Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
Prosecutors say corruption ran deep in Calif. city (AP)
AP – Eight current and former officials of the city of Bell appeared in shackles before judges Wednesday in a corruption case prosecutors said was so ingrained in the blue-collar suburb that almost anyone who could have blown the whistle was benefiting from it.
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8 Bell officials to face judge in corruption case (AP)
AP – The mayor, the ex-city manager and six current and former officials of Bell were headed from jail to court Wednesday as residents of the modest, working-class suburb celebrated their arrest on charges of bilking taxpayers out of $5.5 million.
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Democrats declare swamp of corruption drained (AP)
AP – Democratic leaders say they’ve emptied the swamp of congressional corruption. Never mind the ethics trials to come for two longtime party members.
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Jury begins weighing Blagojevich corruption case (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich’s fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they began deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain.
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Jury gets case in Blagojevich corruption trial (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich’s fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they prepared to begin deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain.
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Blago’s brother denies role in alleged corruption (AP)
AP – Rod Blagojevich’s brother testified at the ousted Illinois governor’s corruption trial Monday that he had no part in alleged plans to trade Barack Obama’s former Senate seat for campaign funds or a Cabinet post for his sibling and never put illegal pressure on potential political donors.
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Curtain lifting on Blagojevich corruption trial (AP)
AP – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sees his trial’s Thursday start as the end of an 18-month ordeal that began with his humiliating arrest on charges of scheming to profit from his power to fill President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat.
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