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| Nov.20 |
Washington |
US sets marker on Afghan corruption |
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| Nov.19 |
Russia |
Corruption fight explodes on YouTube |
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
US demands Afghan 'bribery court'
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| Nov.5 |
Gaza |
Tunnel scam hits dirt-poor Palestinians
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| Nov.2 |
Kabul |
Karzai vows to battle corruption
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| Oct.5 |
Costa Rica |
Former president Calderon sentenced |
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| Sep.28 |
 Peru |
Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case Disgraced former president pleaded guilty to charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzling government money to bribe politicians
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| Sep.11 |
 Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life| Former President Chen Shui-bian was convicted on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison | |
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| Sep.7 |
Baghdad |
Corruption sting nabs deputy minister |
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| Sep.2 |
Taiwan |
Former first lady sentenced
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| Aug.30 |
 Jerusalem |
Olmert charged in corruption probe Former Israeli Prime Minister has been indicted on a variety of corruption charges in a probe that dogged his last months in office
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| Aug.17 |
USA |
Man 'stole 130m card numbers' |
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| Jul.23 |
 New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe 
2 mayors, rabbis and politicians are among some 30 people arrested in a major corruption and money-laundering investigation
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
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| Jun.18 |
Virginia |
Texas billionaire Stanford arrested |
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| Jun.4 |
New York |
Fraud charge for Countrywide boss
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| May.30 |
Baghdad |
Dramatic plane arrest of ex-Iraq minister |
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| Apr.6 |
Texas |
Stanford: 'Clients lost no money'
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 South Africa |
Prosecutors drop Zuma corruption charges Prosecutors dropped corruption charges against ruling party president Jacob Zuma, who is expected to win the presidential race
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| Apr.2 |
Chicago |
Prosecutors indict Blagojevich |
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| Apr.1 |
Florida |
US marshals seize Madoff property |
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| Mar.31 |
Cambodia |
War crimes court in corruption probe |
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| Mar.25 |
Taiwan |
Ex-President Chen Shui-bian goes on trial
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| Mar.12 |
New York |
Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme |
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| Mar.9 |
Bavaria |
Swiss blackmail 'gigolo' jailed |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found
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| Jan.23 |
Bahamas |
Two detained over Travolta 'scam' |
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| Jan.7 |
India |
Fraud revelations hit computer company |
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| Dec.29 |
Taiwan |
Ex-president Chen Shui-bian jailed |
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| Dec.23 |
New York |
Madoff investor commits suicide |
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| Dec.19 |
Chicago |
Accused governor to fight charges |
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| Dec.17 |
New York |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Madoff grilling for US watchdog |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'| Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.9 |
 Chicago |
Illinois governor seized in probe| Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiring to get benefits through his authority to appoint a senator | |
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| Nov.13 |
Colombia |
3 million bilked in pyramid schemes
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| Nov.11 |
Taiwan |
Ex-president held over corruption claims
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| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert 'should be indicted'
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| Aug.4 |
South Africa |
Defiant Zuma fights corruption charges
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| Jul.30 |
Thailand |
Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion
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| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert corruption probe widened
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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.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.14 |
Pakistan |
Court quashes last Zardari graft charge |
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| Mar.12 |
Paris |
Second SocGen employee detained |
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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.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.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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| 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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| 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
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| Sep.11 |
Manila |
Estrada gets life for corruption |
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| Aug.24 |
Florida |
Noriega can be extradited to France |
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| Jun.22 |
Paris |
Chirac spurns scandal questioning
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| Jun.8 |
Chile |
Fujimori under house arrest
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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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| 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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| 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. Senate |
Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
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| May.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
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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
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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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| Jul.16 |
New York |
5 months in jail for Stewart |
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| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon won't face bribery charges
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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
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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