| Human Rights Cartoon (97): Corruption | | 2008-08-04 09:31:01 | | (source)
Forms of corruption
Corruption can take on many forms:
From limited competition when awarding government contracts to the setting up of wasteful mega-projects designed specifically for the corruption opportunities these can yield.
From small bribes by ordinary citizens “in order to get things done” to larger payments as a means to escape criminal justice.
From the nepotism of a [...]... | | By: PAP Blog | | |
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| Charles Rangel Caught in the Culture of Corruption | | 2008-07-17 19:02:27 | | Cross posted at Grizzly Groundswell
Charles Rangel may be the latest Democrat to be caught in the culture of corruption. It seems as though he has been living in and has a campaign headquarters set up in a rent controlled apartment. That is a no-no.
Rangelis renting four rent-stabilized apartments, one for his campaign office, all [...]... | | By: America's Watchtower | | |
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| Tauwhare's Official Remarks RE: TCI Corruption Inquiry | | 2008-07-12 13:54:00 | | I have found the total of Gov. Richard Tauwhare's official statement of the formation of a British Commission of Inquiry into government corruption in Turks and Caicos. He begins,"I have today, Thursday 10th July 2008, appointed a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into whether there is information that corruption or other serious dishonesty in relation to past and present elected members of the House of Assembly (previously known as the Legislative Council) may have taken place in recent years. It is to report to the Governor within sixteen weeks its preliminary findings and recommendations concerning:a) instigating criminal investigations by the police or otherwiseb) any indications of systemic weaknesses in legislation, regulation and administrationc) any recommendation that the inquiry's terms of reference be extendedd) any other matters relating thereto."So the investigation is to last 16 weeks, therefore ending the first week of November 2008 with ... | | By: Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog | | |
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| Corruption in Delhi Police | | 2008-07-10 06:11:05 | | Read the article below, it is taken from HT epaper.
Incense seller begs outside court to ‘bribe’ cops.
He tried everything to get justice for his son. He pleaded to the police to take action but in return they asked him for Rs. 50, 000. So, in an effort to shake up the system and also [...]... | | By: Social Cause India | | |
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| GR developer at center of Detroit corruption probe | | 2008-07-04 12:37:00 | | An Alpine Township man at the center of an investigation into alleged Detroit City Hall corruption was working for a company that holds a $3 million sludge-hauling contract with the city of Grand Rapids, as well as contracts with other West Michigan communities.However, Grand Rapids city officials say they don't expect the Detroit case, which involves local developer James Rosendall Jr., to have an impact on their contract."It's of interest to us," said Grand Rapids Assistant Director of Environmental Services Mike Lunn. "I don't see how it would impact us at all."
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| Spain Arrests 23 on Costa del Sol Corruption Charges | | 2008-06-22 03:11:00 | | une 18 (Bloomberg) -- Spanish police arrested 23 town hall officials, architects, lawyers and business people in Estepona in the Costa del Sol region on charges of corruption and money laundering.The arrests took place yesterday as 200 police officers searched 38 homes and businesses, according to a statement from Spain's Interior Ministry. Among those arrested was the town's Mayor, Antonio Barrientos, a member of Spain's ruling Socialist Party. Barrientos was immediately expelled from the party, according to a statement on its Web site.``Any other officials who may be implicated in the alleged corruption scandal will suffer the same punishment,'' the Web site said.
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| Senator Chris Dodd Caught in the Culture of Corruption | | 2008-06-16 18:33:02 | | Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Chris Dodd has been receiving preferential treatment on loans that he has taken out through Countrywide. You remember Countrywide don’t you? Countrywide is one of the “big bad predatory loan” companies that is now considered to be at the heart of the [...]... | | By: America's Watchtower | | |
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| 43 arrested for corruption around contracts on the pubblic jobs | | 2008-06-14 01:32:00 | | news corruption arrested pubblic
Perugia: just from yesterday, 8 persons are in prison, the others 35 person arrested in their homes,: the operation of the local Police of Perugia that, from the morning of June, 12 , has brought to the execution of 35 ordinances of custody to protect, signed by...
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| Corruption from Arlen Specter | | 2008-05-15 11:24:05 | | I’m not usually one to gripe about our politicians (most of their work can’t be judged until history plays itself out) but in the case of Arlen Specter and his role in Spygate, I can’t help but ask “What the hell?”
Specter has made it clear that in his mind’s eye, the Spygate controversy surrounding the [...]... | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up | | 2008-05-12 16:09:09 | | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.
Arthur Brennan, who briefly served in Baghdad as head of the department’s Office of Accountability and Transparency [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Fatah PA Corruption Exposed | | 2008-03-30 06:53:00 | | Arutz Sheva -- Senior Fatah officials in the Palestinian Authority health system systematically stole valuable medications and replaced them with worthless placebo pills.The placebos, which lab tests show had no medical value, were passed along to clinics and hospitals, where they were given to patients suffering from serious and often life-threatening diseases.The real medications were taken to massive warehouses in Ramallah and Shechem, and were sold for high prices on the black market.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Corruption rumors add to stock market woes | | 2008-03-23 02:43:42 | | Company executives are being forced to defend their honor as rumors of arrests and other nefarious activities abound. Rumors of security firm executives being arrested or absconding have all proved to be fabricated. The victims, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, all said they were astonished by the rumors and could not...
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| Barisan Rakyat: Let's Start With Corruption! | | 2008-03-21 04:47:00 | | They arrived and started with corruption! Wait...I thought they wanted to end corruption! But why do they do so? That's what the newly elected Perak and Penang governments are doing right now. The PAS led Perak and DAP spear-headed Penang is corrupting its citizens. They are giving incentives for wrongdoings. At least that is what we saw. Actually it's an ethical bribe! My bad. In Perak and Penang, both its new governments are waiving the summonses and compounds!Don't worry! Just beat the read lights! Our summons can be waived!This is what the newly appointed Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said, "It is a one-time arrangement. All unsettled compound notices involving traffic and hawker offences issued until March 17 by all local councils will be waived."He also bravely added, "This is not a move to encourage wrongdoings but is in appreciation of the people's support." So people support wrongdoings! Easy, just break all the laws and elect PAS-PKR-DAP again for the next electio... | | By: Live Life! | | |
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| Corruption | | 2007-12-31 12:00:47 | | At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney attacked a witness. “Isn’t it true,” he bellowed, “that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?”
The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn’t hear the question.
“Isn’t it true that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?” the lawyer [...]... | | By: faisalmalik1989's Daily Jokes | | |
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| File Corruption Bug Hits Windows Home Server | | 2007-12-28 00:51:00 | | When you use certain programs to edit files on a home computer that uses Windows Home Server, the files may become corrupted when you save them to the home server.Several people have reported issues after they have used the following programs to save files to their home servers:Windows Vista Photo GalleryWindows Live Photo GalleryMicrosoft Office OneNote 2007Microsoft Office OneNote 2003Microsoft Office Outlook 2007Microsoft Money 2007SyncToy 2.0 BetaMicrosoft is researching this problem and will post more information when the information becomes available. Until an update for Windows Home Server is available, Microsoft recommends to not use the programs that are listed here to save or to edit program-specific files that are stored on a Windows Home Server-based system.Read more at Microsoft... | | By: Beta18>>Technology HotSpot | | |
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| With Rudy Giuliani, corruption runs deap … | | 2007-12-15 23:01:06 | | Town Hall Meeting June 27 2001.
Larry Hanley,President of ATU Local 726,tries to ask then Mayor Rudy Giuliani about an inside deal to grant bus routes to connected private bus companies that contibuted to his campaigns.
Pat Lynch, President of NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, NY-1, May 3, 2007: “Rudy Giuliani doesn’t deserve to be president”
How Giuliani Made [...]... | | By: Matchafa: pour comprendre le monde | | |
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| Feds take aim at corruption by officials in New Orleans | | 2007-10-19 13:25:54 | | NEW ORLEANS — The voice on the radio assumes the tone of a high school principal: “Public service is not about stealing from the people — it’s about giving to the people.”
The voice belongs to James Bernazzani, the FBI’s special agent in charge in New Orleans. He, along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office here and [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| The Party of Corruption | | 2007-10-19 01:41:08 | | What was it that the Defeatocrats were all saying about Republicans before the last election. That we need to get rid of the corruption in the government. It didn't help that many Republicans were...
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| Corruption in Ocean Township! | | 2007-09-08 05:53:39 | | Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate at Monmouth University, a group of students and I led a public relations battle against Ocean Township and their excessive abuse of our civil rights as residents of the town. Police officers routinely opened our front door at all hours of the day and night and [...]... | | By: Joe's Journal | | |
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| Flagrante corruption chez Sarkozy | | 2007-08-18 03:22:10 | | Après sa victoire aux présidentielles, Sakozy part en croisière. Vacances assez luxueuses toutes payée par le Group Bolloré. Dix jours après cette croisière (deux jour après la passation des pouvoirs), Sarkozy nomme Valérie Pécresse, fille du président de Bolloré (Dominique Roux), ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche.
source: CMAQ... | | By: Matchafa: pour comprendre le monde | | |
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| Politics, corruption, accountability & stability | | 2007-08-15 10:15:50 | | This graph compares the average worldwide governance scores for nine regions spread across the globe. The scores range from -2.5 (lowest) to 2.5 (highest); here, OECD countries have the highest average, while the Former Soviet Union average ranks in the lower regions. Other regions evaluated include: [...]... | | By: Robs Place | | |
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| Marbella rocked by vast property corruption scandal | | 2007-08-10 00:54:00 | | Spain, no stranger to shady dealings, has been stunned and shamed as the former planning supremo of Marbella, the Costa del Sol's playground for the super-rich, faces trial for the country's most spectacular corruption scandal. Eighty-six members of Marbella's power elite, including two former mayors, are accused of embezzlement on an unprecedented scale. The alleged mastermind was Juan Antonio Roca, accused of taking backhanders from builders and bribing councillors to rubber-stamp illicit property developments. Police seized nearly ¿1m in cash at the home of his lawyer.
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| Corruption, the World's Big C: Cases, Causes, Consquences, Cures | | 2007-07-22 20:51:00 | | Author: Ian SeniorPaperback: 210 pagesPublisher: Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) (12 Jun 2006)Language: EnglishISBN: 0255365713There is general agreement that the world would be a better place without corruption, but there is less general understanding of precisely what constitutes corruption. In this book, Ian Senior carefully defines corruption and finds that it is all too prevalent, not just in developing countries, but also within the institutions of governments within the EU. The book analyses the causes and consequences of corruption. There are many social and moral problems created by corruption, but from an economic perspective it has to be regarded as a serious impediment to the proper functioning of a market economy. It also has the effect of redistributing wealth away from the poor towards the better-off and towards employees of government. Ian Senior proposes a zero tolerance approach to rooting out corruption. In particular, we should not give aid ... | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
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| La petite corruption | | 2007-07-09 21:12:28 | | Ça s’est passé samedi soir, un peu avant la fermeture. Le magasin était rempli d’une foule bigarrée: un petit couple d’amoureux se cherchant un rosé pour terminer la soirée, des vieux mononcles se cherchant un Arak ou un Metaxa, et des jeunes, beaucoup de jeunes. Dans le lot, deux Noirs à l’air un [...]... | | By: Un homme en colère | | |
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| Corruption can control food and energy costs! | | 2007-05-26 00:24:31 | |
Murtha - same ole same ole… still mouthing off and getting away with much less than ethical actions. What else would you expect?
I have been reading about all the colder than usual weather in South Africa, Colorado, and in many areas of the United States, and the world. Global warming like that, if it continues (which it may), will leave Gore with no platform. It also will stop massive projects, planned now in the minds of politicians and lobbiest, seeing all those dollar signs dancing in their heads like sugar plums in the head of a child. Wonder what would happen if it were found that the windmills in Cape Cod Bay could cure the problem. Think Walter Cronkite, Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, and all those elitists on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket will dance in the streets and insist “Let’s get this done right away.” If you believe Barbara Streisand does her own laundry and hangs her clothes on a clothesline to dry, you will believe this t... | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
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