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China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
ReutersBEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were...Tags: Government, Xi Jinping, Organized Crime, Bo Xilai, Chongqing (China)
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China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with...Tags: Government, Xi Jinping, Organized Crime, Bo Xilai, Chongqing (China)
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
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Former Georgian prime minister arrested on corruption charges
ReutersTBILISI (Reuters) - Former Georgian prime minister Ivane Merabishvili was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday in what the opposition said was a witch-hunt against members of the ousted administration of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Ex-...Tags: Government, Ukraine, Crime, Law and Justice, Georgia, Crimes
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Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela
Reuters* Opposition says recording shows corruption, division * Gov't ally Silva calls recording manipulation by CIA * Affair stirs already volatile post-Chavez politics By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS, May 21 (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's...Tags: Venezuela, Media Industry, Elections, Fidel Castro, Government
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Media Industry, Pat Quinn, Democratic Party, Executive Branch
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Chicago casino means corruption
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a casino at an undisclosed location over which he’d have incredible power. The bidding process to choose a vendor would be sealed, and records would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until after the vendor...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Freedom of Information Act
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U.S. charges 3 NYU researchers in Chinese bribery case
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought criminal charges against three New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Defendants, Corporate Crime, Electronics, FBI
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South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
Reuters* South Sudan army says has recaptured town, rebels deny * Embassies say aid groups in east have been looted By Hereward Holland JUBA, May 20 (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military...Tags: Government, Rebellions, Sudan, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history
Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...Tags: Voting, Tinley Park, Executive Branch, Rolling Meadows, Public Officials
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Steaua Bucharest owner jailed in Romania for abuse of power
Reuters* MP Becali gets three years for illegal land acquisition * Romania trying to convince EU of its commitment to fight graft BUCHAREST, May 20 (Reuters) - George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the soccer club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three...Tags: European Union, Romania, Prisons, Punishment, Bucharest (Romania)
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NW Indiana politician denies federal corruption charges, slams 'relentless' investigation
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana politician indicted on federal corruption charges says he has done nothing wrong. Lake County Surveyor George Van Til pleaded not guilty to six felony counts of wire fraud and two counts of obstruction of...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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