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corruption charges stories: 37 news summaries

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 Chirac Must 
 Stand Trial 
 on Corruption 
 Charges 

Allegations go back to his days as mayor of Paris

Oct 30, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor—a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the judicial immunity of France's highest office. A magistrate ordered Chirac, whose 12-year presidency... More »

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Jacques Chirac • France • corruption • Paris • mayor • corruption charges

 Berlusconi: Trials 
 'Laughable, Absurd' 

Italian PM goes on the attack after losing immunity from prosecution

Oct 9, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A defiant Silvio Berlusconi vowed yesterday to rule with "even more grit" despite looming criminal trials on corruption charges. The trials "are false, laughable, absurd,” scoffed the Italian prime minister, who has been stripped of his immunity from prosecution. “I will defend myself in the courtroom... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Silvio Berlusconi • corruption charges

Court Rejects Law Giving Berlusconi Immunity

Italian PM will have to stand trial for corruption

Oct 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian court struck down the law designed to protect Silvio Berlusconi from corruption charges, ruling that it would take a constitutional amendment, not a mere act of parliament, to save the Italian prime minister. Courts can now resume the two corruption trials against Berlusconi that have been on hold... More »

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Italy • Silvio Berlusconi • corruption charges • corruption trial

 Olmert Charged With Corruption 

Ex-Israeli PM convinced in court he'll 'be able to prove his innocence once and for all'

Aug 30, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s attorney general has officially indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, the BBC reports. The 61-page charge, filed in court today, accuses Olmert of "fraud, breach of trust, registering false corporate documents, and concealing fraudulent earnings.” Olmert denies all the charges, which relate to... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • corruption • Kadima • indictment • political scandal • corruption charges

(Newser) - Israeli police have recommended the indictment of the country's foreign minister for bribery, money laundering, and other corruption charges, Haaretz reports. Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party and was kingmaker in February's closely-run election, has been under investigation for years and is accused of funneling cash to... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • conservative • bribery • corruption • money laundering • Avigdor Lieberman • corruption charges • Yisrael Beiteinu • foreign minister

Former Iraqi Trade Minister Arrested on
Graft Charges

Authorities order his plane to turn around

May 30, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s erstwhile trade minister has been arrested on charges of corruption, the BBC reports. Abdul Falah Sudani resigned his post earlier this month after allegations emerged that he and other officials in his department were embezzling government funds. The dramatic capture today occurred after police requested Sudani’s flight... More »

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Iraq • arrest • Iraqi government • political scandal • corruption charges • Baghdad airport • Abdul Falah Sudani

Corruption Charges Dropped Against S. Africa's Zuma

Accusations against likely next prez were political: prosecutors

Apr 6, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Corruption charges against South Africa’s likely next president, Jacob Zuma, have been dropped by prosecutors, the BBC reports. The head prosecutor said evidence from a tapped phone line proved that the 2007 charges, which were based on a 1999 arms deal, were politically motivated. Zuma, the head of the... More »

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South Africa • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • corruption charges

Ill. House Impeaches Blagojevich—Yes, Again

New class of lawmakers upholds decision, with governor's sister-in-law lone dissenter

Jan 14, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois House voted today for the second time in less than a week to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Chicago Tribune reports. The newly sworn-in lawmakers voted 117-1 to uphold last Friday's decision, with the lone dissenting ballot cast by Chicago Democrat Deb Mell—the disgraced governor's sister-in-law. Today's... More »

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corruption • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • corruption charges • Illinois House of Representatives • public corruption • Deb Mell

UPDATED

Baltimore Mayor Indicted on Corruption Charges

3-year probe yields
12 state counts

Jan 9, 09 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The mayor of Baltimore was indicted today on 12 charges related to alleged corruption and  influence peddling in her current job and during her tenure as city council president, the Sun reports. Sheila Dixon, the first woman to hold the job, faces charges of perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation, and misconduct... More »

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Maryland • corruption • mayor • Baltimore • indictment • Sheila Dixon • corruption charges • public corruption • Ronald Lipscomb • wowOwow

Senate Clerk Rejects Burris Paperwork

But former AG says
he's confident his appointment is legal

Jan 5, 09 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The secretary of the Senate blocked the appointment of Roland Burris to Barack Obama's former seat today on the grounds that Burris’ certificate of appointment lacked the signature of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, CNN reports. White has refused to sign the certificate because of the controversy over Burris’... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • corruption charges • Roland Burris • political appointment

UPDATED

 Blago: I Won't 
 Step Down 


Dec 19, 08 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich proclaimed his innocence at a jam-packed press conference this afternoon, vowing to "fight until I take my last breath," the Chicago Tribune reports. "I'm not going to quit a job that people hired me to do because of false accusations and a political lynch mob,... More »

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Chicago • corruption • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • scandal • corruption charges

analysis

 What Crime 
 Did He 
 Actually 
 Commit? 

Despite phone taps, evidence against Blago may not secure conviction

Dec 16, 08 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich's foul-mouthed conversations about Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat may have been "appalling," as Patrick Fitzgerald said last week. But were they actually illegal? With no appointment made and no evidence that the governor received anything, prosecutors may have a difficult case if and when Blagojevich... More »

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Patrick Fitzgerald • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • corruption charges • criminal prosecution

Taiwan's
Ex-President Chen Indicted

He's accused of taking millions in bribes; faces life in prison

Dec 12, 08 7:25 AM CST
(AP) - Taiwanese prosecutors indicted former President Chen Shui-bian on graft charges today, a stunning blow for a man who rose to power in 2000 on promises to reform the island's corrupt political culture. Chen has been jailed since Nov. 12 on accusations of money laundering and other offenses, and he mounted... More »

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Taiwan • corruption • embezzlement • Chen Shui bian • corruption charges

 Obama 
 to Blago: 
 Resign 
 Already 

NOTE: Headline is intentional callback to the Tribune editorial earlier

Dec 10, 08 12:11 PM CST
(AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign. An Obama spokesman says the president-elect agrees with other prominent politicians that "under the current circumstances, it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois." More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • corruption charges

OPINION

Abramoff's Golfing Buddy Gets a Mulligan

Official's second trial is 'fine final parable' of Bush years: Milbank

Dec 10, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Ex-Bush administration official David Safavian began a second trial yesterday, “or, as his golfing buddies might call it, a mulligan,” Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post. When Safavian’s original 2006 corruption conviction in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal was overturned, prosecutors indicted him again. Their case... More »

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Jack Abramoff • corruption • corruption charges • David Safavian

 Obama: No Dealings With Blago 

Illinois governor now out on bond as deputy calls for resignation

Dec 9, 08 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama today denied having any dealings with Rod Blagojevich over his Senate replacement, and said news of the Illinois governor’s alleged corruption “saddened and sobered” him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich, meanwhile, walked out of federal court on a $4,500 bond after hearing that he... More »

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Barack Obama • FBI • corruption • impeachment • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • corruption charges • criminal charges • President Obama

 Olmert 
 Will Face 
 Corruption 
 Charges 

PM double-billed travel, police allege

Nov 26, 08 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Outgoing PM Ehud Olmert will be charged with fraud, abuse of confidence, and falsification of documents, Israel’s attorney general said today, a move that could force Olmert to leave office sooner than his intended February departure, the Times reports. The scandal—involving Olmert’s political appointments, travel expenses, and... More »

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Israel • politics • Ehud Olmert • corruption • prime minister • corruption charges

Death in Juror's Family Puts Stevens Trial on Hold

Jury sent home as deliberations grind closer to Election Day

Oct 24, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deliberations in the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens were halted again today when the judge sent the jury home following the death of a juror’s father, Politico reports. The juror flew to California, and it’s unknown whether she’ll return for deliberations. This latest delay pushes... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • trial • juror • election • corruption charges • Emmet Sullivan

UPDATED

 Prosecution, Stevens Tangle 

Alaska senator's temper emerges under cross-examination

Oct 17, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The defense rested in the Ted Stevens corruption trial this afternoon, and the famously feisty senator then submitted to cross-examination. After 5 hours of friendly guidance from his own lawyers, the lead prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning didn't sit well, Politico reports. “I’m not going to get in the middle... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • Federal Court • Bill Allen • senator • corruption charges • Brenda Morris

Stevens Takes Stand, Denies Shady Deals

Alaska senator rebuffs charges he got free construction work

Oct 16, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(AP) - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens took the stand today in his own defense and denied scheming to hide $250,000 in home improvements and other gifts from a corrupt businessman. When asked by his lawyer whether he thought his Senate disclosure forms were accurate when he signed them, the Alaska political... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • Veco • corruption charges

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