Corruption Crusade to Catch Up With Friends at CPAC

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Among the CPAC participants filing out of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center earlier this evening, after the three-day orgy of liberty had come to a close, was Jack Abramoff, the notorious lobbyist

News Corp. Tabloid Bribery Suspect Cleared by U.K. Prosecutors

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A public official suspected of taking bribes from journalists at News Corp. (NWSA)’s Sun tabloid in Britain won’t be charged in the widening investigation, U.K. prosecutors said

Brian Monteith: SNP promises smack of bribery

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LAST week, Nicola Sturgeon made a speech where she said that through a new constitution she would end child poverty in an independent Scotland. This came after her boss, the First Minister, assured us that

India bribery scandal threatens to ground $750-million copter deal

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India’s defense minister threatened Wednesday to cancel a $750-million helicopter deal with an Italian defense company if an official investigation proves contracts were secured through kickbacks, in the latest corruption scandal to hit the