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Jury to get corruption trial of Austin lawyer
Houston Chronicle
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Corpus Christi is to begin deliberations in the trial of an Austin lawyer charged in a South Texas judicial corruption case with racketeering. Marc Rosenthal's case goes to the jury Thursday morning.

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Babalola Urges Govt to Tackle Corruption, Poverty
THISDAY Live
Former Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, has advised the Federal Government to confront head-on, corruption in the country as well as to focus on job creation. Babalola, who gave the advice as a guest at this month's edition of Speaker ...

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12 Taiwan rail officials indicted on corruption
GlobalPost
Twelve Taiwan railway officials including two deputy directors have been indicted on graft charges after allegedly accepting banquets and hostess club visits in the biggest corruption scandal to hit the state rail sector, prosecutors said. Chung Chao ...

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Foreign Affairs PS Seized Over Corruption Allegations
Citizen News
The anti corruption agency alleges that Mwangi together with Anthony Muchiri, the deputy director of administration and Allan Mburu, the Charge d' Affaires at the Kenyan Embassy in Tokyo, Japan will face the court for making decisions beyond their ...
Foreign Affairs PS held over election chargesDaily Nation

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Frugality, anti-corruption affect luxury brands
China.org.cn
Sales of luxury goods on the Chinese mainland, a fast growing market for the sector in recent years, are on the decline as the country fights against corruption and extravagance. "Sales have dropped a lot," said a salesman of a Parker pens brand store ...

Toronto Star
Mexican union leader arrested on corruption charges is a rival to president
Toronto Star
Elba Esther Gordillo, also known as La Maestra or The Teacher, was arrested after landing in Mexico City Tuesday evening on a private jet from San Diego, Calif., and faces corruption-related charges involving tens of millions of dollars. The long-time ...
Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption chargesChristian Science Monitor
Mexico's powerful union boss, Elba Esther Gordillo, held on corruption chargesThe Independent
Mexico teachers union boss arrested for corruptionBangkok Post
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Canada anti-corruption police seeking extradition of prominent Bahamas resident
Montreal Gazette
NASSAU, Bahamas - Canadian authorities are seeking the extradition of a prominent Bahamas resident who is wanted for alleged fraud involving a hospital contract, authorities said Wednesday. Canada's anti-corruption police issued an arrest warrant early ...

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Aljazeera.com
Slovenian parliament ousts PM over corruption
Aljazeera.com
In the end, it was not protests and strikes against austerity that led to Jansa's expulsion only a year since he took over in the wake of December 2011 early elections, but another corruption scandal. A state anti-graft commission published a report on ...
Slovenia's Troubled Government OustedABC News

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Is corruption 'a way of life' in LA, as Kevin James claims?
Los Angeles Times
Mayoral hopeful Kevin James has been depicting Los Angeles City Hall as one of America's great hothouses of corruption. The former radio talk show host memorialized that claim this week with an Internet-only ad that declares: “Corruption is the way of ...

Corruption Inquiry asks witness if he is 'an imbecile'
CTV News
The commissioners running Quebec's corruption inquiry are not holding back, asking a witness point blank if he was "an imbecile and incompetent" and if he was willing to lie under oath just to damage someone's reputation. The testimony of Robert Marcil ...

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US lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions bill
Wall Street Journal (blog)
U.S. lawmakers were introducing legislation Wednesday that would tighten sanctions on Iran, even as Tehran agreed to future talks with world powers over its contested nuclear drive. The bipartisan House bill would allow President Barack Obama to impose ...

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