http://www.mail.com/subjects/1318-bribery-graft-conflicts-interest.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1318-bribery-graft-conflicts-interest.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105426-canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — 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. Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at an Interior Ministry courthouse in Havana in a black sedan with tinted windows, and was seen being escorted inside by t... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105426-canada-businessmans-corruption-trial-cuba.html 2013-05-23T16:53:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — 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. Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html 2013-05-18T15:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089908-wal-marts-1q-profit-sales-disappoint.html NEW YORK (AP) — The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up just slightly, and the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business during the three-month period. The discounter also offered a quarterly profit outlook that came below... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:41:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089908-wal-marts-1q-profit-sales-disappoint.html 2013-05-16T23:41:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090786-oj-court-day-4-bid-vegas-trial.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court testified Thursday. Witness Malcolm LaVergne said that defense attorney Yale Galanter's conflict was that he had given... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090786-oj-court-day-4-bid-vegas-trial.html 2013-05-16T21:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086916-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery by businesses and international sports organizations based in the Alpine country. The Cabinet on Wednesday propo... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086916-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html 2013-05-15T11:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084258-uk-editor-sun-charged-bribery.html LONDON (AP) — 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. Prosecutors say The Sun paid bribes to press officer Jonathan Hall in return for information about ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084258-uk-editor-sun-charged-bribery.html 2013-05-14T17:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html BEIJING (AP) — 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. The moves over the last few days occurr... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html 2013-05-14T10:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080900-china-investigates-top-planning-official-graft.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a powerful economic planning official accused by a prominent journalist of corruption, the latest high-level target of the new leadership's anti-graft drive. The ruling Communist Party's disciplinary agency said in a one-sentence statement on its website that Liu Tienan, deputy head of... Mon, 13 May 2013 06:39:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080900-china-investigates-top-planning-official-graft.html 2013-05-13T06:39:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2073732-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html LONDON (AP) — A former British police sergeant has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for trying to sell details about a celebrity couple's daughter and other confidential information to The Sun newspaper. James Bowers was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office. Prosecutors said he passed information about three incidents... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2073732-ex-uk-police-officer-jailed-leaks-to-tabloid.html 2013-05-09T11:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071846-apnewsbreak-5-charged-immigration-scam.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four federal law enforcement officers were charged with accepting cash, a TV, and plane tickets among bribes dating back more than a decade to help dozens of foreigners enter the country, authorities announced Wednesday. The ongoing investigation ensnared employees from three different federal agencies and is the latest in a series of i... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:14:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071846-apnewsbreak-5-charged-immigration-scam.html 2013-05-09T00:14:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069992-venezuelan-bank-official-charged-ny-bribe-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — A senior Venezuelan banking official is being held in Miami on charges that she accepted at least $5 million in bribes to funnel business to two Miami broker-dealers, federal authorities in Manhattan announced Tuesday. Maria de Los Angeles Gonzalez de Hernandez, 54, of Caracas, Venezuela, who worked at Venezuela's state economic developmen... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069992-venezuelan-bank-official-charged-ny-bribe-case.html 2013-05-07T23:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060490-israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-reinstates-leader.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A spokesman for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party says it has reinstated Arieh Deri as party leader. Deri last held the post in 1999, the year he was convicted of accepting bribes and went to prison. Shas' spokesman Yakov Betzalel said Friday that the party's spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, made the decision to reinstate Deri on Th... Fri, 03 May 2013 09:06:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060490-israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-reinstates-leader.html 2013-05-03T09:06:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html Labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of soccer's biggest corruption scandals, FIFA President Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or ethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup contracts. Blatter's predecessor as FIFA president, Joao Havelange, was forced to step down as honorary president because of his involvem... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html 2013-04-30T18:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041376-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html LONDON (AP) — A senior reporter at Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper is being charged with conspiring to pay 23,000 pounds (roughly $35,000) in bribes in return for tips about the royal family, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Sun's Chief Royal Correspondent Duncan Larcombe is alleged to have conspired with employees of Sandhurst — Britain's prestigious m... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:14:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041376-reporter-murdochs-sun-charged-bribery.html 2013-04-24T13:14:22Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2040596-china-official-dies-party-detention.html BEIJING (AP) — A senior official at a city court in central China died under mysterious circumstances, his body bruised after 11 days in the custody of anti-graft investigators of the ruling Communist Party, his family said. Jia Jiuxiang, who was vice president of the Sanmenxia City Intermediate People's Court in Henan province, is the second case in two ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:53:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2040596-china-official-dies-party-detention.html 2013-04-24T00:53:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038352-ny-suspects-asked-hard-drives-to-hold-evidence.html WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The government's evidence in a political corruption case — audio and video recordings, text messages, emails and more — is so voluminous that each of the six defendants is being asked to provide a 150-gigabyte hard drive to hold it. The hard drives will be used to share the evidence with defense lawyers, federal prosecutor Alvin ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:17:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038352-ny-suspects-asked-hard-drives-to-hold-evidence.html 2013-04-23T21:17:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039370-argentina-tells-wants-proof-bribery-case.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina wants the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to name names and provide proof that Ralph Lauren Corp. bribed customs officials for years to allow its products into the South American country. Tax chief Ricardo Echegary came out swinging Tuesday after the U.S. government announced that the designer label had coo... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2039370-argentina-tells-wants-proof-bribery-case.html 2013-04-23T18:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A retired judge accused of soliciting bribes for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor misconduct, apologizing for what he said were injudicious comments but maintaining he was the innocent victim of a political witch hunt. Former state district Judge Michael Murphy entered the plea under... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027548-nm-judge-enters-plea-bribery-case.html 2013-04-18T23:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028036-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html LONDON (AP) — The Sun newspaper's executive editor was charged Thursday with authorizing bribes to a government official, making him one of most senior journalists to be caught up in Britain's sprawling media ethics scandal. Fergus Shanahan is accused of authorizing one of his journalists to make two payments totaling 7,000 pounds ($10,700) to an unidenti... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:06:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028036-senior-british-journalist-charged-bribes.html 2013-04-18T15:06:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009750-chinas-ex-train-boss-charged-bribery-case.html BEIJING (AP) — The man who spearheaded China's showcase bullet train network has been charged with taking bribes and abusing his power, two years after he was ousted from his job as railways minister. A court press office official said prosecutors submitted the lawsuit against Liu Zhijun on Wednesday morning. "The date of the trial will be released in due... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:58:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009750-chinas-ex-train-boss-charged-bribery-case.html 2013-04-10T11:58:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994694-lawmaker-accused-bribes-nyc-mayor-race-plot.html NEW YORK (AP) — For the politically ambitious, running as a Republican is sometimes the best way a Democrat can increase his electoral odds in New York City's crowded mayoral race. Now, a federal prosecutor says one Democratic state lawmaker went too far by offering GOP bosses bribes in order to get on their ballot. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Tuesda... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:38:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994694-lawmaker-accused-bribes-nyc-mayor-race-plot.html 2013-04-03T07:38:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992800-ny-sen-arrested-alleged-mayor-race-plot.html NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker was arrested along with five other politicians Tuesday in an alleged plot to pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to GOP bosses to let him run for mayor of New York City as a Republican. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called it an "unappetizing smorgasbord of graft and greed" that reveals a New York political... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:48:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992800-ny-sen-arrested-alleged-mayor-race-plot.html 2013-04-02T23:48:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981972-wal-mart-loss-bribery-probe.html NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it is 'probable' that the world's largest retailer will incur a loss due to ongoing bribery investigations by itself and government agencies, but it says it is too early to speculate on the size of the damage. The company said it does not currently expect the loss to be material. The statements came in a filing wi... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:28:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981972-wal-mart-loss-bribery-probe.html 2013-03-27T23:28:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1965482-report-bribery-probe-targets-microsoft-partners.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is entangled in a U.S. government investigation into whether the software maker and some of its business partners resorted to bribery to close deals in China, Romania and Italy, according to a report published Tuesday. Citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said the Justice Department and ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1965482-report-bribery-probe-targets-microsoft-partners.html 2013-03-19T20:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948718-uk-fraud-office-launches-inquiry-autonomy-case.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Serious Fraud Office has launched an internal inquiry to determine if there is a conflict of interest in its use of software linked to a firm it is investigating. The SFO, the U.K. government department responsible for investigating complex fraud, acknowledged Tuesday that it had begun a probe into Hewlett-Packard's allegations tha... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:50:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948718-uk-fraud-office-launches-inquiry-autonomy-case.html 2013-03-12T17:50:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948248-azerbaijani-editor-sentenced-to-9-years-jail.html BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The editor of an independent Azerbaijani newspaper has been sentenced to nine years in prison for bribery in a trial dismissed by his supporters and rights group as politically motivated. A court in the Caspian nation's capital of Baku on Tuesday found Avaz Zeynalli, editor of the Khural newspaper, guilty of bribery, extortion, con... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:17:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948248-azerbaijani-editor-sentenced-to-9-years-jail.html 2013-03-12T10:17:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945950-ex-detroit-mayor-convicted-jailed-until-sentence.html DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in a city buffeted by financial crisis convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges Monday, capping a five-month trial that exposed a brazen pay-to-play culture during his years in office while the distressed city lost jobs and people and veered toward insolvency. Kilpatrick could face more than 10 years in p... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:32:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1945950-ex-detroit-mayor-convicted-jailed-until-sentence.html 2013-03-11T22:32:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1940122-hk-tycoon-brothers-plead-guilty-graft-case.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's billionaire Kwok brothers pleaded not guilty to graft charges on Friday, setting the stage for the city's biggest corruption trial in years. The pleas entered by Thomas and Raymond Kwok all but ensure their case will head to trial in the city's High Court. The brothers are joint chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., one of... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:48:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1940122-hk-tycoon-brothers-plead-guilty-graft-case.html 2013-03-08T10:48:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1940244-iran-un-human-rights-rapporteur-took-us-bribes.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official has accused the U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in Iran of taking bribes from the United States, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Friday. The report quoted Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary general of Iran's high council for human rights, as saying Ahmed Shaheed received money from the U.S. He s... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:53:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1940244-iran-un-human-rights-rapporteur-took-us-bribes.html 2013-03-08T09:53:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1938288-cash-bribe-dieters-to-lose-weight-study-finds.html Willpower apparently can be bought. The chance to win or lose $20 a month enticed dieters in a yearlong study to drop an average of 9 pounds — four times more weight than others who were not offered dough to pass up the doughnuts. Many employers, insurers and Internet programs dangle dollars to try to change bad habits like smoking or not exercising, but ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:18:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1938288-cash-bribe-dieters-to-lose-weight-study-finds.html 2013-03-07T16:18:28Z