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$100K Down the Toilet: Scandal Rocks DC Suburb

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(Nov. 21) -- The former school superintendent is behind bars. County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife are whisked away in handcuffs by FBI agents, after authorities say she flushed evidence in the form of a $100,000 check down the toilet. And a few days later, three county cops are indicted in an FBI probe linked to the...

Forget the Midterms, American Politics as Usual Continue in Kyrgyzstan

OPINION (Nov. 2) -- Though the midterm elections will be the talk of the day, for a more revealing look at modern American political policy you should check out this fascinating and disturbing report on Kyrgyzstan from The Washington Post. The report is really about a shadowy U.S. businessman, Douglas Edelman, operating...

China's Internet Imperils Corrupt Officials, but Not Regime

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Oct. 28) -- The Chinese Internet has been abuzz over a hit-and-run incident involving the young son of a high-level security official in Hebei Province, outside Beijing. The episode shows how quickly outrage over abuses by privileged Chinese officials can come to a boil, as well as the power of...

Index Shows Perception of US Corruption Growing

(Oct. 26) -- Is corruption getting worse in the United States? That may seem the takeaway from this year's Corruption Perceptions Index from Berlin-based Transparency International, which saw the U.S. 2010 ranking slip to 22nd out of 178 nations from 19th last year -- the first time the United States has missed inclusion...

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Walmart Skewered By New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio In Six Degrees Of Walmart Website

In the latest effort by politicians to exact retribution from Walmart for allegedly bribing officials in Mexico, New York City's public advocate, Bill de Blasio, launched a new website Friday morning to chart the company's political contributions and lobbying efforts in the United States.

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06/02/12 ï¿½Anti-Corruption Conference ends; calls for... Source: The Independent of Bangladesh A two-day anti-corruption conference ended here on Saturday with a declaration calling for strengthening the institutional capacity of the Anti Corruption Commission to fight corruption and forming a unique bench to settle the graft cases speedily.
06/02/12 Bribery Commission probes over 2,000 cases Source: Daily News of Sri Lanka The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption is investigating over 2,000 bribery and corruption cases handed over to the Commission's Director of Investigations.
06/01/12 Into the mind of ... Hugh Hallman Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ The Tempe mayor talks about combating public corruption in light of the criminal indictment of former colleague Ben Arredondo.
06/01/12 Judgment in Sampangi case today Source: Deccan Herald - India The Special Lokayukta Court will pronounce the judgment in the case of BJP MLA of Kolar Gold Fields MLA Y Sampangi on Saturday.
06/01/12 Walmart party mood damped by scandal Source: FT.com Walmart's chairman promised the retailer would not tolerate any form of wrongdoing as it faced pleas from investors and employees for more honesty and better risk management at its annual meeting.