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Collection Agency Executive Pleads To Conspiracy In Bank Bribery Scam
The Hartford CourantAn executive at a collection agency involved in a multi-million dollar scam pleaded guilty in federal court this week to one count of conspiring to commit bank bribery, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Patrick Pinto, 44, of Bohemia, N.Y., faces...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons, Corporate Crime, Trials
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Montreal mayor resigns after being charged with corruption
dpaMONTREAL Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned Tuesday, one day after his arrest on corruption charges. Applebaum, 50, said he could not remain mayor while defending himself in court, Canadian news reports said. He faces 14 criminal counts including...Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Germany, Justice System, Politics
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Algeria probes state power boss over Alstom, GE deals
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - Algeria is investigating the head of its state power and gas utility, Sonelgaz, over contracts involving U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co and France's Alstom SA, sources told Reuters and Algerian local media reported. "The case...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, General Electric Company, Corporate Crime, Prosecution, France
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Appeals court overturns officer's sentence in Majestic case
A federal appeals court overturned the sentence of a Baltimore police officer convicted of taking kickbacks from a tow truck company, ruling that a lower court was wrong in how it assigned a dollar value to the scheme. The Fourth Circuit Court of...
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State Legislative Leaders Enabled Corruption
State legislative leaders should have taken their cue from U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton. In sentencing the first of eight defendants to two years in prison, she decried the scheme to kill legislation in exchange for illegal political...
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Austrian central banker suspended in bribe case
Reuters* Deputy governor, eight others indicted by prosecutors * Duchatczek denies any wrongdoing VIENNA, June 18 (Reuters) - Austria's central bank suspended its deputy governor on Tuesday while it reviews charges that he turned a blind eye toward shady...Tags: Austria, Justice System, Regional Authority, Corporate Crime, Politics
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Medrano convicted in bribery case
Former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano was convicted a second time on corruption-related charges when a federal jury found him guilty Monday of trying to win a contract in Los Angeles through bribery. The conviction came nearly two decades after Medrano...
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Ex-Stroger aide goes on trial in kickbacks case
A top aide hired by former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger in the waning days of his administration launched a scheme with another aide to steal about $300,000 using fraudulent contracts and kickbacks paid in cash-stuffed envelopes, prosecutors...
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Czech PM faces showdown as coalition partners waver
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - Some members of the Czech Republic's governing coalition are considering ditching Prime Minister Petr Necas after his closest aide was charged with bribery and ordering illegal surveillance, his deputy said on Sunday. Necas faces a...Tags: Petr Necas, National Government, Justice System, Elections, Politics
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Straight-shooter prosecutors shake Czech political scene
ReutersBy Michael Winfrey and Jana Mlcochova PRAGUE, June 14 (Reuters) - Six years after he was thrown off a high-profile bribery trial and sacked from his job, Czech High State Prosecutor Ivo Istvan is now on the verge of toppling the government with the Czech...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Petr Necas, Politics, Corporate Crime, Prague (Czech Republic)
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'Entrapment' cited by co-defendant in Medrano trial
Tribune reporterIn closing arguments at the bribery trial of former Chicago Alderman Ambrosio Medrano, an attorney for another defendant summed up the government’s case against his client with one word. “Entrapment,” said Joseph J. Duffy, who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Defendants, Corporate Crime, Pharmaceuticals
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Czech leader clings on after close aide charged with graft
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was clinging to office on Friday after prosecutors accused a close aide of being at the center of a corrupt web of political favors and secret surveillance. The leader of a junior partner in the...Tags: Petr Necas, National Government, Charles, Prince of Wales, Justice System, Elections
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