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PAO chief’s accuser urges Duterte: Fire Acosta if Ombudsman won’t act

August 15, 2019 admin Graft and Corruption, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Ombudsman, Persida Acosta, President Duterte, Public Attorney's Office

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:34:12 +0000

A lawyer who has accused Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta of graft says President Duterte should fire her if the Ombudsman would not immediately suspend her. “If the Ombudsman cannot act on my request for preventive suspension, which has been pending for months, the President can fire her,” lawyer Wilfredo Garrido Jr. said […]

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South Africa’s president accused of misleading Parliament

July 19, 2019 admin cyril ramaphosa, Graft and Corruption, Latest News Stories, Parliament, South Africa, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:44:37 +0000

A South African corruption watchdog on Friday said President Cyril Ramaphosa “deliberately misled” Parliament about a campaign contribution, a setback for a leader who has vowed to address sprawling graft allegations that forced his predecessor from office and sparked national outrage.

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Israeli ‘Imelda Marcos’ sentenced for misusing state funds

June 16, 2019 admin Benjamin Netanyahu, Graft and Corruption, Imelda Marcos, Israel, Latest News Stories, Sara Netanyahu, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:55:48 +0000

A Jerusalem magistrate court on Sunday sentenced Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a fine of more than $15,000 for misusing state funds.

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El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war

February 3, 2019 admin drug cartel, Drug war, Graft and Corruption, Illegal drugs, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Latest News Stories, Mexico, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:03:27 +0000

In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney general pleaded guilty last month to taking bribes from narcotraffickers.

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Sandiganbayan: Swiss ‘foundations’ set up to benefit Marcos family

November 9, 2018 admin Ferdinand Marcos, Graft and Corruption, Imelda Marcos, Latest News Stories, Nation

The Sandiganbayan was not convinced with former First lady Imelda Marcos’ claim that the seven Swiss foundations were for charity.

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Dismissed QC prosecutor found guilty of bribery

September 27, 2018 admin bribery, Graft and Corruption, Headlines, Metro, news, Philippine news update, Philippines, qc prosecutor, Sandiganbayan

The Sandiganbayan has found a former Quezon City prosecutor guilty of direct bribery for receiving P103,000 from a complainant in 2014 in exchange for a favorable resolution.

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38 ex-graft convicts run in Indonesia’s 2019 elections

September 23, 2018 admin Asia, elections, Graft and Corruption, indonesia, Latest News Stories, politics, World

Voters, be mindful: of more than 200,000 candidates running for legislative seats at the regional level next year, 38 have been convicted of corruption.

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