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| Jun.19 |
FBI |
FBI holds 406 for mortgage fraud The Justice Department was pursuing 144 cases. The arrests include estate agents and loan originators, who help homebuyers to take out loans
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| Apr.24 |
Florida |
Snipes sentenced to three years Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes has received a prison sentence for tax offences of wilfully failing to file a tax return
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| Mar.24 |
Detroit |
Mayor charged in SMS scandal Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office, stemming from a sex scandal 6 years ago
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| Nov.9 |
New York |
Ex-NY police head faces charges
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| Aug.24 |
Florida |
Noriega can be extradited to France Judge: Former Panamanian dictator can be extradited to France to serve a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering charges
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| May.14 |
Washington |
Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws' A panel of executives says its President broke bank rules in awarding a substantial pay rise to his girlfriend
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| Mar.6 |
Washington |
White House official Libby guilty
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| Feb.7 |
Washington |
5 named in Iraq contracting scam 3 officers and 2 civilians charged they steered $8.6 million in reconstruction funds in exchange for kickbacks
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| Oct.23 |
Texas |
Enron boss gets 24-year sentence Jeffrey Skilling has been sentenced for his role in the giant fraud that led to the energy firm's 2001 collapse
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| Aug.25 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Former Ukraine PM is jailed
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jun.14 |
New Orleans |
Katrina storm fraudsters paid $1.4bn
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| May.26 |
USA |
Former Enron executives found guilty The founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling were convicted of conspiracy and fraud
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| Mar.7 |
Texas |
Enron bosses 'hid massive losses'
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| Jan.24 |
UN |
Annan's son to repay duty on Mercedes
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| Dec.28 |
California |
Dozens indicted in alleged Katrina scam
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Cloning research was fake
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| Dec.1 |
Chicago |
Former media baron pleads not guilty Conrad Black pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges in connection with the alleged looting of more than $80m
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| Nov.17 |
Washington |
Conrad Black indicted on fraud charges The former chairman of Hollinger International and 3 other former executives have been charged
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| Oct.27 |
UN |
Probe: $1.8B diverted to Hussein regime
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| Oct.18 |
UN |
UN acts to halt abuses by staff
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| Oct.3 |
Texas |
New indictment against Tom DeLay
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| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge The Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives has been indicted with criminal conspiracy
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| Sep.7 |
UN |
Oil probe faults Annan over son The report reiterates a finding that Secretary-General did not personally engage in unethical behavior
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| Aug.8 |
UN |
Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'| Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations | | |
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| Jun.1 |
UN |
Stephanides fired over oil scandal| Kofi Annan has sacked a senior official accused of serious misconduct over Iraq's oil-for-food program | | |
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Galloway takes on US oil accusers British MP has told senators who accused him of profiting from Iraq oil the claims were the 'mother of all smokescreens'
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| May.15 |
U.S. Congress |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe| A Senate report accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin, of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq | |
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| Feb.3 |
UN |
Oil-for-food head criticized| Inquiry chief Volcker says there is 'conclusive' evidence that the programme director had a 'conflict of interest' | |
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Beslan team accuses top officials
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| Nov.26 |
UN |
Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years The son of Secretary-General got monthly payments more than 4 years longer than was previously known
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| Jul.16 |
New York |
5 months in jail for Stewart Celebrity lifestyle guru has been sentenced over charges of conspiracy and obstruction
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| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry The Security Council has approved an investigation into reports of massive corruption in the oil-for-food program
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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
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| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse| Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers and ex-CFO Scott Sullivan take Fifth on Capitol Hill | |
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| Jun.15 |
Texas |
Andersen guilty in Enron case A jury has found accountancy firm guilty of obstructing justice by shredding documents relating to the failed energy giant
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| Sep.20 |
Washington |
Insufficient evidence to prosecute Clinton Whitewater investigation of the Clintons ends without indictments. Counsel Ray said that there was insufficient evidence
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Suharto under house arrest
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