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3 men sentenced in Sheppard AFB contracts scam

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:06 -0400

DALLAS - Three men have been sentenced to prison in a bribery case involving road and roofing contracts for a North Texas military installation.

8th person pleads in $30M NASA contract fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:14 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - An eighth person pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies that falsely claimed eligibility for preferences granted to minority-owned businesses.

Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:47 -0400

HAVANA - A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered.

Ex-DA testifies in own defense in bribery trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:31:04 -0400

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked judge has testified in his own defense.

Indy mayor suspends land bank after indictments

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:41:51 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Wednesday suspended a city program that sells vacant and tax-delinquent properties, one day after federal prosecutors indicted two of its top officials for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks.

Feds charge ex-police officer with bribe scheme

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:26 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A former Wichita police officer has been charged with conspiring to bribe a car-theft victim in hope of saving her job.

Ex-River Rouge schools exec gets 5-year sentence

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:20 -0400

RIVER ROUGE, Michigan - A former River Rouge school official has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for a bribery and mail fraud scheme that cost her suburban Detroit district $160,000.

Kan. deputy accused of sexual contact with inmate

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:58 -0400

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - A deputy at a central Kansas jail is accused of having illegal sexual relations with a female inmate and bribing or intimidating two others.

2 San Diego contractors sentenced in Navy scheme

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:05 -0400

SAN DIEGO - A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and gifts.

Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:35 -0400

NEW YORK - Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday.

Wal-Mart told to provide more info in bribe case

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:05 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A judge in Delaware ordered attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over more information to shareholders seeking records on how the company responded to allegations of bribery involving its operations in Mexico.

Harford County deputy pleads guilty to bribery

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:40 -0400

BEL AIR, Maryland - A Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy has resigned after pleading guilty to accepting payments in exchange for providing unauthorized access to police databases.

Former top Chinese banker to face graft charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:24 -0400

BEIJING - A former top Chinese banker has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party for taking bribes and turned over to prosecutors, the government said Monday, following reports he was implicated in huge improper loans.

Carencro chief denies officers took bribes at club

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:52 -0400

CARENCRO, Louisiana - A police chief disputes claims that his officers were paid to look away during illegal drug sales and prostitution at a strip club.

Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:37:27 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.

Va. postal official sentenced for taking bribes

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:07 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts.

USPS official sentenced for taking bribes

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07:24 -0400

Wal-Mart's 1Q profit, sales disappoint

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:06 -0400

NEW YORK - The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Massport cab starts indicted on bribery charges

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:50:04 -0400

BOSTON - A grand jury has indicted five employees of the Massachusetts Port Authority for allegedly taking bribes from cab drivers and letting them cut ahead of other taxis to pick up passengers at Logan International Airport.

Massport cab starts indicted on bribery charges

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:16:12 -0400

Swiss to crack down on business, sports bribery

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:14:03 -0400

GENEVA - The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases.

UK: Another editor at The Sun charged over bribery

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:43:29 -0400

LONDON - Britain's prosecutors say that a politics and government editor with The Sun tabloid has been charged over a conspiracy to pay thousands of pounds (dollars) worth of bribes to a press officer working in the British government's tax department.

China tightens grip on discourse, ideology

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:01:28 -0400

BEIJING - Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the country's new leadership to control dissent even as it vows to root out corruption.

NY state lawmaker pleads not guilty to new charges

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:13:03 -0400

NEW YORK - A New York state lawmaker already facing bribery and other corruption charges has pleaded not guilty to new mail fraud charges.

Hammond councilman pleads guilty to bribery

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:25:41 -0400

HAMMOND, Indiana - A Hammond city councilman pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Monday for taking $10,500 in return for steering city tree-trimming contracts to one service.