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Israeli tycoon appeals corruption conviction in Swiss court

Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz is returning to a Geneva courthouse to appeal his conviction on charges of corrupting foreign public officials and forging documents

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro and Lula face off in Brazil presidential debate

Brazil's main presidential candidates took their gloves off on Sunday and laid into each other in the first presidential debate for the October general election with accusations of corruption and threats to democracy.

Reuters

Peruvian judge sends Castillo's sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations

The sister-in-law of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given 30 months of pre-trial detention on Sunday, the most serious escalation so far of a host of criminal investigations that have targeted the leader's inner circle.

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Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists

The Society of Editors and the Crime Reporters Association have written to the College of Policing.

The Independent UK

Reports detail how Haiti’s public administration is a cesspool of corruption

Fictitious government jobs and contracts, political patronage, embezzlement, and university employees and civil servants who use government bank accounts as their personal checkbooks.

Miami Herald

Thousands in Argentina take to streets to defend embattled vice president

Thousands of followers of Argentina's former president and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took to the streets in her defense Saturday, days after two prosecutors called for a 12-year prison sentence and a ban on public office for alleged corruption during her government.

Reuters

Hafta letters: NL Reads, corruption in Punjab, Mukesh Khanna’s comments

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Inside a 'tale of greed' in San Francisco: Bribery scandal leads to 7-year prison sentence

Federal prosecutors called it "a tale of greed as old as time" — a powerful San Francisco official at the heart of a web of kickbacks, bribery and fraud that stretched across more than a decade.

Los Angeles Times

Now, private schools write to PM against corruption in education department

They have accused officials of demanding ‘fixed percentage’ for every work

The Hindu

Former leaders have been jailed or charged all over the world

It's not just "banana republics."

Axios

Lokpal to accept corruption complaints filed in prescribed format only

The Central government had in March 2020 notified the Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, which prescribe the format to file a complaint.

The Hindu

Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in 'Padre Pio'

Abel Ferrara is perhaps best known for his gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and 1990s that delved into the soulless evils of drug addiction, corruption and sexual violence

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula wants to renegotiate loans if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to renegotiate household debts if he wins October’s election

The Independent UK

Ex-San Francisco official sentenced to 7 years in prison

San Francisco’s former public works director was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for steering public contracts and taking pricey gifts in a corruption case that ensnared several City Hall officials and insiders

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Brazil's Lula says will create measures against corruption if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he will take new measures to investigate any crime related to corruption if elected in October's national election.

The Hindu

Will submit documents only to judicial commission, says contractors’ association

The Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) on Thursday said that it was willing to submit documents to a judicial commission instead of the Lokayukta to prevent “harassment to its members”, even as the Congress asked why the government was not willing to announce a judicial inquiry if it had nothing…

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Argentina president accused of threatening prosecutor

President Alberto Fernández is engulfed in controversy after saying he hopes the prosecutor leading a corruption trial against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner does not kill himself

The Independent UK

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib returns to court for 1MDB trial

Jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has returned to court for a second corruption trial over the pilfering of the 1MDB state fund

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Delhi: MCD official held while accepting Rs 10,000 as bribe

NEW DELHI: A 54-year-old MCD official was arrested by sleuths of the anti-corruption branch (ACB) while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. He had demanded the bribe to allow an automobile repairing shop on the footpath in RK Puram.

Reuters

Latin American leaders back Argentine VP after prosecutor's request

Latin American leaders sent their support to Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Wednesday, after prosecutors asked for extensive prison time in her corruption proceedings.

The Hindu

Congress alleges corruption in Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board

Congress leaders said that the State government was neglecting the backward region and encouraging corruption in the KKRDB

The Independent UK

UK at risk of joining global anti-corruption partnership ‘list of shame’

The Government was informed the UK may be designated as ‘inactive’ by the Open Government Partnership over failings in its transparency action plans.

Reuters

Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia's ex-PM begins jail term

Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund.

Irish Mirror

Robert Troy omissions showed 'careless disregard' for anti-corruption measures, says Labour leader Ivana Bacik

'I think Robert Troy still has questions to answer'

Reuters

Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.

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