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Kenya president, facing cash crunch, accuses tax agency of graft

Kenya's President William Ruto on Friday accused the tax collection agency's staff of cutting government revenue by engaging in corruption, colluding with tax evaders and taking bribes.

Reuters

Large crowd gathers to watch rare public execution in Iran condemned as ‘medieval’ by activists

Man sentenced to death in 2016 on charges of ‘corruption on Earth’

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a historic impeachment vote after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations

The Independent UK

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Cannes 2023: Sunny Leone on her transition from adult films and reality TV to Bollywood

With a following of millions on social media, actress Sunny Leone fought her way into Bollywood after starting out in adult films and appearing in India's reality show "Big Boss". She talks to Eve Jackson about her police corruption film "Kennedy", which is premiering in the Midnight Screening section. Also…

France 24

Sam DSouza petitions Bombay HC to quash CBI proceedings

MUMBAI: Sanville Adrian D’Souza alias Sam Dsouza has approached the Bombay high court vacation bench with a plea for quashing criminal proceedings and interim relief in connection with an alleged extortion and corruption case filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) linked to the October 2021 Cordelia Cruise drug bust…

The Times of India

Former Mozambique finance minister loses last appeal, set for extradition to US over $2B scandal

Mozambique's former finance minister has lost a last-ditch legal appeal in South Africa and faces extradition to the United States over a $2 billion corruption scandal related to loans to Mozambican state-owned companies

The Independent UK

Key suspect in EU corruption case can remove electronic bracelet

The key suspect at the heart of the corruption scandal that rocked the European Union’s assembly last year no longer has to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office said Thursday

The Independent UK

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Leah Atkinson, former CFO at Department of Infrastructure, alleged to be subject to ICAC corruption allegations

The person allegedly at the centre of three separate corrupt conduct allegations by the NT Independent Commissioner Against Corruption worked as the chief financial officer at the Infrastructure Department and then at an Indigenous education institute.

ABC News

Michael Gove orders review into corruption allegations at Teesside freeport

Investigation of Teesworks project to be led by independent panel of his choosing, not National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK

India to share experiences as G-20 group discusses impact of graft on women

On India’s request, a G20 working group on fighting corruption will discuss how graft impacts women. The role of audit institutions and attempts to build a consensus on a common definition of economic offenders are also among the topics that will be discussed at the second G20 anti-corruption working group…

The Hindu

Judiciary confiscates passports of Lebanon's central bank chief after French arrest warrant

Lebanese judicial officials say a udge has questioned the country’s embattled central bank governor and confiscated his Lebanese and French passports following an arrest warrant from France over corruption charges

The Independent UK

Two Nepal ex-ministers among 30 charged in US-bound refugee scam

Nepali prosecutors have charged 30 people, including two former cabinet ministers, with corruption in a case involving faking documents for Nepali nationals to enter the United States as Bhutanese refugees, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Corruption in South Africa: former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”.

The Conversation

Palaniswami diverting attention from corruption charges against his party colleagues, says Thennarasu

After AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami criticised Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s official visit to Singapore and Japan, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said Mr. Palaniswami was trying to divert attention from the acts of corruption committed by two Ministers of the AIADMK government

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Reuters

Ukraine moves closer to corruption trial of former tax chief

Ukraine has moved a step closer to putting former tax and customs chief Roman Nasirov on trial on corruption charges after anti-graft investigators referred his case to court.

AAP

MP Stuart Robert faces conflict of interest calls

Cabinet minister Bill Shorten is doubling down on calls for Liberal MP Stuart Robert to face a corruption watchdog for his alleged links to a consulting firm.

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s fighting for our future’: Pakistan’s young voters rally behind Imran Khan

Attempts to jail and harass the cricketer turned politician have only strengthened his support among young people

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Key events since fall of Indonesia’s Soeharto

An economic crisis as well as mass protests brought down Indonesia’s longtime leader and brought new freedoms.

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Public Service Commissioner urges NT government staff to 'carefully verify' qualifications after ICAC corruption findings

In an internal email to all Northern Territory government employees after the ICAC findings, the Public Employment Commissioner said potential employees' qualifications had to be "carefully verified" to maintain "integrity in recruitment".

Caixin Global

Jilin Province Trust’s Former Chairman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Conviction of Tai Ge on corruption charges extends the trust’s scandal streak to include four of its chairmen since 2001

The Hindu

Roof collapse in VOC Stadium shows DMK’s corruption in implementing Union govt’s schemes, says Annamalai

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K. Annamalai on Tuesday alleged that the collapse of a portion of a recently-erected roof in VOC Stadium in Tirunelveli district was indicative of the DMK government’s corruption while implementing the schemes of the Union government.

The Hindu

Congress government in Rajasthan has broken all records of corruption: Rajasthan BJP president Joshi

Rajasthan BJP president C. P. Joshi alleged on May 23 that the Congress government in the State has broken all records of corruption.

The New Daily

Pakistan’s Imran Khan questioned over corruption charges

An anti-graft agency has questioned former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan over corruption charges, his lawyer says.

Reuters

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan questioned on graft charges - lawyer

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday was questioned by an anti-graft agency on corruption charges, his lawyer said, less than a week after he rejected a summons to appear and denounced the allegations against him.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Keep fighting public corruption: The US Supreme Court keeps weakening the prosecutors’ tools to pursue crooks in government

In two unanimous decisions handed down this month, the U.S. Supreme Court did exactly what was unfortunately expected and tossed out convictions won by famed corruption-buster former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The justices didn’t like what both Bharara and the trial court had agreed was criminal behavior by Andrew…

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