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Ed Burke and City Council members who call his conviction ‘a tragedy’ suck the life out of Chicago

What’s sad is that corruption continues to be so normalized in this town, an Irving Park resident writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guatemala Supreme Court Orders Release Of Anti-corruption Prosecutor

Guatemala's supreme court on Tuesday ordered the release of former anti-corruption prosecutor Virginia Laparra, who was sentenced in December 2022 to four years in prison for abuse of authority in a trial criticized by the international community.

International Business Times

BSY was involved in ₹40,000 cr. corruption in COVID management: Yatnal

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal alleges former CM B.S. Yediyurappa involved in ₹40,000 crore scam during COVID-19 wave; CM Siddaramaiah urges Yatnal to submit documents to Justice Commission.

The Hindu

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AIADMK criticises DMK govt. over law and order situation, corruption, distribution of flood relief

AIADMK condemns DMK govt. for deteriorating law & order, cyclone relief, NEET, corruption & more. Urges Centre & State to act.

The Hindu

Former President Trump indicted on 91 criminal charges across four jurisdictions

2024 kicks off with a bang as chaos reigns in politics. From corruption charges to international conflicts, buckle up for a wild ride. A creative and capti...

Top News

12 Increasingly Off-the-Wall Housing Reforms

American cities and states passed a lot of good, incremental housing reforms in 2023. In 2024, we'd benefit from trying out some long shot ideas.

Reason

Tahsildar suspended after his video ‘justifying corruption’ goes viral in Andhra Pradesh

Mursha Vali, the tahsildar of Madakasira mandal in Sri Satya Sai district, has been placed under suspension after a video highlighting ‘hard facts’ related to corrupt practices surfaced on the social media.

The Hindu

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Investments of ₹1.25 lakh crore fell through due to hostile environment, alleges TDP MP

TDP MP Ravindra Kumar alleges rampant corruption & hostile business environment drove away industries from A.P., leading to 24% unemployment among graduates & thousands of youth taking their lives.

The Hindu

Has Chicago learned its lesson on corruption?

Former Ald. Ed Burke’s conviction should serve as a stark reminder that politics as usual in the Windy City is not a relic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Government to make powerpoint presentation on Kaleshwaram at the project site on December 29

Government plans to expose Kaleshwaram project's shortcomings and alleged corruption with a powerpoint presentation at Medigadda barrage.

The Hindu

Retired Dongfeng Motor Executive Becomes Latest to Fall Under Graft Probe

Tong Dongcheng joins several others at the state-owned automaker who have been caught up in a corruption campaign targeting the firms

Caixin Global

A culture of greed, riddled with inequality. Global football is a mirror of our age

The ECJ Super League ruling lays bare how demand for market competition is a weapon wielded by those in power

The Guardian - UK

In Mexico, corruption and organised crime fuel crisis in forensic medicine

In Mexico, 111,000 people are classified as disappeared and the country’s morgues hold 52,000 unidentified corpses, bones and remains. The country is going through a crisis in forensic medicine fuelled by a lack of personnel, technology and political will – but also by significant corruption. Families of the disappeared have…

France 24

The Navy, Venezuela and $50m: Who is ‘Fat Leonard’, the fugitive behind historic military corruption case?

Leonard Glenn Francis set to be sentenced for bribing scores of Navy officials after Venezuela included him in prisoner swap with White House, writes Graeme Massie

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Two down: On the conviction of a senior functionary and the DMK

For the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the conviction of one of its deputy general secretaries at a time when it is facing a barrage of corruption charges, is an undoubted political setback

The Independent UK

Albania's parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha

Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being probed for possible corruption

WEKU

Party bosses fall in Japan's worst political corruption scandal in decades

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party replaced two of its top executives as part of a purge related to investigations into alleged political slush funds.

International Business Times

Cocaine Market Sees New Players, Bananas And Amazon Submarines: Report

The global cocaine market is changing. "The market is changing," Nathan Jaccard, Latin America editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a consortium of investigative journalists which accessed the files, told AFP. Colombia cultivated a record 230,000 hectares of coca leaf in 2022, and produced 1,738 tonnes…

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France 24

Ukrainian journalists tackle corruption, calling out misuse of resources

The European Union has agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine next year. But further progress will depend on the country meeting tough conditions, particularly in the fight against corruption. Many of those conditions are actually defined not by Brussels, but by Ukrainian civil society activists, who ask the EU…

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Brandon Johnson, city leaders react to Ed Burke guilty verdict in corruption case

Former and current elected officials comment on the conviction of the longest-serving, once-powerful dean of the Chicago City Council. ‘The tyranny of Ed Burke is over,’ former Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

The Independent UK

Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption

A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private law business from developers

France 24

High stakes, long wait: What outcome for DR Congo after elections?

The stakes are as high as the wait is long in DR Congo. Voting rolled over for an unscheduled second day in a sprawling, often unruly Central African nation that’s picking a president, as well as national, regional and municipal lawmakers. The logistics are challenging and the politics are rough…

Chicago Sun-Times

Current, former City Council colleagues call Burke conviction ‘sad’ and ‘a tragedy’

There’s affection and respect for the man who mentored far more colleagues than he bullied during his record 54-year reign. Ald. Ray Lopez said Burke’s ‘fingerprints are on so much of what is Chicago. To have this as the final act of a remarkable career is a tragedy.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Ed Burke ‘had his hand out for money.’ Powerful politician convicted of extortion, bribery in historic verdict

A jury of nine women and three men heard from 38 witnesses over 16 days of testimony as prosecutors made their case that Burke was “a bribe taker” and “an extortionist.”

International Business Times

US Adds Guatemalans Targeting President-elect To Blacklist

The United States on Thursday added a Guatemalan prosecutor and judge targeting president-elect Bernardo Arevalo to a corruption blacklist, making them ineligible for US visas.

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