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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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| May.8 |
 Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | | |
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| Apr.24 |
Florida |
Snipes sentenced to three years
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| Apr.2 |
 Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal 
Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland, could not survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen
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| Mar.24 |
Detroit |
Mayor charged in SMS scandal
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| Mar.14 |
Pakistan |
Court quashes last Zardari graft charge
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| Mar.12 |
Paris |
Second SocGen employee detained
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| Mar.11 |
Iraq |
Improvements threatened by corruption
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Thailand |
Thaksin to deny corruption charges
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| Feb.20 |
Berlin |
Merkel in talks over tax-fraud probe |
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| Feb.18 |
Hamburg |
More raids in tax fraud scandal |
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Blast kills top Hezbollah commander
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| Jan.28 |
Paris |
Trader 'concealed deals'
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| Jan.27 |
Paris |
Trader 'staked 50bn euros'
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| Jan.25 |
Paris |
Police search rogue trader's flat |
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Paris |
Rogue trader scandal broadens out |
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| Jan.24 |
 Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | | |
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| Jan.22 |
Thailand |
Ex-PM's wife set for trial |
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| Jan.13 |
 South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits Jackie Selebi's resignation follows his suspension as South Africa's national police commissioner
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| Jan.11 |
South Africa |
Interpol's head 'to be charged' |
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| Jan.3 |
Shanghai |
Formula 1 exec jailed |
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| Dec.30 |
London |
Drug firms probed in Iraq scandal |
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| Dec.28 |
South Africa |
New charges for Zuma The prosecutors have brought corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, who was elected leader of the governing African National Congress
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.24 |
Southern Italy |
Firm quits Sicily to spurn Mafia |
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| Nov.13 |
Sierra Leone |
S Leone 'riddled with corruption' |
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| Nov.9 |
New York |
Ex-NY police head faces charges |
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| Oct.26 |
Philippines |
Ex-president released from jail |
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| Oct.22 |
Southern Italy |
Mafia turnover '$120bn' |
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| Oct.4 |
 Chile |
Pinochet family arrested | The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement | |
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| Sep.24 |
Jerusalem |
PM faces corruption probe
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| Sep.22 |
 Peru |
Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges Former President landed in Peru, a day after the Chile approved his extradition to face 5 corruption and two human rights abuse charges
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| Sep.11 |
Manila |
Estrada gets life for corruption
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| Aug.27 |
Brazil |
Lula ex-aide faces corruption trial |
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| Aug.24 |
Florida |
Noriega can be extradited to France
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| Jul.27 |
Paris |
Ex-PM Villepin faces formal inquiry |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jun.22 |
Paris |
Chirac spurns scandal questioning The former French president has refused to appear as a witness in an inquiry into the so-called Clearstream affair
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| Jun.8 |
Chile |
Fujimori under house arrest A Chilean prosecutor recommended former Peruvian President be extradited to Peru to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption
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| Jun.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi prince 'received arms cash'
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| May.14 |
Washington |
Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud
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| Feb.7 |
Washington |
5 named in Iraq contracting scam |
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| Oct.23 |
Texas |
Enron boss gets 24-year sentence
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jul.7 |
 Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud A judge has ruled that former PM should stand trial over alleged fraud concerning his family's
media company Mediaset
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| May.26 |
USA |
Former Enron executives found guilty |
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| May.11 |
South Korea |
S. Korea charges stem-cell pioneer |
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| Mar.10 |
Italy |
Bid for PM corruption trial |
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| Jan.9 |
 South Korea |
Scientist's embryo cloning faked An investigation into the pioneering work of cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk has found further fabrications
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| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
Cloning research was fake| Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated | |
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| Dec.1 |
Chicago |
Former media baron pleads not guilty |
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| Nov.23 |
Chile |
Pinochet faces tax fraud charges |
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| Nov.17 |
Washington |
Conrad Black indicted on fraud charges |
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| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge
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| Sep.7 |
UN |
Oil probe faults Annan over son
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| Aug.10 |
Chile |
Pinochet's wife and son charged |
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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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| Aug.7 |
UN |
Former oil-for-food chief resigned |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town
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| Jun.20 |
South Africa |
Zuma faces charges |
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| Jun.14 |
UN |
Annan in new oil-for-food probe |
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| Jun.2 |
South Africa |
Guilty verdict in graft case |
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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
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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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| Mar.15 |
USA |
Banks accused over Pinochet cash |
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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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| Jan.28 |
Russia |
Beslan team accuses top officials High-ranking military officials aided gunmen who seized a school, according to the parliamentary commission
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| Nov.26 |
UN |
Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years
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| Oct.19 |
Myanmar |
PM replaced |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Jul.16 |
New York |
5 months in jail for Stewart
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| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon won't face bribery charges Attorney general will not seek an indictment against Prime Minister on bribery charges in the so-called Greek Island affair
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| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry
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| Mar.29 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon's son ordered to hand over files |
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| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face bribery charges
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| Jan.30 |
Paris |
Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption A court has found Alain Juppe guilty of involvement in a party funding scam in Paris in the 1980s and 1990s
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| Jan.23 |
Italy |
Parmalat aide 'commits suicide' |
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| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face corruption charge Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal
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| Dec.31 |
Italy |
Police arrest Parmalat officials |
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| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Yukos shares seized by government |
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| Oct.25 |
Siberia |
Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge A court has ordered oil magnate to be held in prison after he was charged with a $1 billion fraud and tax evasion
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
'Dr Germ' detained |
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
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| Jan.8 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon rejects corruption charge
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| Nov.8 |
Beijing |
Jiang's stark warning over corruption |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' |
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| Sep.4 |
Indonesia |
Speaker jailed for corruption |
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Ex-Enron executive pleads guilty |
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| Jul.23 |
USA |
Enron scandal hits US banks |
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| Jul.22 |
Argentina |
Menem denies bomb cover-up |
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| Jul.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse
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| Jun.15 |
Texas |
Andersen guilty in Enron case |
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| Mar.14 |
Washington |
Andersen indicted over Enron |
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| Feb.16 |
US Georgia |
Corpses scandal at crematorium |
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| Feb.6 |
Ireland |
Trader missing after $750m fraud
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| Jan.9 |
Washington |
Criminal inquiry into Enron collapse |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Jul.6 |
Zambia |
Corruption witness killed |
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| Jul.4 |
Argentina |
Former president indicted |
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| Jun.24 |
Venezuela |
Montesinos caught in Caracas
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| May.28 |
Indonesia |
Graft charges lifted against Wahid |
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| Apr.25 |
Manila |
Estrada arrested |
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| Mar.15 |
New Delhi |
Defense minister resigned |
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| Mar.14 |
New Delhi |
Arms scandal envelops government |
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| Mar.2 |
Germany |
Kohl escapes fraud charges |
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| Feb.1 |
Indonesia |
Parliament acts against Wahid |
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| Jan.16 |
Manila |
Pro-Estrada decision |
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| Sep.20 |
Washington |
Insufficient evidence to prosecute Clinton
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| May.29 |
 Indonesia |
Suharto under house arrest Former President is accused of embezzling millions of dollars and abuse of power
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