India: Former Jharkhand CM in IT net on corruption charges

In a shameful revelation made by the Income Tax (IT) Department and Enforcement Directorate (ED) the former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Madhu Koda has been charged of money laundering and...

A Way of Life

As the Office of the Ombudsman acknowledged rampant corruption in the country, it received flak for its performance. Church leaders, meanwhile, criticized the government for its dismal record on human rights and transparency. Some lawmakers tossed back the blame to the...

FBI Whistleblowers Name Names- And Then Some

Scott Horton interviews FBI Whistleblowers Sibel Edmonds and John Cole. This 50" interview covers a lot of ground in greater depth than previous interviews- and it still just scratches the surface. Corruption...

Chinese Authorities Jail Notorious Gangster

Chines authorities in the city of Chongquing have jailed a notorious gangster for 18 years Xie Caiping was a kingpin in the underworld of gambling, loan sharking and violence in that city.  Ms. Xie was unusual in that she was reputed to keep a stable of young men for her...

US politicians face inquiry into arms deals

More than 30 US politicians, among them seven members of a defence procurement committee, are being investigated in congressional ethics inquiries into influence-peddling, according to a document leaked accidentally on to the internet.What is surprising about this disclosure...

Afghan President's brother claimed to be on C.I.A payroll:NYTimes

A report in New York Times can literally brew up storm in the U.S. political cup. While the U.S. forces keep losing life daily fighting Taliban in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities fight Mexican drug...

Indian Telecom Minister at the wrong end of "Spectrum"

The ruling National Democratic Alliance was in a party-mode after its win in the recently concluded state assembly election of three states when it a multi-million “scam” was revealed which has spilled beans and...

April Daye Lady of Burlesque/Hope Diamond Jersey Deputy Mayor

As anybody who spends time muckraking can tell you, pursuing stories about political corruption can take you to some passing strange places. Particularly in New Jersey... In July the FBI bagged a passel of Jersey pols on corruption charges. Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona...

Swine flu vaccine supplier has to pay back millions

" Baxter, the US pharmaceutical giant, reached at least seven huge settlements over the past 12 months, some of them for millions of dollars. The company had been accused of fraud amid allegations that it had overpriced medicines by as much as 1,300%. " Baxter, isn't this...

I’m the most persecuted man in history, says Silvio Berlusconi

"The Italian Prime Minister, who on Wednesday lost the immunity from prosecution that has protected him from criminal proceedings, lamented his fate yesterday, saying that he was “absolutely the most persecuted by the judiciary in all of the history of the entire...

Conservatives hate Obama more than they love the USA

We saw that with the spontaneous outburst of gratitude when Chicago lost the Olympic bid - but where do you go to see these actions in print? Salon.com tells us."Liberal bias can be found in the unlikeliest of places these days, and it's often the people you'd least suspect...

Costa Rican Ex-President Convicted in Historic Trial

Costa Rican Ex-president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1990-1994), was found guilty of peculation in what was known as the Caja-Fischel case, which culminated in the largest corruption scandal and the first...

India - Supreme Courts Condemns Mayawati's "Statue Government"

Taking a strong stand against the Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati lead government, Supreme Court of India criticized it for going ahead with the misuse of public money. The Mayawati government was planning to...

US Tax Dollars Misused?

"The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India. Now the...

Howitzers, Allegations and Deadend!

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), (Indian intelligence agency) today filed its intent to withdraw the case, before the Delhi High Court. It is notable that all the accused except...

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