Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up Two ex-State Department employees say the Bush administration ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information. 12 May 2008
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Passaic mayor pleads guilty in corruption case, resigns The mayor of Passaic City resigned Friday after he pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and admitted he accepted $5,000 in cash to influence government contracts. 09 May 2008
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History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana It was midnight and the nation was still awaiting results from the Indiana primary, one of the biggest remaining prizes of the epic Democratic presidential battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. 07 May 2008
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Former Bangladesh prime minister is charged with corruption A Bangladesh court charged former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with corruption Wednesday over contracts awarded to a Canadian oil and gas company in 2001, an investigator said. 07 May 2008
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Ex-officer convicted in Calif. robbery ring sentenced A former Long Beach police officer was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison for being part of a ring of corrupt officers who robbed homes while carrying out fake drug raids. 05 May 2008
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Jury selection begins in R.I. trial of former CVS execs Jury selection began Monday in the federal trial of two former CVS executives accused of paying off a state senator for favors at the Statehouse. Carlos Ortiz and John Kramer are accused of directing former state Sen. John Celona to advance the pharmacy company's legislative agenda while paying him a $1,000-a-month consulting contract. 05 May 2008
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Siemens says internal probe shows corruption The law firm hired by Siemens AG to investigate corruption claims said Tuesday it had found evidence of violations across the company and in several countries. 29 Apr 2008
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Hollywood producer testifies at Illinois corruption trial The corruption trial of a top political fundraiser has been so full of twists it might have been dreamed up by a Hollywood producer. And on Thursday, Thomas B. Rosenberg, the Oscar-winning producer of "Million Dollar Baby," took the stand to spice up the plot with his account of a supposed scheme to squeeze him for a $2 million kickback. 24 Apr 2008
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Guyana probes alleged corruption at port
Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has appointed a task force to investigate corruption allegations at the South American country's ports.
Government spokesman Kwame McCoy said Wednesday that polic... 16 Apr 2008
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Ex-Newark mayor and mistress convicted in corruption trial
A federal jury has convicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his ex-mistress of corruption stemming from the cut-rate sale of city land.
James was convicted on all five charges he faced, includ... 16 Apr 2008