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North America | United States | Corruption

AOC, Chief of Staff Reportedly Hid $1 Million in Campaign Contributions – Could Face Jail Time?

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An explosive complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by a non-profit group alleges New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, illegally funneled nearly $1 million in campaign contributions to privately owned companies. The companies, controlled by Chakrabarti, allegedly received cash transfers from a pair of political action committees (PACs) that he personally oversaw. The complaint, filed by the National Legal and Policy Center, alleges that Ocasio-Cortez’ top aide engaged in “an elaborate scheme to avoid proper disclosur
International | Corruption

Tapie Affair: IMF head Christine Lagarde ordered to face trial by French court over tycoon payments

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A French court has ordered IMF boss Christine Lagarde to face trial over the part she played in the Tapie Affair, regarding a €400m (£291m, $433m) transfer to French business tycoon and entrepreneur Bernard Tapie. In September, France's main prosecutor recommended magistrates at the Cour de Justice de la Republique, which deals with crime allegations against government officials, drop the investigation. The magistrates were probing Lagarde's alleged negligence in regards to the affair when she was finance minister of the country. In 2008, when Lagarde served under Nicolas Sarkozy'sgov
North America | United States | Corruption

Former Congressional Candidate Admits Sending Death Threats To Herself

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A former Congressional candidate admitted to CBS13 that she sent herself fake death threats in the mail. Karen Davis is now facing federal charges for lying to investigators about two death threat letters she said she received during her failed 2014 campaign. “You know, everybody makes mistakes. I did,” she said. The first letter included the line, “A close up to your head or to your husband will be final. You make the decision not to run for Congress.” A second letter read, “If you don’t quit very soon, you won’t be warned. You won’t see it coming. Your family will
Latin America | Guatemala | Corruption

Guatemala’s ex-vice president ordered held in jail during corruption trial

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A judge ordered Guatemala's former vice president to remain in jail Wednesday while she stands trial on charges of conspiracy, customs fraud and bribery, based on allegations that she accepted $3.7 million in bribes as part of the scandal that forced her from office. Judge Miguel Angel Galvez ruled that former Vice President Roxana Baldetti would not be allowed bail because she held an Italian passport and was considered a flight risk. On Monday, he ordered her to stand trial on charges of receiving bribes from businessmen to evade import duties. She denies any wrongdoing. Leaving the
North America | United States | Corruption

12 of Illinois’ Most Politically Corrupt 21st Century Women

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"Old boys network" is a term used to describe the culture that allows political corruption to thrive. According to a study from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, this shorthand term does not accurately reflect the female gender. "Unsupervised, Ensnared, Relational, and Private: A Typology of Illinois' Corrupt Women" takes a look at the women of Illinois who have been convicted for abusing their official powers. It challenges the notion that "female public officials have a deterrent effect on corruption" and examines the methods and motivations most common among female officials who ha
North America | United States | Corruption

First Female Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Tenure Is Fraught with Abuse of Power

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Women have made great strides in recent years, earning respected political positions and shattering the “glass ceiling” which previous generations lamented. With each new office won, pundits laud the fact that future generations of America’s girls have new role models. So what happens, then, when these high-profile female leaders make egregious missteps? Last week, Kathleen Kane, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, was indicted of one felony count of perjury and seven misdemeanors – including official oppression and obstruction of justice. Kane was once considered a rising star
Europe | Germany | Corruption

Germany’s Merkel calls for global emissions trading system

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), the bloc's flagship policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, to become a global system. Thousands of power plants, factories and airlines in Europe have to surrender an allowance for every tonne of heat-trapping gas emitted. However, a surplus of allowances has depressed their price on the ETS and has made it cheaper to burn coal than to switch to greener fuels. "This instrument would of course be particularly effective if we could introduce it beyond Europe because then we'd have the s
Latin America | Guatemala | Corruption

Guatemala vice president resigns amid corruption scandal

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Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina announced Friday that his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, was resigning after one of her top aides was accused of participating in a customs bribery ring. The announcement came two days after Guatemala‘s Supreme Court called on Congress to remove Baldetti’s immunity from prosecution, clearing the way for possible legal action against the vice president. Pérez said Baldetti had voluntarily left the post “in order to participate in and collaborate with the necessary investigations and above all with due process of the law.” “Her decisi
Latin America | Guatemala | Corruption

Unprecedented: Guatemala revokes vice president’s immunity

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Guatemala’s Supreme Court unanimously decided to revoke Vice President Roxana Baldetti’s immunity, and approved an unprecedented pre-trial hearing to investigate her alleged involvement with a network of officials charged with customs fraud. To date, 24 people have been arrested, including the top tax official in the country. The scheme was allegedly run by Baldetti’s private secretary who is currently on the government’s most wanted list and reported missing. The Supreme Court believe that there is sufficient evidence to take away Baldetti’s immunity, as requested by the p
Latin America | Guatemala | Corruption

Guatemalans demand vice president Roxana Baldetti and president resign over corruption scandal

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Thousands of Guatemalans gathered in the country’s capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina and Vice President Roxana Baldetti following revelation of a tax corruption scandal involving top government officials — including Baldetti’s private secretary. Protesters yelled “Resign now,” blew whistles and banged pots and pans while demanding that the country’s top two officials leave their posts and turn themselves over to the courts. “We don’t want the thieves to govern anymore,” said 70-year-old María Letona, who went to the protest wit
North America | United States | Corruption

Police ‘Coup’ Prevents Newly-Elected St. Louis Area Mayor from Taking Office

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Betty McCray was recently elected to the office of Mayor in the St. Louis County city of Kinloch. But in spite of the fact that the St. Louis County Board of Elections have certified the election results, the local police turned out by the dozen to block her from entering City Hall and beginning her work as mayor. Nearly two dozen police officers greeted McCray on her first day of work, as she tried to enter City Hall. Political opponents met her at the door and wrongly told her that she had been “impeached” before even taking the job. But that’s simply not true. Mayor McCray ha
Latin America | Chile | Corruption

Chile Joins Other Latin American Nations Shaken by Scandal

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Best Quote: “It’s like we’ve realized this is a swamp, and everyone has one foot in the mud.” Pablo Collada, the director of Intelligent Citizen, an organization promoting transparency in politics. Scandals are shaking one government after another this year in Latin America: the mysterious death of a prosecutor in Argentina, the ouster of Peru’s prime minister over a domestic spying operation, the revelations of a vast bribery scheme at Brazil’s national oil company. Chile was long thought to be above such agitations, given its reputation as one of the region’s least corrupt
Latin America | Corruption

Maybe, It’s the Scandals: Ratings Plunge for Brazil, Chile Leaders

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The leaders of Brazil and Chile are facing their lowest approval ratings yet as both leaders have suffered through political scandals. Officials from Rousseff’s Workers’ Party have been linked to a massive kickbacks scheme at the state oil firm, while Bachelet has faced questions over her daughter-in-law’s apparent privileged access to a loan. Just 12 percent of respondents to a Brazilian poll said President Dilma Rousseff was doing a “good” or “great” job, Reuters reported. Her economic austerity programs — including a rise in interest rates and taxes in an effort to res
Latin America | Peru | Corruption

Peruvian Prime Minister Ana Jara Velasquez Resigns Following Espionage Scandal

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Peruvian Prime Minister Ana Jara Velasquez will resign her post after the Peruvian congress censured her over her handling of an espionage scandal. Without control of congress, the ruling coalition could not save the embattled politician. The Peruvian congress censured Prime Minister Jara on Monday following a no confidence vote, according to the BBC. As per the Peruvian constitution, she must now resign and a new prime minister must be chosen. The prime minister's troubles began earlier in March when the magazine Correo Semanal published an article in which it claimed the country's Inte

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