Tag: corruption
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Albania’s AI ‘minister’ makes its debut with an address to parliament
Prime Minister Edi Rama has introduced an AI-generated bot which he has called a government minister in the Albanian parliament
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Unification Church leader questioned about alleged bribery of South Korea’s former first lady
The leader of the Unification Church has been questioned by investigators over allegations that the church bribed the wife of South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to secure business favors
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Retired 4-star Navy admiral sentenced to 6 years in prison for bribery plot
A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral has been sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that he agreed to exchange a military contract for a lucrative postretirement job
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UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens
A U.N. commission reports that billions in public funds have been stolen in South Sudan over the past decade
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Candidate Dávila targets Maduro, narcos, corruption in Colombia’s high-stakes election
Colombian journalist Victoria “Vicky” Dávila, now among the top contenders for the presidency in next May’s election, has built her campaign around a hardline security agenda with a central promise: swift justice for drug traffickers. “I will have an express extradition program” to the U.S., she said in an interview with the Miami Herald. “The…
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Police warn public of extortion scheme involving mailed child sexual abuse material
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are warning residents of an extortion scheme involving mailed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and a ransom note. On Wednesday, the Cheyenne Police Department posted to its official Facebook page, warning residents of the extortion scheme, in…
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Police warn public of extortion scheme involving mailed child sexual abuse material
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are warning residents of an extortion scheme involving mailed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and a ransom note. On Wednesday, the Cheyenne Police Department posted to its official Facebook page, warning residents of the extortion scheme, in…
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Appeals court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for more than 400,000 migrants
A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration can end legal protections for around 430,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela
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Taylor Swift can be deposed, but has no role in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni litigation, lawyer says
A lawyer for Taylor Swift says the singer can answer questions in October — if she is forced — from attorneys involved in the litigation between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni stemming from their roles in the movie “It Ends With Us.”