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He’s one of Guatemala’s last independent judges. Will he be forced to flee, too?

GUATEMALA CITY — As a judge who has worked for more than a decade in the fight against corruption here, Miguel Ángel Gálvez has taken on some of Guatemala’s most powerful people.

Los Angeles Times

Corruption risks worsen in Qld: watchdog

Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission is checking how politicians have been recording their meetings with lobbyists amid a surge since the election.

AAP

Former top Venezuelan oil ministry lawyer gets 4 years in Miami money laundering case

MIAMI — A former top lawyer of Venezuela’s oil ministry who played a central role in a $1.2 billion money-laundering scheme fueled by government corruption was sentenced to more than four years in prison by a Miami federal judge Thursday — punishment that was less than half of what prosecutors…

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‘State government’s Vice-Chancellor Bills will promote nepotism, corruption’

Former Vice-Chancellor of Anna varsity Balagurusamy asks the Governor to not give them his assent

The Hindu

Male stripper interrupts Peruvian president’s online corruption hearing

Prosecutor Samuel Rojas halted proceedings when the dancing stripper flashed up on screen

The Independent UK

Male stripper interrupts Peruvian president's online corruption hearing in lewd gaffe

The explicit clip flashed up on the screens as the prosecutor outlined the reasons for why President Pedro Castillo should be investigated

Daily Mirror

Brazilian stripper interrupts Peruvian president's online corruption hearing

A video of a dancing Brazilian stripper interrupted a virtual public hearing of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo's corruption investigation on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Republican attorney general candidates decry ‘tyrannical’ Pritzker, his ‘wingman’ Raoul and Illinois’ ‘world-famous’ corruption

Downstate attorney Tom DeVore is up against suburban lawyers Steve Kim and David Shestokas for the GOP nomination to take on Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Chicago Sun-Times

After Colombia's election surprise, a populist TikTok star poses stiff competition

A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his leftist opponent ahead of Sunday's runoff election.

WEKU

How much of a problem is corruption in Ukraine?

Analysts say while Ukraine suffers from corruption, Russia, which weaponises the issue, is not in a position to judge.

Al Jazeera

Congress protests over Rahul summons shows party’s progressive decline: BJP

The Congress is resorting to violent protests to ‘hide’ its corruption, says BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.

The Hindu

Illegal facilities for Sasikala in prison: HC quashes defamation case against IPS officer D. Roopa

Sathyanarayana Rao, a retired DG&IGP(Prisons), had filed defamation case as she had referred to speculation about allegations of corruption against him in a letter she had written to him

The Hindu

Former Saudi Shura Council Member, Ambassador, Judges, Officers Charged with Corruption

The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Agency (Nazaha) charged on Tuesday several individuals with corruption. A former Shura Council member was convicted of bribery. He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison and fined 500,000 SR. Six citizens were also convicted of bribery. They were sentenced to two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Corruption blights the developing world but the US and Europe are accomplices

State capture is growing on every continent but only because the west helps to launder and hide money stolen by kleptocrats

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Chicago Sun-Times

Downstate Republicans Brady and Milhiser battle to reclaim — and freshen up — ‘outdated’ secretary of state’s office

Bloomington state Rep. Dan Brady and former federal prosecutor John Milhiser each say they’ve demonstrated the ability to rack up bipartisan support during lengthy, distinguished careers in central Illinois political circles.

ABC News

Former Hurstville councillor accepted $170K to help Chinese developer get projects approved, ICAC hears

The anti-corruption watchdog's investigation into three former Sydney councillors begins with shocking confessions by Vincenzo Badalati about receiving $170,000 from a Chinese developer in exchange for his support of two major development proposals.

ABC News

NT ICAC boss 'disappointed' by funding cut, saying it will impact fight against corruption

On top of the cuts, the NT's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption also reveals a probe into claims someone misled cabinet had to be discontinued because of legislative restrictions.

ABC News

Labor government urged to drop prosecutions against whistleblowers and ramp up protections

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.

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The Hindu

Congress and corruption 'made for each other': Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The Minority Affairs Minister's attack came after the Congress leaders took to streets as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money-laundering case.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Madigan has left the building — but the former House speaker’s shadow clouds the 2022 election

Attacks on Madigan’s influence over state government have been part of the Republican campaign playbook going at least as far back as Bruce Rauner’s election in 2014. There’s no reason to think that’s going to let up now that Madigan has been charged with racketeering and bribery.

The Hindu

KTR’s social media post on probity in BJP draws flak

Several question TRS on the same; one netizen says all parties are one and the same

Chicago Sun-Times

Ferguson’s plan to shake up city politics is needed to keep elected leaders in check

Any initiative that aims to fix Chicago’s faulty political landscape and the uncontrollable rubber-stamp monster it nurtures with morsels of corruption is essential.

ABC News

Vietnam was once praised for its pandemic response. Now a COVID corruption scandal has brought down its health minister

Vietnam was once held up as a poster child for effective COVID-19 responses. But corrupt officials were lining their pockets in a corruption scandal that's brought down its health minister.

Bangkok Post

Bail granted to deputy minister on Khao Yai encroachment case

The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases approved a bail request for Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Vilawan after public prosecutors submitted her case to the court on Friday.

ABC News

Northern Territory woman to face court for alleged disclosure of confidential information after ICAC referral

A woman, 23, is now due to appear in court for alleged disclosure of confidential information after detectives seized her mobile phone following a referral from the Office of the Northern Territory's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.

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