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• Ariz. mom not giving up on Mexico, despite arrest

  June 1, 2013 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — Yanira Maldonado spent her wedding anniversary in a Mexican jail. And now that she’s free and a drug smuggling allegation has been dropped, the Arizona woman says …

• Match-fixing probe: 680 suspicious games worldwide

  February 4, 2013 in Nation/World THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A wide-ranging match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 680 suspicious games — including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games — … 9

• US attorney in New Orleans resigns amid probe

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ corruption-busting federal prosecutor resigned Thursday after two top deputies became embroiled in a scandal that threatens to undermine some of his biggest cases and …

• US Attorney resigns during probe of online posts

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, …

• High court rejects appeal of ex-La. congressman

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the corruption conviction of a former Louisiana congressman who hid money from bribes in his freezer. The justices on Monday …

• Wal-Mart 3Q profit up but shares slide on outlook

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter net income as the world’s largest retailer continues to woo back shoppers by reemphasizing low prices. But momentum …

• LA County assessor arrested in corruption case

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County assessor John Noguez, a top aide and a campaign contributor were arrested Wednesday as part of an investigation into influence peddling and slashing … 3

• Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his …

• Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor

  September 21, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick repeatedly stuffed his bank account and paid off credit cards with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, the illegal fruit of …

• Detroit’s former mayor faces corruption trial

  September 21, 2012 DETROIT (AP) — After a last-ditch effort to move the case out of Detroit failed, former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is returning to court for the start of a corruption trial …

• Ex-Iowa egg farm manager pleads guilty to bribery

  September 12, 2012 in Health IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A manager at the Iowa egg farms linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to …

• Mayor of NJ’s capital arrested in corruption probe

  September 10, 2012 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Federal agents arrested the struggling mayor of New Jersey’s capital Monday on corruption charges, alleging he agreed to accept bribes in connection with a proposed parking … 2

• Aide’s Paramour Ready To Spill Beans About Bribes Stories Of Payoffs Among Italy’s Elite Could Derail Berlusconi’s Comeback

  March 16, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Recordings from a bugged ashtray. Confessions of a casino-loving socialite. Italy’s latest scandal is steamrolling through some of its most privileged quarters, and nobody knows where it will lead. The …

• Man Accused Of Trying To Bribe Police Officers

  February 6, 1996 in City on Page B3 A man seen urinating in a downtown alley ended up in jail, charged with trying to avoid arrest by bribing two Spokane Police officers. Kevin Ray Bowling, 38, was near …

• 3 Court Officials Found Guilty Of Fixing Cases

  January 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 A magistrate and two other court officials were convicted Monday in a scheme to fix 272 cases in exchange for cash and gifts including liquor, lunches and roof repairs. Jules …

• Corruption Crackdown Cooking French Chefs

  January 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 After attacking corruption by politicians, businessmen and even soccer players, prosecutors have expanded a 3-year-old crackdown to include dozens of top Paris chefs suspected of taking kickbacks from a fish …

• Ex-President Goes On Trial In Seoul

  December 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Disgraced former President Roh Tae-woo, the first former South Korean leader to face criminal action for wrongdoing in office, went on trial today on corruption charges. The 63-year-old former army …

• Two Convicted In Honda Bribery Scandal

  June 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 In one of the biggest bribery cases in U.S. corporate history, two former Honda executives were convicted Thursday of taking millions in payoffs to award dealerships and keep dealers supplied …

• Legislators Accused Of Taking Bribes

  February 4, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 A member of the House of Lords on Friday implicated some of his peers in a scandal in which legislators have been charged with being paid to ask leading questions …