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UKRAINE:
TWO MORE UKRAINE
OFFICIALS RESIGN IN GROWING CORRUPTION SCANDAL. Petro Poroshenko, National
Security Council Secretary,
GERMANY: VW CORRUPTION SCANDAL HAS SPREAD. VW chairman,
Bernd Pischetsrieder, acknowledged to Stern magazine on Thursday that a
corruption
ISRAEL:
ECONOMIC CORRUPTION INCREASES. Israeli daily, Yediot Ahronot, said today that
economic corruption has increased since 2000, making it one of the
INDONESIA:
CHICKEN FLU PUNISHMENT SOUGHT FOR INDONESIAN CORRUPTERS. During an
anti-corruption rally outside the attorney general’s office
RUSSIA:
FORMER PRIME MINISTER BEING PROBED ON ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD Russian prosecutors
have opened a criminal inquiry into allegations of fraud
SOUTH AFRICA: MANDELA LAWYER LIFTS VEIL ON CORRUPTION.
Nelson Mandela’s former lawyer, Ismail Mahomed Ayob, has lifted the veil of
secrecy
SOUTH AFRICA:
SACKED DEPUTY PRESIDENT FACES CORRUPTION CHARGES. Dismissed South African
deputy president Jacob Zuma, charged on two
INDONESIA:
FORMER MPR SPEAKER BACKS DRIVE
AGAINST CORRUPTION. Amien Rais, former speaker of the People’s Consultative
Assembly
IRAN:
LOSING REFORMIST CANDIDATE CLAIMS CORRUPTION. According to reformist candidate
Mahdi Karroubi, corruption took place in the first round of vote
INDONESIA:
PRESIDENT BACKS UN CONVENTION ON CORRUPTION ERADICATION. At a press conference
in Washington DC,
President Susilo
CAMBODIA:
UN ENVOY CRITICISES TOP-LEVEL CORRUPTION. The UN human rights envoy for Cambodia,
Peter Leuprecht, criticised the country’s top-level
KAZAKHSTAN:
STEPPING UP WAR ON CORRUPTION. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed
a decree designed to improve the efficiency of anti-corruption activities
IRAQ:
SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS MOSUL
ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF. A suicide attack in Mosul,
Ninive province, has killed General Walid Kachmoula, head
France
CHIRAC ALLIES ON TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION.
A major corruption trial has begun in France;
implicating almost 50 people for illegal activities that occurred in
USA-Connecticut: EX-GOVERNER ROWLAND RECIEVES 1 YEAR FOR
CORRUPTION. Connecticut,
U.S.A. Connecticut
Ex-governor John G. Rowland was sentenced to one year in prison;
FORMER MAHARASHTRA MINISTER FOUND
GUILTY ON CORRUPTION CHARGES. Mumbai
(3/15/2005). The Justice P.B. Sawant Commission has
found
CORRUPTION OF PREVIOUS REGIME TO BE PROBED; NO WITCH HUNTING. Chandigarh
(3/15/2005). Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the
newly elected
U.S.A Pennsylvania:
Corruption Trial of Former City Treasurer Begins. Jury selection is
beginning in the federal corruption trial of former Philadelphia
SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal
public works accused of corruption. According to reports, allegations of
corruption and misappropriation of
TURKEY: Former Turkish PM rejects
corruption charges in landmark trial. Former
Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has rejected
UK: Anti-corruption barrister
jailed for fraud. According to reports, a barrister employed as the
corruption tsar for the British travel industry was jailed for
CAMEROON: Cameroon
loses 400 billion FCFA in corruption. According a report, the Cameroon
government loses 400 billion CFA francs annually
PHILIPPINES:
AGLIPAY FORMS AUDIT BODY TO CURB POLICE CORRUPTION. National Police (PNP) chief
Director General Edgar Aglipay has set
SWITZERLAND:
Swiss urged to step up fight against corruption. According to a report published, Switzerland
needs to increase efforts to combat bribery
GREECE: Archbishop vows to end
corruption. The head of the Church
of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos,
said that he was focused on ridding the institution of
SOUTH KOREA: S.Korea Eyes Covenant
To Eradicate Corruption, Political Funds. Representatives of the South
Korean government, political parties,
CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech PM faces
corruption claim. It was reported that an anti-corruption watchdog has
asked Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross to explain
INDIA: Top officials booked after
nation-wide CBI raids. It was reported that various cases were
registered against several top officials including the
IRAQ: Iraqi oil traders implicated
in corruption. According to
reports, companies that bought Iraqi oil from traders who allegedly spent
billions of dollars to
CANADA: Canada
Political Feud to Erupt at Corruption Probe According to reports, Prime
Minister Paul Martin and predecessor Jean Chretien will
USA, Illinois:
Mayor declares war on Chicago
corruption. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Delay has declared war on
corruption after bribery in a city truck
Uganda: WHY
APOLOGIZE FOR CORRUPTION? The Political Editor of “The Monitor”
Bangladesh:
WORLD BANK´S TOP MAN REQUESTS IMMUNITY. Bangladesh
will receive the visit of Shengman Zhang, Managing Director of WB, who wants to
press the
PERU:
Peru
President’s Sister Under House Arrest. Margarita Toledo,
sister of President Alejandro Toledo, was arrested, Jan.
10, 2005 for falsification of petition signatures.
PERU:
Peru
President’s Sister Under House Arrest. Margarita Toledo,
sister of President Alejandro Toledo, was arrested, Jan.
10, 2005 for falsification of petition signatures.
GLOBAL: World Bank Leader Expects to Step Down. It was reported
that the president of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, has said that he expects the
CROATIA: Croatian foreign minister
resigns. Following a stem of
accusations on corruption, Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul has resigned.
Zuzul, is
PERU: Peru
President´s Sister Under House Arrest. An
anti-corruption judge has placed President Alejandro Toledo’s sister under
house arrest for
INDONESIA: Indonesia’s
culture of corruption may hinder aid.
As world governments prepare to channel hundreds of millions
of aid dollars to the
Korea, South: South Korea upholds
IOC VP's conviction.
It was reported that suspended IOC vice president Kim
Un-yong’s two-year prison term
USA:
Ex-Morgan exec
pleads in corruption case. A former J.P. Morgan vice
president pleaded guilty to arranging a $50,000 payment to a close friend and
ITALY:
Berlusconi cleared of corruption.
It was reported that Silvio Berlusconi who was accused of bribing judges
in the 1980s to favour his business
BRAZIL: Brazil
corruption charges urged. It was reported that more than 90 people in Brazil
face possible charges after a two-year state inquiry into money
IRELAND: Ex-UUP man denies
corruption. Two men
including a former electoral officer have denied conning thousands of pounds
out of the Northern Ireland
FRANCE: French ex-minister in art
trial. According to reports, former French foreign minister Roland Dumas
has gone on trial in Paris on
charges of
NIGERIA: Corruption costs Nigeria
40 percent of oil wealth, official says. According to anti-graft chief
Nuhu Ribadu, corruption and
Canada: Senior Immigration official
among those charged in citizenship scheme. A
senior official with the federal Immigration Department has
China: Hundreds are reproved by China
for corruption. Chinese authorities have
arrested or reprimanded more than 750 officials in recent months in
Moldova: Moldovan Parliament approves strategy and
action plan to combat corruption. It was reported that the parliament of
Moldova
UK:
PLEDGE TO CLEAN UP ISLE OF MAN’S IMAGE. Richard Corkhill, Isle of Man’s
chief minister is alleged to have been involved in the misuse of tourism grants
by
USA,
Florida: SUSPENDED MIAMI
COMMISSIONER CHARGED IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION CASE. Suspended Miami City
Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr.
World News: ANNIVERSARY OF THE UN ANTI-CORRUPTION
CONVENTION. December
7, 2004 is the one year anniversary of the signing of the UN
Convention
INDIA:
Surge in corruption among civil servants. According to a report in India,
there were more corruption cases against civil servants in 2004 than in the
ITALY: Court urged to acquit
Berlusconi. Defence lawyers for billionaire Italian Prime Minister
Silvio Berlusconi have urged a court in Milan
to acquit him of
VANUATU: Transparency call for
action against corruption.
Transparency International in Vanuatu
says politicians and corrupt foreigners pose a
Greece:
Greek government proposes tighter media ownership rules.
It was reported that Greece’s
conservative government will change media
Nigeria, UK
(United Kingdom):
Nigerian court rules money laundering suspect has immunity. It was reported that a Nigerian state
COSTA
RICA: BRIBERY SCANDALS ENGULF COSTA
RICA. This summer, two separate cases
involving bribes allegedly paid by foreign companies doing business
HAITI:
HAITI’S WOUNDS
OVERWHELM A SUFFERING PUBLIC
HOSPITAL. UN Development Program
described health care in Haiti
as catastrophic. Some of
VIETNAM:
INVESTORS TELL VIETNAM
TO DO MORE. With the surge of 7.5% of foreign investment from 2003, Vietnam
is trying to attract high-tech firms.
Indonesia: Terrorist
bribery allegations probed. It was reported that a suspect
arrested in Indonesia’s
Australian embassy bombing claim that Azahari Husin,
Iran: President, top
officials discuss anti-corruption campaign.
President Mohammad Khatami has said that the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution
Kenya: Call to act on dishonest contractors. According to
reports, Kenyan MPs have demanded action against contractors who failed to
deliver. The MPs
UKRAINE: Premier Victor in Ukraine
Vote; Abuses Are Seen. Ukraine
approached a political stalemate as vote counts of the presidential runoff
election
World news: APEC:
APEC Leaders Commit to Fight Corruption and Ensure Transparency. The White House have issued a fact sheet at the Asia-
BANGLADESH:
LAUNCHED AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL COMMISSION TO FIGHT CORRUPTION. After being
named as the most corrupted country for 4
KENYA: Kenya’s
wildlife head suspended. It was reported that Kenya’s
wildlife head has been suspended amid allegations that he recruited trainee
rangers
VIETNAM: Police complete
investigation into another major corruption scandal. It was reported
that police have recommended that five
ITALY: Judges urged to jail
Berlusconi. A prosecutor
has urged a court in the Italian city of Milan
to sentence Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail
MALAWI: Former minister pleads
innocent to corruption. A former government minister arrested on charges
of embezzling millions was released on bail.
UGANDA:
Ugandan gov`t to probe corruption charge against former VP. It was reported that the Ugandan government is to
investigate a corruption
UK ENGLAND:
Casino corruption claim absurd. British
Minister Tony Blair has rejected the Tory party allegations that the government
colluded with US casino
Philippines:
General in corruption scandal charged with perjury. According to reports, Major General Carlos Garcia, at the,
was charged with
Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe
arrests phone executives for anti-graft. Several
executives from two of Zimbabwe's
three mobile phone operators have been
Peru,
USA, Japan:
Fujimori on list blocking entry to US. Former President Alberto Fujimori is on a watch list
barring his entry to the United States
PHILIPPINES:
Philippine general to be tried for corruption; prosecutors set to file cases
against more officers. It was
reported
VIETNAM: Vietnam
to scrutinize the country’s oil and gas monopoly in wake of corruption
SCANDAL. It was reported that
SOUTH AFRICA: Far-reaching
corruption trial to start in South Africa. In one of the biggest trials in
post-apartheid history, in which South Africa’s
FRANCE: Juppe launches conviction
appeal. It was reported that former French Prime Minister Alain Juppe has
launched his appeal against a corruption
MYANMAR: Myanmar
PM sacked, arrested for corruption. It was reported that Myanmar’s
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been fired and placed
GLOBAL: Survey finds
rampant global corruption, hobbling poverty fight. According to a
Transparency international report, corruption is
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Corruption a major deterrent to growth: Potts. According to Australian High Commissioner to Papua
New Guinea, Michael
USA: US air force official
imprisoned. It was reported that the former number two buyer for the US
air force has been sentenced to nine months in jail for
INDIA: Proceedings stayed in Badal
corruption case. It was reported that the Supreme Court Monday stayed
all the proceedings before a Punjab court against
Latin
America: OAS chief faces graft allegations. According to
reports, the New Organization of American States head Miguel Angel Rodriguez, a
ITALY: Former Parmalat Auditors
Must Stand Trial. An Italian judge opened preliminary hearings into the
14-billion-euro collapse of Parmalat and
FRANCE: Elf executives appeal in
corruption trial. It was reported that two former
executives of the Elf Aquitaine oil group have appeal against convictions
PHILIPPINES: Enrile bats for body
to probe corruption in military. It was reported that senator Juan Ponce
Enrile have urged President Arroyo
KENYA: Kenya
judge cleared of corruption. It was reported that the first judge to
appear before a Kenyan tribunal investigating alleged corruption in the
judiciary
US: Lawmakers Allege
Oil-For-Food Corruption. It was
reported that a congressional delegation said it found anecdotal evidence of
high-level corruption in the
GUYANA: Elections Commission
initiates probe into Accounts Division irregularities. Guyana’s
Elections Commission have confirmed
that
USA: U.S. LA: Louisiana Attorney To Announce More Corruption Indictments.It was
reported that U.S. Attorney Jim Letten is expected to announce
INDIA: Indian PM ready to be under
scrutiny of anti-corruption watchdog. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said he was ready to put his
EU (European Union): Suspended
EU chief accountant fears dismissal for her public allegations. It
reported that Marta Andreasen, the suspended
EU
(European Union): Suspended EU chief accountant fears
dismissal for her public allegations. It was reported that French
Indonesia: Indonesian court sentences five businessmen in bank fraud. An
Indonesian court convicted five executives of a private company of a multi-
UNITED KINGDOM:
UK hiding Zimbabwe
bankers. It was reported
that Zimbabwe’s
President Robert Mugabe has accused the UK
of sheltering three bankers
MALAYSIA: Malaysian
Court Upholds Anwar Corruption Conviction. It
was reported that Malaysia’s
highest court has upheld a corruption
CHINA: China’sleaders tackle
corruption. China’s
Communist Party leaders have opened a key annual meeting likely to focus on
shoring up the party’s rule.
UNITED KINGDOM:
Nine bailed on corruption charges. It has been reported that nine men
including a Police officer and a former officer have appeared in
RUSSIA: Russia
Slams West for Double Standards on Beslan. In the wake of the bloodiest
hostage crisis in Russia,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
BRAZIL: Brazil
uncovers corrupt officials. Federal prosecutors in Brazil
say they have identified 137 politicians and more than 400 government officials
involved
China: Prosecutors discuss hunting fugitive corrupt officials.
It was reported that prosecutors are discussing tougher measures to hunt
corrupt officials
Honduras: Honduras cuts constitutional clauses protecting
officials. According to reports, Honduras
has eliminated two constitutional clauses
BANGLADESH:
Travel business ´tainted with corruption. According to officials the travel business is
tainted with different kinds of corruption committed by a
USA Georgia:
Former Atlanta Mayor Indicted for Corruption.
It was reported that federal grand jury has indicted former
Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell for
Germany:
Real estate corruption
scandal widens in Germany.
A real estate scandal in Frankfurt, in which big bribes
changed hands between bankers,
Vietnam: Another top PetroVietnam executive arrested in graft
scandal. It was
reported that another top executive of PetroVietnam, the
KENYA: Kenya
gets first graft convictions under Kibaki. Kenya
prosecutors have imprisoned a businessman and a former bank executive for two
years
CHINA: Many stories are summarized using Chinese language sources an posted on Sept.
3, 2004
IRAQ:
Iraqi Police Chief Busted on Corruption Charges. It was reported that U.S.
military forces arrested the police chief of the troubled western Iraqi
USA-CT: Ethics Aide
Is Accused of Being a Paid Slacker. The authorities said that an investigation
of the executive director of Connecticut’s
Ethics
Haiti: Ex-Haitian police leader accused of drug
plot. Haiti’s
former national police director has been added to an indictment filed in Miami
charging former
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe
Opposition to Boycott Elections.
Zimbabwe’s
main opposition Movement for Democratic Change said that it would boycott
future
Global, Iraq: Contractors for U.N.-Iraq aid AGREES to congressional
inquiry. It was
reported that two contractors for the United
Latvia:
Bribery case raises
suspicions about bodyguards of top Latvian officials. It was reported that Zigurds Rubenis, a
bodyguard of
Romania: Eighty charged in Petromin corruption investigation. According to Romanian media reports,
Some 80 senior Romanian officials face
Russia: Senior official arrested on corruption charges in
Russia's Kaliningrad Region.
It was reported that the deputy head of the
USA:
Ex-manager convicted in
pension fraud. It was reported that a former money fund manager was
convicted of defrauding the state pension system by
BULGARIA: Bulgarian Olympic offical
accused of corruption lodges appeal. Bulgarian
International Olympic Committee member Ivan Slavkov
ZAMBIA: Zambia
ex-foreign minister charged with corruption.
It was reported that Katele Kalumba,
Zambia’s former foreign
minister, and three ex-senior
China
HIGH OFFICIALS CAUGHT TAKING BRIBES , CHINA
TO INCLUDE CORRUPTION IN NEW MONEY LAUNDERING LAW. COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON
FOR CORRUPTION. REPORTS BANKER
EXECUTED, OTHERS ARRESTED FOR GRAFT; BLACKLIST ISSUED. TOP CHINESE COMMUNIST
PARTY OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CORRUPTION. CHINA
AIRS SOME VERY DIRTY LAUNDRY.
Africa: Africa losses $148 bn annually to corruption.
Report has shown that Africa losses an estimated
$148 billion annually to corrupt practices, a figure
China: Two more BOC Hong Kong executives probed for alleged
graft. According to
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd., the locally listed arm of one of
Czech Republic: Seventeen more soccer officials accused in Czech
bribery scandal. Authorities have accused 17 more soccer
officials in a
Nigeria: IMF offers to help Nigeria
repatriate looted funds.
It was reported that the International Monetary Fund said that it would assist Nigeria
in
KENYA: Kenyan papers stung by
corruption claims. It was reported that the allegations
of Kenyan government corruption by the UK High Commissioner
USA, Pennsylvania:
Prosecutors in Phila. corruption probe say defense lawyers may have
conflicts. Federal prosecutors
handling an
SLOVAK
REPUBLIC: Slovak Intelligence
Service found corruption in the ministries. The
Slovak intelligence service has found so far this year 70
Germany: Deutsche Bank chief
cleared of corruption. It was reported that a court in Dusseldorf
acquitted Josef Ackermann, the Deutsche Bank chief
Ireland: Former EU commissioner and
Cabinet minister denies using bogus account to hide secret payment. A
former European
Nepal: Nepal
court sentences former minister to jail and fine for
corruption. Nepal
court sentenced a former government minister to two-and-a-half
USA Florida:
19 Accused of
stealing jet fuel and fraud at Miami Airport. It was reported
that eleven people have been arrested in a racketeering and
Global: Subpoena seeks
Iraqi oil records. It
was reported that congressional committee investigating alleged corruption in a
United Nations
Nepal: Four journalists
investigating corruption arrested in west Nepal. It was reported that the district
police office in Rukum has arrested four
United States:
Stewart gets 5 months in jail. It was reported that Homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart has been
sentence for months in prison for
Lithuania: Lithuania prosecutors target 3 lawmakers in graft case.
Lithuanian prosecutors have asked the parliament to waive the immunity
of three
Nigeria: Halliburton partner in Nigeria faces inquiry.
It was reported that US regulators have requested documents from
Technip, the French
MAURITIUS:
Mauritius
ratifies UN Convention against corruption. It was reported that the Mauritian government have ratified the
UN
WORLD BANK:
Corruption arrests in World Bank project.
The World Bank said Tuesday that Guinea
has convicted three people involved in corrupt
USA, Saudi
Arabia: 2 indicted in bribery of foreign official. It
was reported that a grand jury has indicted two former HealthSouth Corp.
executives in a
Spain: Telefonica's Alieta ordered
to pay 5 mln eur bail in Tabacalera case. According to reports,
Telefonica SA chairman Cesar Alierta has
USA:
Conn. Gov. Rowland Resigns Over Corruption Scandal. It was reported that Connecticut
Gov. John Rowland has announced his resignation in the face
Pakistan:
Bhutto's husband refuses to
travel to Switzerland for corruption investigation. The husband of
ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Russia: Fake
licensing scandal threatens Russia's construction industry: report. According
to reports, a major corruption scandal is threatening
USA:
Grand Jury says officials
steered funds. Six officials accepted NASCAR tickets, clothes, a
hunting dog and other bribes totaling $545,000 to steer
NIGERIA:
Shell admits fuelling corruption. According to reports, oil giant Shell
has admitted it inadvertently corruption through its oil activities in Nigeria.
A
ARGENTINA/CHILE: Chile
declines to hand over Menem.
A Chilean court has rejected the second of two extradition requests for
former Argentine
INDIA: Four arrested over Bihar
murder. Police in the north Indian state of Bihar say that four people
have been arrested in connection with the murder of a
Mexico: Mexican authorities drop money-laundering charges
against businessman at center of corruption scandals. According
Turkey: Turkish Assembly committee sends ex-energy ministers
to high tribunal. It was reports that Turkish Parliamentary
Investigation
China: China's Yili Industrial admits to failing to disclose
information on T-bond deal. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial
Group Co Ltd has
Solomon Islands: Solomons corruption at crisis point. According to officials, corruption in
the Solomon Islands
is reaching crisis point, despite the security
FRANCE:
Elf boss released pending appeal. It was reported that a former Elf executive who was jailed for
five years on corruption charges has been freed pending
Haiti: Haiti investigating corruption allegations against
Aristide. According to Finance Minister Henri Bazin and Central Bank
chief
Trinidad &
Tobago: Nine appear in Trinidad court on fraud charges.
It was reported that nine people, including
two former Trinidad and Tobago
ANGOLA: Angola
Set to Disclose Payments From Big Oil. In a reversal of a longstanding
policy, the Angolan government will disclose some payments it
Australia: Apparent murder victim in
Australia was a police corruption informant. According to reports, a
man found dead next to his
Zambia: Task Force implicates more 'plunderers'. Zambia’s
Task Force on Corruption has disclosed that some local and international law
and accounting firms
CHINA: China
Life Probed on Allocations – Paper. It was reported that corruption
watchdogs in Hong Kong and mainland China
are investigating China Life
Croatia: Former Croat minister arrested.
Former Croatian Foreign Affairs Minister Mate Granic was arrested on suspicion
of corrupt dealings. According to a
Taiwan: Opposition lawmaker indicted for
embezzlement in Taiwan. It was reported
that Her Jyh-huei, a Kuomintang legislator was indicted for
Australia,
Global, Iraq: Kickback likely in Australia-Iraq wheat deal, says US. According to US investigators,
at least one of the Australian
Global: Study finds 25
nations hindered by corruption. A survey of government accountability and openness in 25
countries around the globe has found that
ZIMBABWE:
Zimbabwe´s finance minister arrested for corruption. It was reported that Zimbabwe’s
Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri was
BULGARIA:
Bulgarian Higher Education Plagued by Corruption. According to the majority of respondents in a student poll,
the higher education system in
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief
hits out at fraud claims.
The United
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has rejected allegations of corruption in
the UN-
MEXICO/CUBA: Cuba
deports Mexican businessman. Cuba
has deported a Mexican businessman at the centre of a corruption probe back to Mexico.
Carlos
UN: U.N. Under Probe,
Annan Assails CRITICS. Secretary-General
Kofi Annan accused critics of the U.N. oil-for-food program of treating
allegations of
NIGERIA: Corrupt Nigerian judges
held. It was reported that police in Nigeria
have arrested a number of senior members of the judiciary, including Supreme
USA California,
: Fired Boeing Executive to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy. A fired Boeing
Co. executive under investigation in a federal corruption
Portugal: Football: Portuguese League supremo questioned in
corruption SCANDAL. The head of the
Portuguese League appeared in court for
Global, Pakistan: Musharraf asks foreign banks to return Pakistan's looted
wealth. Pakistan’s President
Pervez Musharraf have urged
MEXICO:
Mexican police force suspended. A governor in Mexico
has suspended his entire state police force after two senior officers were
jailed amid
Zambia: Zambia's ex-president
questioned over new corruption charges. Zambia's
former president Frederick Chiluba, facing charges of stealing 45
Russia: Senior state officials get hefty pay RISES. President Vladimir Putin has handed out
hefty pay raises to federal employees and to himself as part of an
OECD-EUROPE: MEPs
accused of attendance fraud. According to reports, a senior member of
the European parliament have exposed what he claimed was
BULGARIA: Corruption Spreads over
Bulgarian Private Sector.According to a research by the sociological
agency Vitosha Research, Bulgaria´s
MEXICO: Figure in Corruption
Scandal Is Arrested. It was reported that a businessman at the heart of
a corruption scandal implicating the administration of
ZAMBIA: Chiluba aide flees Zambia. A close aide of Zambia’s
former President Frederick Chiluba, who is on trial for corruption, has fled
the country. Attan
ARGENTINA: Argentine governor faces
arrest. It was reported that an Argentine judge has ordered the arrest
of the governor of the northern province
of
SIERRA LEONE:
Electoral officials charged with corruption. A British-born judge
brought in specially to try corruption cases has imposed stiff bail on
CHINA: Chinese
court jails paper staff. A Chinese court has
sentenced the former general manager of an outspoken newspaper to 12 years in
prison for bribery and
IRAQ: Annan seeks Iraq
fraud inquiry. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for an
independent inquiry into allegations of fraud and corruption in its oil-
Global: Corruption survey singles out
ex-leaders. A global watchdog has identified what it said were the
world’s most corrupt former heads of government,
Thailand: Probe ordered into 90 million baht graft report.
It was reported that the defense
inspector-general has been ordered to investigate alleged
USA:
Pressure Mounting to Ensure Ethical Behavior in the House. According to reports, the ability of the
House of Representatives to police itself
CHINA: China
to Fight Against Corruption, Terror. It was reported that China
has vowed to intensify campaigns against crimes both against and within the
MEXICO: Ex-Leader Quits Party Amid
Graft Scandal. The former head of
Mexico’s
biggest left-wing party quit the organization in a corruption scandal. Rosario
PHILIPPINES: Arroyo to face probe
for letting Estrada out of jail. According
to reports, Lawyers and anti-corruption activists has filed a criminal
Canada: Eleven face immigration bribery charges. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged 11 people
for allegedly being part of a scheme to
GUATEMALA: Guatemala’s
Comptroller General Fired. According to reports, Guatemala’s
Congress has fired the government’s chief accountant after he fled
USA: Grand Jury Is Investigating
KPMG´s Sale of Tax Shelters. According to reports, federal grand
jury in Manhattan is investigating
the sale of tax
USA: Tyco
Defendant Testifies on His Taxes. The former chief financial officer of
Tyco International said that he never filed New York
State income tax returns
China: Government to rectify itself, fight corruption premier.
Premier Wen Jiabao cited that it as an arduous task for the government
to rectify itself
Egypt: Catching up with
high-profile corruption. The recent spate of high-profile corruption
scandals, combined with a rise in MP accusations against cabinet
Guatemala: Ex-comptroller returns
to face corruption charges in Guatemala.
According to reports, Guatemala's
ex-comptroller was
East Timor,
Indonesia: Bribery case
rocks Timor treaty. East Timor's
Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri , has angrily rejected claims he accepted $US2.5
million
GEORGIA: Saakashvili asks for
American aid. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is on his
first official visit to the United States,
has appealed for US and
France: Corruption
probe into French union fund. The
richest fund for social and cultural activities run by France's
trades unions and belonging to Electricité
Hong Kong, Switzerland:
Investment bank suspends Hong Kong analyst arrested by
anti-graft agency. Swiss investment bank UBS
MALAYSIA: Accused Malaysian
minister quits. It was reported that Malaysian Land Minister Kasitah
Gaddam has resigned, less than a week after being
Guatemala: Accused in corruption case, ex-president leaves
country. Former President Alfonso Portillo, facing
allegations of massive corruption,
Zambia: Concerns over irregularities
in HIPC fund spending. According to reports, Zambian debt relief
monitors have raised concerns over alleged
MOZAMBIQUE:
BCM FRAUD: "STOLEN" CHEQUE-BOOK STORY ONCE MORE A man whose cheques
were used in Mozambique's
largest bank fraud made no attempt to
TANZANIA:
CHARITY OFFICIALS EXPELLED. The Tanzanian branch of a Saudi charitable
organization, Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, has shut down its offices after
LIBERIA: DONORS' FUNDS NEED ROBUST
MONITORING. A local pro-democracy and human rights organization has called for
the establishment of a robust monitoring
ZIMBABWE:
ANTI-GRAFT DRIVE HAILED.
The church yesterday threw its weight behind Government efforts to crackdown on
corruption. In separate interviews, leaders of
MALAYSIA:
Ex - Head of Malaysian Steel Co. Arrested. It was reported that
anti-corruption officers arrested the former head of scandal plagued Malaysian
steel
USA: California,
Former Compton Mayor, 2 Others
Convicted. The former mayor and two other ex-officials were convicted of
misappropriating public funds
MALAYSIA: Malaysia
minister on fraud charge. Malaysia’s
land minister has been charged with corruption over multi-million dollar share
transactions.
Global: South Korean IOC vice president indicted on corruption
charges. International Olympic Committee vice president Kim
Un-yong has been
Malaysia, Pakistan:
Malaysian PM's son linked to
nuclear probe. According to reports, Abdullah
Badawi, Malaysia's
new prime minister, faced political
Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea orders bribery,
corruption probe. A
full-scale investigation has been ordered into alleged misappropriation,
MEXICO:
Mexican envoy in corruption probe. It was reported that Mexico
has recalled its ambassador to the Paris-based Organisation for Economic
Co-operation
Benin: Government tries its judges for corruption.
It was reported that the government of Benin
has put on trial 27 of its own judges on charges of
Ecuador: The Commission of Civic Control of Corruption (C.C.C.C)
activities and many 2003 and Jan 2004 stories are summarized by Maria Bertini).
Afghanistan: Afghan paper accuses warlords of fuelling corruption
and crime. According to a newspaper report in Afghanistan,
OEDCD Europe,
Global: EU wants WTO to tackle
corruption. The European Union wants to expand the agenda of the
World Trade Organisation to include anti-corruption
Thailand: NCCC [National Counter
Corruption Commission indicts former MP. The National Counter
Corruption Commission (NCCC) yesterday
Caribbean:
Curacao coalition parties
join call for convicted parliamentarian to step down. Three
political parties have said that they will
Jamaica: Jamaica:
Police launch initiatives to improve relationship with society. The
Police High Command and its affiliate groups
Asia,
Pacific: Corruption watchdog questions new Asia Pacific
agreement. A regional corruption watchdog has cast doubt on
the effectiveness of an
Serbia: Corruption watchdog points
finger at government.
The president of Serbia's
Anti-Corruption Council accused Serbian authorities of
Solomon Islands: Solomons
intervention force chief promises action on corruption. The head of
the Australian-led intervention force in
Liberia: Liberia’s Taylor accused of looting funds in exile.
According to a UN panel monitoring sanctions against West African
Nation, Former
POLAND: Polish
police chief resigns. The
chief of Poland’s
police force Antoni Kowalczyk has resigned following accusations linking him to
a political
ANGOLA: Audit
Court Chief Attends Forum Against Corruption. The
chief of the Audit Court, Juliao
Antonio, attended a regional forum on the prevention
ROMANIA: Romanian PM cleans house
ahead of EU corruption report. Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase
accepted the resignation of three of
MOZAMBIQUE:
ANTI-CORRUPTION BILL PASSED. The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the
Republic, has unanimously passed a bill introducing new anti-
Hungary: In
Hungary, bribes make some doctors more equal than others. It has been
reported that Surgeons and gynecologists receive far more bribes
Lebanon: Lebanon
tops region for corruption. Rampant corruption in Lebanon
has earned it the very low rank of 78 out of 133 countries perceived corrupt in
a
Sierra Leone: Minister
jailed for conflict diamond theft. A court has jailed Sierra
Leone's former transport minister for two years
for illegal possession of
NORWAY: EMBATTLED STATOIL CHIEF STEPS
DOWN Following the departure of chairman Leif Terje Loddesoel at the weekend
Olav Fjell, chief executive of Norway’s
LESOTHO:
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN LESOTHO In a bid to show the world
that it will continue to fight corruption after the bribery
Kazakhstan,
USA: Chevron-Texaco
gets subpoena in probe of Kazakhstan oil DEALS. According
to reports, ChevronTexaco Corp. have said
Saudi Arabia,
UK: Courting
controversy in the desert. It was reported that allegations of
bribery and corruption in the Al Yamamah arms deal with
Azerbaijan: World
Learning and Internews unveil a joint anti-corruption campaign in the local
media. Internews Azerbaijan