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1.	EU freezes aid to Bulgaria, citing corruption The European Commission froze almost euro500 million ($800 million) in aid to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing corruption, organized crime, severe spending irregularities and alleged vote-buying in a country that only joined the EU last year. 23 Jul 2008

2.	Sludge recycler appeals to Detroit council Fearing a major deal may be in jeopardy, a Texas company that recycles sludge is urging the City Council to wait for the conclusion of a criminal investigation before deciding whether to scratch a $47 million contract. 21 Jul 2008

3.	Former Tenn. state senator convicted in corruption A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee state senator for taking money from government contractors and lobbying for them while he served in the Senate. 18 Jul 2008

Witness in Olmert corruption probe questioned
Lawyers defending the Israeli prime minister against a web of corruption allegations launched their cross examination of a key witness Thursday by painting him as a lying, litigious businessman with an unsavory reputation and a faulty memory.
17 Jul 2008

Lobbyist charged in Weldon corruption probe
A Pennsylvania-based lobbyist was charged Tuesday with destroying evidence related to an FBI investigation into former Rep. Curt Weldon. Prosecutors said in court filings that Cecilia Grimes threw travel receipts and other material that mentioned Weldon in the trash after she received grand jury subpoenas for those and other documents. FBI agents retrieved the documents from garbage cans outside Grimes' house. Authorities said she also threw out her Blackberry at a fast-food restaurant to keep the FBI from retrieving her e-mail.
15 Jul 2008

6.	Appeals court upholds $15M award to former LA cops A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $15 million award to three officers who accused the Los Angeles Police Department of wrongly arresting them and making them scapegoats during the notorious Rampart scandal. 14 Jul 2008

7.	Tennessee Waltz tapes played in Ford's 2nd trial Prosecutors introduced evidence Monday from last year's Tennessee Waltz public corruption case in a second, unrelated federal trial against former state Sen. John Ford. 14 Jul 2008

Governor in Italy arrested in probe
Police in the Adriatic city of Pescara say they have arrested the governor of Italy's Abruzzo region in a health care corruption investigation. The Pescara office of the national tax police say Gov. Ottaviano Del Turco was arrested early Monday in the probe of the region's public health care system.
14 Jul 2008

9.	Israeli PM: new corruption accusations distorted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday that accusations revealed in a broadening corruption investigation that he stole thousands of dollars from charities are "distorted" and "despicable." 12 Jul 2008

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Israeli police air new allegations against premier
Police revealed stinging new allegations against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday, accusing him of pocketing tens of thousands of dollars by deceiving multiple sources into paying for the same trips abroad.
11 Jul 2008

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