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  • June 2008

    • Star Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Bribery Rap

      newser  |  Clarion-Ledger  |  Jun 27, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Star Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Bribery Rap

      Disgraced Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs was sentenced to the maximum 5 years in prison today in a judicial bribery scheme; at the hearing, the class-action pioneer said, “I could not be more ashamed than I am today.” The judge hinted he might shave some time off if Scruggs cooperates with authorities in other bribery probes, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Mississippi  • bribery  • class action  • Dickie Scruggs

  • May 2008

    • I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • corruption  • Lebanon  • campaign finance  • bribery  • Knesset  • criminal investigation  • Morris Talansky

  • April 2008

    • Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 3:47 AM CDT

      Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      US adoptions of Vietnamese children are tainted by bribery, kidnapping and baby-selling, according to an investigation by the US Embassy. The report, obtained by AP, discovered that one hospital sold a baby whose mother couldn't pay her medical bills. US couples—including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt—have adopted more than 1,200 Vietnamese children in the last 18 months. More »

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      China  • kidnapping  • Angelina Jolie  • Vietnam  • bribery  • adoption  • US Embassy  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Canadian Pols Call for Bribery Probe

      newser  |  Toronto Star (Canada)  |  Feb 29, 08 1:15 PM CST

      Canadian Pols Call for Bribery Probe

      Canadian Liberals are demanding investigations of bribery allegations against Conservative officials, the Toronto Star reports. In 2005, a new book says, two Conservatives approached independent legislator Chuck Cadman, who was suffering from terminal cancer, and offered him a $1 million life insurance policy if he voted to oust PM Paul Martin. Cadman angrily refused, and the move failed by one vote. Cadman died soon after. More »

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      cancer  • Canada  • bribery  • Stephen Harper  • Canadian Conservative Party

    • Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 28, 08 10:47 AM CST

      Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

      A company controlled by Bahrain's government has filed a lawsuit in US federal court accusing metals giant Alcoa of a host of shady business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pittsburgh-based Alcoa, one of the world's biggest aluminum companies, systematically overcharged Bahrain Aluminum for raw materials and funneled money to corrupt officials during a 15-year conspiracy, the suit charges. More »

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      lawsuit  • corruption  • bribery  • corporate governance  • bribe  • Alcoa  • Bahrain  • Jersey  • Alcan  • aluminum  • Royal Bank of Canada

    • Hundreds of Taliban Buy Their Freedom

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Feb 5, 08 12:50 PM CST

      Hundreds of Taliban Buy Their Freedom

      Hundreds of Taliban are buying their way out of jail every year, bribing police, judges, and wardens to return to the fields and streets of Afghanistan to fight again. Despite denials from the government, American and Afghan sources—and the Taliban itself—attest to the growing trend. Newsweek reports from one of the poorest countries in the world, where the quick money is irresistible. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • corruption  • bribery

  • December 2007

    • Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 28, 07 8:40 AM CST

      Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

      In one of the world's largest corporate bribery scandals in recent years, German industrial giant Siemens allegedly channeled millions of euros in bribes to customers in Nigeria, Russia, Libya, and other countries to win infrastructure contracts. The Wall Street Journal traces the unearthing of the Siemens case across four years of investigations in Switzerland,  Liechtenstein, and Germany. More »

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      Russia  • Germany  • Switzerland  • Nigeria  • Libya  • bribery  • bribe  • Siemens  • Liechtenstein

  • November 2007

    • Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 29, 07 4:24 AM CST

      Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

      Trent Lott's brother-in-law Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly offering cash to a judge to steer legal fees in a Katrina insurance case, reports the New York Times . Four other attorneys, including Scruggs' son, also face charges. Scruggs is best known for winning a $248 billion settlement from the tobacco industry. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • lawyer  • bribery  • Trent Lott  • bribe  • Dickie Scruggs

    • Fukuda Govt Roiled by Scandal

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 28, 07 10:14 AM CST

      Fukuda Govt Roiled by Scandal

      In a growing corruption scandal, a former vice defense minister and his wife were arrested today over charges that he awarded contracts to companies that wined and dined him, the AP reports. Takemasa Moriya admits he enjoyed free golf trips and expensive dinners on the tab of the recently arrested owner of two defense companies, but argues the gifts were not bribery. More »

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      Japan  • scandals  • corruption  • bribery  • Yasuo Fukuda  • General Electric

    • Thousands Flee N. Korea Via Covert Network

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 18, 07 5:24 PM CST

      Thousands Flee N. Korea Via Covert Network

      Thousands are fleeing Kim Jong Il's regime, thanks to an expanding network of brokers who smuggle defectors to Seoul through China, the Washington Post reports. Savvy Seoul brokers charge them up to $10,000 for a luxury "planned escape," complete with fake documents, but stakes are rising as Beijing and Pyonyang tighten border control. Citizens caught trying to flee face prison time—officials who aid them, execution. More »

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      North Korea  • bribery  • Seoul  • defectors

  • September 2007

    • FBI Taped Senator's Phone Calls in Corruption Probe

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 21, 07 4:24 AM CDT

      FBI Taped Senator's Phone Calls in Corruption Probe

      The FBI secretly taped phone calls between Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and an oil businessman during an investigation into contract corruption, according to sources. The oil contractor agreed to the tapings last year after he was confronted with evidence that he had bribed other Alaska lawmakers, AP reports. Stevens acknowledged only months ago that he was the target of a corruption probe. More »

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      Senate  • FBI  • corruption  • Alaska  • bribery  • Ted Stevens  • Senate Republicans  • Bill Allen

    • FBI Bribery Sting Nets 11 Public Officials in NJ

      newser  |  Star-Ledger  |  Sep 6, 07 4:31 PM CDT

      FBI Bribery Sting Nets 11 Public Officials in NJ

      Following an 18-month corruption probe, FBI raids across New Jersey snared 11 public officials today, and all will face bribery charges, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. The officials, including the mayors of Passaic and Orange, were charged with accepting a total of $150,000 in bribes for steering public contracts to particular companies. More »

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      FBI  • corruption  • New Jersey  • bribery  • bribe

  • August 2007

    • Criminal Probes Launched Into Iraqi Arms Deals

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 28, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Criminal Probes Launched Into Iraqi Arms Deals

      Scores of investigations are under way into fraud, bribery and other criminal activity relating to billions of dollars worth of arms and other war materiel supplied to forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, the New York Times reports. The focus of the investigations range from the misappropriation of a few thousand dollars to multi-million-dollar bribery cases. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • David Petraeus  • fraud  • investigation  • bribery  • Kuwait

    • New Orleans Pol Admits Taking Bribes

      newser  |  Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Aug 14, 07 2:39 AM CDT

      New Orleans Pol Admits Taking Bribes

      As if New Orleans didn't have enough to contend with, a city councilman yesterday pleaded guilty to accepting $20,000 in bribes and resigned. Oliver Thomas confessed he collected the money from a restaurateur seeking to keep a lucrative city contract. He also demanded the businessman hire a friend of his, who paid further kickbacks to Thomas. More »

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      corruption  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • bribery  • bribe

    • Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 3, 07 6:51 PM CDT

      Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

      Rep. William Jefferson scored a legal victory today, winning the return of privileged materials from a FBI raid on his office. An appeals court said the raid itself was not unconstitutional, but the search of legislative materials was illegal. It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect the 16-count indictment against the congressman, but the Justice Department said it changes nothing. More »

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      FBI  • court  • bribery  • raid  • William Jefferson

  • June 2007

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