Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian awaits verdict in graft trial, faces life sentenceTAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan court will decide Friday if former President Chen Shui-bian is guilty of corruption, in a trial widely seen as a key test of the island’s young democracy. Investigators scour bank records in continuing hunt for corruption in Iraq’s costly rebuildingWASHINGTON — Federal investigators are searching for suspicious transactions in the personal bank records of a retired Army colonel who ran the contracting office in Baghdad during the early stages of Iraq’s $125 billion reconstruction. Study: Cost of building roads many times higher in Moscow due to corruptionMOSCOW — Nineteenth-century Russian novelist Nikolai Gogol once said his country has two problems: roads and fools. And roads, a new study claimed Tuesday, cost many times more to build in Moscow than in U.S. and European cities because of corruption. Hartford, Conn., mayor and 3 others arraigned for alleged roles in corruption probeHARTFORD, Conn. — The mayor of Hartford, Conn., and three others charged in a corruption investigation last week have made a brief appearance before a state judge. Ex-Ohio Rep. Traficant: Government cheated to get bribery and racketeering convictionBOARDMAN, Ohio — Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant told a crowd that gathered to welcome him back to Youngstown, Ohio, after seven years in federal prison that the government had to cheat to convict him of bribery and racketeering. Police arrest Iraqi deputy minister in corruption sting, say he was filmed taking bribeBAGHDAD — Iraqi police arrested the deputy transport minister after he was allegedly filmed taking a bribe in a sting operation, a lawmaker said Thursday. Hartford mayor arrested for 2nd time this year in corruption probe; 3 others also chargedHARTFORD, Conn. — Mayor Eddie Perez on Wednesday surrendered to state police for the second time this year to face corruption charges, this time on allegations he and a former state lawmaker tried to extort money from a real estate developer. Hartford mayor, already awaiting bribery trial, surrenders to Conn. police in corruption probeHARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez has surrendered to Connecticut State Police for the second time this year amid a corruption investigation of city government. Taiwan court convicts former first lady on perjury charges, sentences her to 1 yearTAIPEI, Taiwan — The wife and adult children of Taiwan’s former president were convicted of perjury and sentenced to prison for lying to investigators in a high-profile corruption case against the ex-leader. Renegade ex-Rep. Traficant out of prison on Wednesday, faces uneven welcome home in OhioYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Renegade ex-congressman James A. Traficant Jr., who delighted in “Star Trek” references and polyester suits, is to be released Wednesday from a federal prison in Minnesota after serving seven years for corruption. Federal prosecutors won’t dismiss charges against former Alaska lawmakers in corruption caseANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors have decided against dismissing charges against two former Alaska lawmakers who say their corruption convictions in a bribery case resulted from prosecutorial misconduct. Va. sheriff accused of taking bribes to not interfere with cockfighting guilty of racketeeringHARRISONBURG, Va. — A rural Virginia sheriff accused of taking bribes in exchange for promising not to interfere with a cockfighting ring has pleaded guilty to racketeering. Former Texas sheriff, teacher among those sentenced for helping Mexican drug traffickersMcALLEN, Texas — A former South Texas sheriff and a Houston elementary school teacher were among 11 people sentenced to prison Thursday for their role in a conspiracy that moved marijuana and cocaine from Mexico, through Houston and as far as Delaware. German professors concerned that Ph.D. bribe scheme could undermine academic processBERLIN — An investigation of German professors suspected of accepting bribes to advise doctoral candidates could last months, as prosecutors try to untangle the links between a bankrupt consulting firm and university instructors across the country. 100 professors in Germany suspected of taking bribes to speed up awarding of doctoratesBERLIN — Cologne prosecutors say they are investigating 100 professors across Germany on suspicion they took bribes to illegally help students with their doctorates. Jury convicts ex-La. congressman’s brother on 4 counts, including bribery, acquits on 3 countsNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has convicted New Orleans political operative Mose Jefferson of bribery charges less than a month after his brother, a former Louisiana congressman, was found guilty of unrelated corruption charges. Ala. banker William Blount admits paying bribes to Birmingham mayor, will help prosecutorsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An investment banker pleaded guilty Tuesday to bribing Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, the second co-defendant to admit funneling cash and gifts to Langford in exchange for $7.1 million in bond business. US Army captain accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes during time in IraqNEW YORK — A U.S. Army captain has been charged with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes while he was stationed in Iraq to steer more than $500,000 in contracts. Former Zambian President Chiluba acquitted of corruption charges following 6-year trialLUSAKA, Zambia — A magistrate acquitted former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba of corruption charges Monday after a six-year trial in a ruling that overjoyed his supporters but frustrated clean-government campaigners in Africa. LA filmmaking couple to stand trial, accused of bribing Thai officials to run film festivalLOS ANGELES — Before film producers Gerald and Patricia Green took over a movie festival in Bangkok, the weeklong event struggled to capture Hollywood’s attention. Minister: China wants more say over iron prices, plans moratorium on new steel projectsBEIJING — China affirmed its determination Thursday to tighten control over its huge steel industry and press foreign miners to cut iron ore prices, announcing a three-year ban on new mills and saying it wants more influence over costs. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presses Nigeria on corruption, sectarian violenceABUJA, Nigeria — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in the Nigerian capital pressing the government of Africa’s most populous nation to curb widespread corruption and enact democratic reforms. Clinton presses Nigeria on corruption, sectarian violenceABUJA, Nigeria — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged oil-rich Nigeria to embrace broad political reform and ease tensions that have led to sectarian violence and disrupted energy production in the Niger Delta. China’s Xinhua says Rio Tinto employees face trade secrets infringement, bribery chargesSHANGHAI, China — China has formally arrested four employees of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. on charges of infringing trade secrets and bribery, in a case that has strained relations with Australia. Feds turn over trial materials to former Alaska lawmakers convicted of corruptionANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors say they have complied with a court order handing over trial evidence to two former Alaska lawmakers convicted on corruption charges. AP INVESTIGATION: Corrupt border agents being busted more for taking bribes from smugglersMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. AP IMPACT: Busts of corrupt US border police rise as smugglers seek more protectionMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. Reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya to plead guilty next weekMIAMI — Diego “Don Diego” Montoya, reputed boss of Colombia’s notorious North Valley cocaine cartel who was once on the FBI’s most wanted list, is set to plead guilty next week to U.S. drug charges. 2 plead guilty to trying to bribe US Army captain for road-building contract in AfghanistanALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men have pleaded guilty to offering a $1 million bribe to a U.S. army officer in Afghanistan for a contract there. China executes former Beijing airport boss
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BEIJING — The former head of Beijing airport’s management company was executed Friday following his conviction on corruption charges, state media reported, making him the latest figure brought down in China’s battle against widespread graft. An intermediate court found 60-year-old Li Peiying guilty in February of accepting almost $4 million in bribes and embezzling about $12 million in public money since 1995, the Xinhua News Agency said.
