USA: DeWeese released on bail pending appeal
H. William DeWeese 19 May 2012. Former longtime Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese...
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Month: May 2012
Australia: Primary Industries Officer on corruption charges
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Read MorePalestine: Anti-corruption blogger arrested
19 May 2012. Jamal Abu Rihan, a Palestinian blogger who spent 36 days in a Palestinian Authority prison in the West Bank for demanding an end to corruption. His interrogation centred round his Facebook activities. Abu Rihan, who...
Read MoreChina: Billionaire gets life term for corruption
Lai Changxing 19 May 2012. Lai Changxing became a billionaire by carrying out smuggling activities. He bribed top officials to keep himself out of jail. Former Prime Minister Zhu Rongji once remarked that Lai’s crimes were...
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USA: Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge Joan Orie Melvin charged with corruption
Joan Orie Melvin 19 May 2012. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was charged with...
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