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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:35 PM

Bribery

Type: Keyphrase
Name: Bribery
description: The corrupt payment, receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official action.
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Ibrahim Adel - Click to view image in its original context
Ibrahim Adel
Report: Afghan Minister Accepted $30 Million Bribe
A news report published Wednesday says Afghanistan's minister of mines is accused of accepting an approximately $30 million bribe.Afghan Minister for Mines, Mohammad Ibrahim Adel (2008 File photo)The Washington Post newspaper says Mohammad Ibrahim Adel ... [Turkish Weekly - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Miner offense
WASHINGTON -- A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper-mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the US commitment in ... [New York Post - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 8 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Reserve Bank of Australia - Click to view image in its original context
Reserve Bank of Australia
Australia executives suspended over banknote probe
Two executives at a banknote-making firm part-owned by Australia's central bank have been suspended over a police probe into alleged bribery and kickbacks, officials said.The managing director and company secretary of Securency, in which the Reserve Bank ... [France24 - Asia Pacific - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
FRAUD, THEFT AND BRIBERY
Almost half of global companies say they're more at risk of being ripped off now than they were a year ago, a survey suggests.And nearly a third have experienced fraud in the past year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers global survey of 3,037 companies, ... [Globe Investor - 11/19/2009]
Entities: Fraud, Theft, Bribery, Crime
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 8 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Germany nab suspected match-fixing ring in Europe
BERLIN, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Police arrested several people in Germany and abroad Thursday suspected of bribing soccer players and referees to fix matches in top European leagues, German prosecutors said."The accused are suspected of bribing players, coaches, ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Tran Van Tuan - Click to view 360-page
Tran Van Tuan
Bribes for jobs, promotions a tough nut to crack: minister
VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly representatives on Wednesday urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan said it’s a “very difficult task.” Minister of Home ... [VietNamNet Bridge - 15 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Hamid Karzai - Click to view image in its original context
Hamid Karzai
Karzai: 'Corruption is dangerous enemy'
Will Karzai be able to deliver?STORY HIGHLIGHTSTight security surrounds inauguration of Hamid Karzai for second term as Afghan presidentCeremony comes one day after allegations that an Afghan minister accepted a $30 million bribeThe government has denied ... [CNN - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Poll says corruption in Thai society at critical point
According to the survey done by ABAC Poll Research Center and the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on 2,129 samples, 59% of the general public and 65% of the business operators being interviewed thought the corruption situation ... [National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 16 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Global Economic Crime Not Abating
There’s little sign that global economic crime and accounting fraud are slowing down, according to the latest survey data from PricewaterhouseCoopers.The firm’s biannual Global Economic Crime Survey surveyed over 3,000 corporate executives across the ... [WebCPA - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Former minister receives two-year prison sentence
The Taipei District Court yesterday sentenced former minister of the interior Yu Cheng-hsien (余政憲) to two years in jail and five years probation for corruption. The judges also ruled that Yu must perform 120 hours of community service. Yu was indicted ... [Taipei Times Online - 14 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Would Top Sites Really Opt-Out Of Google Based On A Microsoft Bribe?
Every so often, internet pontificators try to come up with ways to 'kill Google.' It's a silly game, but in an oddly timed move, three people (who have all put forth 'how to kill Google' ideas in the past) all suddenly published similar ideas, yet again. ... [AltAssets.net - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Europe rocked by fresh match-fixing scandal
European football braced on Friday for more details on a fresh match-fixing scandal reportedly involving huge sums of money placed with Asian bookmakers on suspect matches in nine countries.Police across Europe carried out raids and arrests on Thursday, ... [France24 - Asia Pacific - 11/20/2009]
Entities: Bribery, Arrests

Quotes

"With its plentiful oil, paid for by American companies, Equatorial Guinea should be one of the richest countries in the world. Instead its people are among the poorest, and the government is an extreme example of a kleptocracy in action. The U S has generally taken a far more effective and robust approach to tackling foreign corruption and bribery than many of its international peers but it seems to have a blind spot when it comes to Equatorial Guinea" said Ms Lawson
Secret documents reveal multi-million dollar shopping spree by African dictator [Global Witness - 1 hour ago]
Officials said the games included the 40 which Uefa revealed in September were under investigation. "Stunned Prosecutors believe a 200-strong criminal gang has bribed players, coaches, referees and officials to fix games and then made money by betting on the results."
Match-fix probe targets 200 games [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours ago]
...' 'It's not going to deter all officers from corruption,' he says. "But maybe it will make three out of 100 embarrassed to take a bribe."
Russia's Latest YouTube Craze: Exposing Police Corruption (Time.com) [Yahoo! News - 4 hours ago]

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Report: Afghan Minister Accepted $30 Million Bribe [Turkish Weekly - 2 hours ago]
Match-fix probe targets 200 games [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours ago]
Obama hints he may not run in 2012 [American Thinker - 2 hours ago]
Editorial: Culture of corruption [NOLA Live - 3 hours ago]
President touts trade pact with China ..... [International Community Radio Taipei - 4 hours ago]
AIT chairman to brief Taiwan on Obama's China v... [International Community Radio Taipei - 4 hours ago]
SchNEWS 700, 20th November 2009 [SchNEWS - 4 hours ago]
Russia's Latest YouTube Craze: Exposing Police ... [Yahoo! News - 4 hours ago]
U.S. Speaker Says Afghan Leader 'Unworthy Partner' [Radio Free Europe - 5 hours ago]
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Bonnie Erbe Shockingly Bashes Mary Landrieu's $... [NewsBusters.org blogs - 1 hour ago]
U.S. News and World Report's Bonnie Erbe came down strongly Friday on the $100 million "bribe" given to Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in the Senate's healthcare reform ...
Paid In Full [Balloon Juice - 6 hours ago]
Mary Landrieu, on the big advantages of bribery “leverage”: In recent days, Landrieu has sounded more and more open to voting for Reid’s measure. She told reporters ...
Entertainmnent Industry: Yes, Please Keep Negot... [Techdirt - 8 hours ago]
Sherwin Siy (one of the few people who actually was allowed to glance briefly at parts of the proposed ACTA treaty, though under strict NDA) has written about yet ...
Ethnic Chinese nabbed for stealing secrets, esp... [Asian Energy - 12 hours ago]
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is seeking the release of Chinese-born, American geologist Xue Feng, who was detained two years ago on state secrets charges ...
Bribery Bill 2009 clause 12 - some Secret Intel... [Spy Blog - SpyBlog.org.uk - 17 hours ago]
Another bit of proposed legislation, which will hopefully be lost due to the forthcoming General Election, is the flawed Bribery Bill 2009 For some reason ...
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Audio/Video

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Jefferson Gets 13 Years in Freezer Cash Case [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/14/2009]
Afghanistan's burden of corruption - 13 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
Russian policeman speaks out against corruption... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/10/2009]
Glenn Beck Lauds Team Oversight's Countrywide V... [Committee on Oversight and Government Reform GO ... - 10/27/2009]
Glenn Beck on Team Oversight's Countrywide VIP ... [Committee on Oversight and Government Reform GO ... - 10/27/2009]
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