Tag: Political corruption
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects
CAIRO — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Sunday urged Sudan’s transitional government to hand over suspects wanted for war crimes and genocide in...
Albania parliament committee recommends impeaching president
TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian parliamentary committee issued a report Friday recommending that the country’s president be impeached for violating the constitution and fired.
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Cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties
MADISON, Wis. — One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state...
Accepting award, Romney faults extremes of political divide
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney faulted those on both extremes of the nation’s political divide Wednesday as he accepted the John F. Kennedy...
Woman who identified predator in 1953 may finally get reward
Connecticut legislators on Wednesday moved closer to making amends with a Hartford woman who helped in the identification, arrest and conviction of a man...
Corruption trial of former South African president starts
JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began Wednesday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offenses.
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Ex-official in Bolivia charged for bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — Bolivia's former interior minister has has been arrested in the U.S. for allegedly taking part of $602,000 in kickbacks from Florida-based businessmen...
Madigan’s ex-chief of staff indicted for lying to grand jury
CHICAGO — The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted Wednesday for lying under oath to a federal...
US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...
Arkansas school apologizes for inaccuracies in yearbook
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — School leaders in northwest Arkansas are apologizing for inaccuracies printed in a junior high yearbook, including a current events section that...