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Blackwater OK'd $1M Bribe Fund After '07 Iraq Shooting

Money was destined for officials critical after 17 killed

Nov 10, 09 9:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Security firm Blackwater set aside $1 million for secret payments to critical Iraqi officials after the 2007 Baghdad shootout that left 17 civilians dead. With Blackwater fearing it could lose its lucrative operating license in the country, former executives tell the New York Times , then-president Gary Jackson authorized the bribe... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Blackwater • bribe • private security firm • shooting • Gary Jackson

Guard Tosses Bribe-less Boy Off Indian Train

Teen who lacked cash loses a leg in fall, officer charged

Sep 13, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A guard tossed a teenage boy off a train in India apparently because the boy lacked the cash to bribe him, CNN reports. The 13-year-old, who reportedly couldn’t pay the bribe necessary to sell his wares on the train, had to have his leg amputated after the fall. The... More »

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India • bribe • train • amputation • teenager

(Newser) - About a hundred professors across Germany are under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes for doctoral degrees, the Local reports. Prosecutors say professors may have taken bribes as high as $28,000 through an intermediary firm to give PhDs to undeserving students. "It involves teaching professors from all subjects, from... More »

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Germany • bribery • bribe • PhD • professor

Burris Won't Face Perjury Charges:
Ill. Prosecutor

Evidence on Blago contacts insufficient

Jun 19, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for neglecting to tell an Illinois House impeachment panel about additional discussions he had with associates of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the State Journal-Register reports. While Burris did omit conversations about the Senate appointment with members of Blagojevich’s inner circle, they... More »

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Senate • Senate Democrats • bribe • corruption • perjury • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris • John Schmidt

Despite Reforms, Russian Firms Most Likely to Bribe

Survey names Belgium, Canada most graft-free nations

Dec 9, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Russian and Chinese companies are most likely to mix business with bribes when traveling abroad, a corruption watchdog found, despite promises from their governments to root out graft. Transparency International, which said the kickback trend points to firms from emerging economic powers, cited the practice’s “damaging impact on... More »

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China • Russia • Belgium • Canada • business • United States • bribe • corruption • Netherlands • graft

Ex Halliburton Exec Pleads Guilty to
$180M Bribery

Cheney man 'won' $6B Nigerian contracts

Sep 4, 08 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fired Halliburton exec has pleaded guilty to bribing Nigerian government officials, the Wall Street Journal reports. Albert Stanley, CEO of KBR when it was a Halliburton subsidiary, faces up to 7 years in jail and a restitution payment of nearly $11 million. Stanley was appointed by Vice President Dick... More »

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Dick Cheney • Nigeria • bribery • bribe • Halliburton • KBR • oil companies

Bahrain Arm Accuses Alcoa of Corruption

US aluminum giant bribed, defrauded, and overcharged, lawsuit alleges

Feb 28, 08 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Alcoa • Alcan • aluminum • bribery • bribe • corruption • lawsuit • corporate governance • Bahrain • Jersey • Aluminum Bahrain • Royal Bank of Canada • US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act • Kroll Associates • Victor Dahdaleh • AA Alumina & Chemicals • Alumet Asia PTE • Guernsey

Inside the Siemens Bribery Scandal

How international prosecutors dug up suspicious payments

Dec 28, 07 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Zuma Faces New Corruption Charges

South African prosecutor says indictment is 'imminent'

Dec 20, 07 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The annual conference of the African National Congress isn't even over yet, and already newly elected leader Jacob Zuma is facing the prospect of new criminal charges. South Africa's head prosecutor said he has gathered enough evidence to charge Zuma with corruption linked to a 1999 arms deal, reports the... More »

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bribe • corruption • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress

Storied Miss. Lawyer Indicted, Still Partying

Town rallies around high-profile Grisham pal accused of bribery

Dec 4, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - As he greeted party guests, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs—the trial lawyer famous for taking down Big Tobacco and taking on Katrina insurance companies—didn’t look like someone who had just been indicted. And though prosecutors say he conspired to bribe the judge in his latest case, Oxford, Miss.... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • bribe • Mississippi • University of Mississippi • Dickie Scruggs • John Grisham

Katrina Lawyer Indicted in Bribe

Dickie Scruggs, others accused of trying to steer legal fees

Nov 29, 07 4:24 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Oilman Gets Year in Prison for Iraq Deal

Houston's Wyatt
paid off Saddam
to secure contract

Nov 27, 07 5:51 PM CST
(Newser) - A prominent Texas oilman will spend about a year in prison for paying off Saddam's regime to secure a big oil contract. Oscar Wyatt, 83, admitting violating the UN's oil-for-food program by paying a secret Iraqi surcharge of $200,000—essentially a bribe. A judge sentenced Wyatt to a year... More »

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Iraq • bribe • Oscar Wyatt • Oil for Food program

No Pol Left Behind in Alaska Corruption

Bribery scandal spreads from Juneau to DC

Nov 12, 07 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Back-room backslaps, pockets stuffed with $100 bills, and the odd Viagra pill—the Washington Post looks at the freewheeling frontier-style corruption exposed in oil-rich Alaska over the last few years, as elected representatives on every level were caught in scandals and many entered guilty pleas. Now the stain is threatening... More »

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Alaska • bribe • corruption • Ted Stevens • Juneau • Pete Kott • Ben Stevens • Veco

Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

Booze & backpacks among lures for  Russian voters

Nov 1, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Free bottles of vodka are among the gifts Russia's ruling party is using to lure voters in upcoming elections, reports Agence France Presse. President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, has also stamped its logo on backpacks and lids for the jam jars many Russians fill to get through the winter. More »

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Vladimir Putin • bribe • vodka • election monitors • Russian elections

Pentagon Investigates $6B in Contracts

Soldiers, civilians charged with taking bribes in Iraq

Sep 24, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon is investigating widespread graft involving US war-zone contracts, with 29 soldiers and civilians charged so far, the New York Times reports. Most of the scrutiny focuses on a contracting office in Kuwait, where an Army major is charged with taking $10 million in bribes from companies seeking contracts... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • bribe • Kuwait • Army contracts • Army graft • Iraq war

FBI Bribery Sting Nets 11 Public Officials in NJ

After 18-month probe, dragnet hauls in state legislators, mayors

Sep 6, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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FBI • New Jersey • bribery • bribe • corruption • Samuel Rivera • Mims Hackett, Jr. • corruption charges

US Firm Paid Bribes for Iraq Contracts: Army

21 others barred from government work in ongoing scandal probe

Aug 31, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American company paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to secure some $12 million in contracts in Iraq and Kuwait, despite poor performance on earlier work, according to court documents obtained by the New York Times. Lee Dynamics International was suspended from seeking government work after an Army... More »

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Iraq • contracts • bribe • Kuwait • Lee Dynamics International • Gloria Davis

New Orleans
Pol Admits
Taking Bribes

Councilman collected $20K for contract in city plagued by problems

Aug 14, 07 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • bribery • bribe • corruption • Oliver Thomas

France Opens Probe Against
Former PM

De Villepin will be grilled over Sarkozy smear campaign

Jul 27, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dominique de Villepin, France's former PM and a longtime rival of president Nicolas Sarkozy, will undergo a formal investigation for his alleged role in improperly smearing Sarkozy. De Villepin denies involvement in the scandal which may also implicate former president Jacques Chirac, but the announcement is seen as a step... More »

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investigation • Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • bribe • French government • Dominique de Villepin • scandal

Jefferson Hit With Corruption Charges

La. Congressman faces 16-count federal indictment, 235 years

Jun 4, 07 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal officials indicted Rep. William Jefferson today, charging him with bribery, racketeering, money-laundering, and other misdeeds that could carry a sentence of up to 235 years. The Louisiana Democrat, the target of a lengthy investigation into business deals in Africa, has maintained his innocence, even after investigators found $90,000... More »

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Congress • congressman • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • bribe • corruption • corruption charges • William Jefferson sentenced

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