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New and improved’ council elected after Cudahy corruption scandal

corruptionbribery March 7, 2013 0

Voters in the blue-collar town of Cudahy have elected three new leaders for City Council. Final election results show Chris Garcia, Jack Guerrero and Baru Sanchez as the winners. The three men were among the

Former Greek Defense Minister Convicted in Corruption Case

corruptionbribery March 6, 2013 0

ATHENS — A former Greek defense minister, Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was convicted and sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison for concealing assets from the authorities. It was the second high-profile corruption conviction in

Florida couple admits to role in military bribery, fraud scheme

corruptionbribery February 27, 2013 0

A Florida couple pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Utah for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts at Hill Air Force Base. Sylvester Zugrav, 70, pleaded guilty

Corruption in Government, Business Can Be Found Everywhere

corruptionbribery February 21, 2013 0

Corruption is a common and pervasive human flaw. In every society, there are people who will act improperly if they think that they won’t get caught. Nations enact laws to try to curb corrupt

‘China’s Leonard Cohen’ Calls Out Political Corruption

corruptionbribery February 19, 2013 0

Zuoxiao Zuzhou is a Chinese singer whose accented, croaky voice is hardly ever in tune. But for his fans he's the voice of a generation — one of the very few voices who dare

US visa bribery probe deepens in Jamaica

corruptionbribery February 11, 2013 0

Jamaica Observer) A senior security official who worked in the US Embassy in Kingston is expected to be charged soon for his alleged role in helping the manager of a popular Jamaican entertainer obtain

Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America’s corruption starts at top

corruptionbribery February 8, 2013 0

A new study on corruption in Latin America contains some alarming figures — an average of about 20 percent of the region’s people say they have been asked to pay a bribe by a

Spanish Leader Pledges Transparency Amid Corruption Inquiry

corruptionbribery February 1, 2013 0

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain pledged on Saturday to provide “complete transparency” about his own financial assets and those of other politicians in his party to refute what he described as “apocryphal” documents