Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Police corruption defined by Chook’s crotch cam – Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney Morning Herald

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Sydney Morning Herald Police corruption defined by Chook's crotch cam – Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald Fowler had been the boss of Kings Cross detectives but, unknown to him, his equally corrupt second-in-charge Trevor Haken had rolled over to the Wood Royal Commission on the NSW Police Service. For months Haken had been secretly recording his …

Hong Kong Lawmakers Quiz Former Anti-Corruption Agency Chief – Bloomberg

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Hong Kong Lawmakers Quiz Former Anti- Corruption Agency Chief Bloomberg Hong Kong lawmakers adjourned a public hearing today attended by Timothy Tong, the former head of the city's anti-graft body being investigated for corruption , expressing dissatisfaction with his answers to questions on the agency's spending during his … Former Hong Kong top graft buster faces corruption , overspending probe GlobalPost Ex-ICAC boss to be grilled over HK$100000 dinner South China Morning Post all 5 news articles??

Eradicating corruption: NAB shifts focus from enforcement to prevention regime – The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune Eradicating corruption : NAB shifts focus from enforcement to prevention regime The Express Tribune Pakistan's absolute corruption index remained unchanged at 2.5/10 since the inception of Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. This, the report states, is an indication of major systemic flaws in the constitutional, legislative … Rs 25 billion recovered in 2012: NAB report PakistanToday.com.pk NAB recovers Rs25 billion in one year The News International NAB recovers Rs 25 billion in 2012: report Business Recorder (blog) all 4 news articles??

Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia – Salon

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Salon Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia Salon Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia Robert Clark Young, aka “Qworty” (Credit: Wikimedia/Facebook/Salon). In the wee hours of the morning of January 27, 2013, a Wikipedia editor named “Qworty” made a series of 14 separate edits to the Wikipedia …

Feds hand down public corruption indictments – nwitimes.com

May 17, 2013 by  
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Feds hand down public corruption indictments nwitimes.com HAMMOND | Federal authorities in Hammond announced the indictment Friday of a Pennsylvania gun dealer on nine counts alleging he conspired with two former Lake County police officers in a public corruption case involving firearms sales. In a separate … and more??

BJP suspends Lehar Singh after he confronts Advani on corruption – The Hindu

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BJP suspends Lehar Singh after he confronts Advani on corruption The Hindu The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday suspended its MLC Lehar Singh besides removing him from the post of the State treasurer after he shot off a letter to veteran leader L.K. Advani directly confronting him over his alleged “changing postures” on … and more??

Peter Hook to perform New Order’s Movement and Power, Corruption and Lies … – Consequence of Sound

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Exclaim! (blog) Peter Hook to perform New Order's Movement and Power, Corruption and Lies … Consequence of Sound This time around, he's graduating from Joy Division and, instead, performing full albums by New Order: their 1981 debut, Movement, and its followup, 1983?s Power, Corruption & Lies. The tour kicks off on September 10th at Boston's Paradise Rock Club … Peter Hook to Bring 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies' to North America … Exclaim! (blog) all 4 news articles??

IRS Scandal: Bureaucratic Failure or Political Corruption? – The American Conservative (blog)

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IRS Scandal: Bureaucratic Failure or Political Corruption ? The American Conservative (blog) I just finished chatting about the IRS and AP scandals on the Marc Steiner show with Ari Berman of The Nation, the ACLU's Gabe Rottman, and for the second half, FDL's Kevin Gosztola. Podcast forthcoming here. We disagreed, obviously, about how the IRS …

US Attorney Rejects Idea of Corruption Conspiracy Against Minority Pols – Politicker

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US Attorney Rejects Idea of Corruption Conspiracy Against Minority Pols Politicker But U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, one of two federal prosecutors responsible for bringing many of the recent corruption charges, outright rejected any conspiracy theories last night. “There certainly is no conspiracy to look at any particular group,” Ms …

A Troubling Survey on Global Corruption – New York Times

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A Troubling Survey on Global Corruption New York Times Off the Charts. A Troubling Survey on Global Corruption . By FLOYD NORRIS. Published: May 17, 2013. CORRUPTION is a growth business. Multimedia. GRAPHIC: Cooking the Books. Bribery scandals have dominated headlines in several countries in recent …

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