All posts tagged "Corruption"

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  Indicted Puerto Rican senator: Feds are going to make a fool of themselves

  Nazario says regarding federal charges; will not resign

  • Posted September 12, 2018
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  Governor presents bill to establish a Puerto Rico Anticorruption Code

  Would combine related laws and stipulate gov't can claim 3 times amount misappropriated

  • Posted November 29, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Senate seeks to establish Anti-Corruption Code

  Measure compiles existing legislation on undue influence within government

  • Posted November 27, 2017
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  Defense lawyer calls witness at FIFA bribery trial ‘liar’

  Prosecutors have asked the judge to revoke Burga’s bail.

  • Posted November 17, 2017
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  Ecuador VP to face trial in Odebrecht corruption case

  Judge Miguel Jurado ruled Tuesday that Glas will be tried on corruption charges connected with the Brazilian company Odebrecht

  • Posted November 15, 2017
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  Prosecutors: Menendez motion to dismiss charges ‘meritless’

  Menendez is charged with using his political influence to help a wealthy campaign donor.

  • Posted July 27, 2017
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  Brazil’s shy ‘Car Wash’ judge is loved and loathed celebrity

  CURITIBA, Brazil – A shy federal judge based in a provincial capital has become an unlikely celebrity in Brazil, where he is shaking up the nation’s power structure while overseeing what may be the largest corruption probe...

  • Posted April 5, 2017
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  Samsung family succession hits snag with chief’s arrest

  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was taken by surprise Friday with the arrest of the scion of the country’s richest family and de-facto leader at Samsung over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal that...

  • Posted February 17, 2017
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  Prosecutors from 15 countries tackle Odebrecht corruption

  RIO DE JANEIRO — Prosecutors from 15 countries are meeting in Brazil to discuss implications of the sprawling corruption scandal at the Odebrecht construction company. Officials from America, Africa and Europe are on hand to compare notes...

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  Brazil’s jailed ex-speaker submits evidence of aneurism

  Cunha's announcement came the same day his lawyers filed a petition for his release on legal grounds. They didn't mention his health

  • Posted February 9, 2017