News And Views On Corruption

Posted at May 27, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

World Bank: Karen Hudes exposes Corruption

27 May 2013. World Bank is one of the most powerful organizations in the world with 188 member countries and 9000 employees and consultants. It is an ever expanding virtual state with supranational powers and an aid portfolio of $57 billion. It has little or no...

Category : Bribery, Fraud, General
Posted at May 16, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Canada: Former Laval Mayor charged with gangsterism

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Posted at May 15, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Cuba: Three foreign businesses were shut down on corruption charges

15 May 2013.  Canadian trading firm Tri-Star Caribbean was shut down in July 2011 and its chief executive Sarkis Yacoubian was arrested and is still in custody. In September 2011, Canada-based Tokmakjian Group, was also shut down and its head, Cy Tokmakjian, taken...

Posted at May 15, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Singapore: Bunker corruption investigations

15 May 2013.  The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) are said to have undertaken a joint investigation involving corruption in a bunker barge MT Ivory. MT Ivory delivered a shortfall of marine fuel...

Posted at May 15, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Hong Kong: Ex-Anti-corruption Chief under investigation over gifts to Chinese officials

 15 May 2013. Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency and department of justice found that there was sufficient evidence to investigate the former chief of anti-corruption agency, Timothy Tong, of excessive entertainment and giving expensive gifts to mainland Chinese...

Posted at May 7, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

New Zealand: Police officer found not guilty of bribery and corruption

7 May 2013. Constable Hayden Clifford Bradley, 31, of Wanganui police was charged with corruption and bribery of a law enforcement officer.  Bradley stopped the complainant one 5 February 2012 to check her car after she drove past his patrol car.  The...

Posted at May 6, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Australia: Police records leaked to gangs

06 May 2013.  Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay admitted that police records containing sensitive information was found at three locations including one belonging to bikies (criminal gangs in Australia). It was described that the information...

Posted at April 29, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Egypt: Former housing minister of Mubarak era acquitted of corruption charges.

29 April 2013.  A Cairo high court dismissed charges against Ahmed El-Maghrabi of squandering of public funds and illegally allowing the sale of a state land in the New Cairo city to a real estate company owned by Akram Adada. The sale was said to be at a price...

Posted at April 29, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

Bosnia: Bosniak-Croat Federation President detained on corruption charges

29 April 2013.  A Bosnian court on Sunday ordered the arrest of President of the autonomous republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zivko Budimir and four other officials for 30 days on charges of corruption. It was alleged that he took bribes to pardon convicts. The...

Category : Bribery
Posted at April 26, 2013 by NEditor 0 Comments

USA: Baltimore City Jail corruption

26 April 2013.  In Baltimore City Detention Centre, 13 correction officers were charged with helping the same Black Guerrilla Family gang launder money, have sex with guards and give orders to the street.FBI said that the activity was so bold that cell phones and...

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