#Corruption
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Articles (22)
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🇺🇸 Superintendent of Los Angeles schools placed on paid leave amid federal investigation
[USA]
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation's second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and ...
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🇺🇸 Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
[USA]
The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.
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🇺🇸 Questions for Marcos Jr 40 years after Philippines ‘People Power’ revolt
[USA]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to dismantle system of political dynasties said to breed culture of corruption.
Related: #Political dynasties, #Economic performance, #Historical legacy -
🇺🇸 New Haven Police Chief Embezzled As Online Bets Soared, Investigators Say
[USA]
Karl R. Jacobson was arrested and accused of stealing from city coffers as he placed $4.5 million in online bets. He resigned in January, when the accusations first surfaced.
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🇺🇸 Man admits trying to bribe juror at ex-boxer's drug trafficking trial
[USA]
A man charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 at the drug trafficking trial of a former heavyweight boxer pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.
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🇺🇸 Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation
[USA]
Jeffrey Epstein cultivated friendly relationships with several customs officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering food, advice and even musical gigs.
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🇺🇸 Ukrainian anti-graft authorities detain ex-minister in major case
[USA]
Related: #Governance, #International Relations
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🇺🇸 Trump Is Best at Cashing In on the Presidency
[USA]
New disclosures underscore that the White House is enveloped in a culture of corruption with no precedent in American history.
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🇺🇸 Epstein’s Cash and Influence Helped Women Attend Columbia and N.Y.U.
[USA]
Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit.
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🇬🇧 UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
[United Kingdom]
<p>Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies</p><p>The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a <a href="https://www.transparency.org/...
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🇬🇧 Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out | Polly Toynbee
[United Kingdom]
<p>With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to solve the key issue: the toxicity of political donations</p><p>With grimly apt timing, the a...
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🇬🇧 Norway police investigate diplomat over Epstein links
[United Kingdom]
Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rød-Larsen - who played a vital role in the Oslo Accords - are being investigated for "aggravated corruption".
Related: #Diplomacy, #Law -
🇺🇸 "Twin Peaks" triple murder mystery deepens with deaths of suspects
[USA]
Authorities said they found the bodies of suspects wanted over a triple murder linked to an allegedly shady NGO. One prosecutor said it was like something out of "Twin Peaks."
Related: #Crime, #Justice -
🇺🇸 France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud investigation
[USA]
France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center
Related: #Politics, #Justice -
🇺🇸 France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links
[USA]
The socialist grandee and his daughter are being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax-fraud proceeds".
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🇺🇸 ‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now
[USA]
This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.
Related: #Technology, #Finance -
🇺🇸 Mob-linked murder plot leads to arrest of Toronto police officers
[USA]
The investigation began when police uncovered a murder plot involving a corrections management employee who was targeted by mobsters, an official said.
Related: #Crime, #Law Enforcement -
🇺🇸 Norway police open investigation into ex-prime minister Jagland over Epstein files
[USA]
Related: #Justice, #Politics
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🇺🇸 Norway investigates former PM Jagland over alleged Epstein links
[USA]
Police say Thorbjørn Jagland is suspected of "aggravated corruption", requesting for his immunity to be revoked.
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🇺🇸 Two Chinese Journalists Are Detained for Reporting on Corruption
[USA]
The move against the men, who wrote an article that was critical of a local official, demonstrates how the space for independent voices has shrunk in China.
Related: #Press Freedom, #Government Control, #Investigative Journalism -
🇺🇸 China’s corruption watchdog probing emergency management minister
[USA]
Related: #Government, #Emergency Management, #Public Safety
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🇺🇸 Ex-Nigerian oil minister did not take bribes from industry insiders, court told
[USA]
Diezani Alison-Madueke denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Related: #Oil Industry, #Judicial System, #Government Integrity