(USDOJ) WASHINGTON – A former Supreme Court Justice of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of New York was charged today with attempted extortion and federal program bribery, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. Thomas J. Spargo, 65 was charged in an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of New York.Accor
WASHINGTON – The former director of permits for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for his role in a $1.4 million bribery and kickback scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Paul A. Murphy of the District of the Virgin Islands announced.U.S. D
We resort to bribing children some or the other time. Bribes are gifts or rewards that influence children to do a specific action.
But, it rapidly becomes addictive for the child and the behavior becomes more and more scandalous in the expectations of achieving better and better rewards.
So, for parents who are looking [...]
Nakheel, the Dubai World company behind the three Palm Islands projects, confirmed to Gulf News on Friday that one if its senior employees is under investigation on bribery charges.
Nakheel said in a statement last evening that an employee is being questioned by the authorities, but did not provide any details.
For days, rumours of the arrest [...]
I’ve recently started to make a list of plugin developers to donate to. I think it’s important cos wordpress is made up of plugins people took hours days or months to improve. Without that little bit of reward or motivation, plugin devs may have little to no motivation to continue the great work they do. [...]
Jodi and I finally think we have what it takes to bribe Eli into using the potty. Get this, Eli loves Chocolate doughnuts! Let’s put this into perspective, at first attempt in bribing my wonderful son to sit on the potty (with his clothes on) resulted in a volley of shouting NO NO NO [...]
A defense contractor, Raman International Inc. (Raman), pleaded guilty today for its role in a bribery scheme aimed at influencing the award of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts at Camp Victory, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today. Raman, a military contractor headquartered in Cypress, Texas, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging one count of conspiracy to commit bri
Siemens AG, the target of multinational bribes-for-business probes which became public when German prosecutors raided Siemens' offices in Nov 2006, is expecting the probes to widen to include charges being filed against more senior level managers. The first trial starts on Monday, with 58 counts of breach of trust against Reinhard Siekaczek, a manager at Siemens' ICN fixed-line communications
India is a first-class country to learn the fine art of bribery. Of course, there are no such courses offered anywhere (I hope), but life here teaches you very quickly. Among the sneaky “teachers” are train conductors, police men, immigration officers, and museum staff.
My first lesson presented itself somewhat unexpectedlyduring our visit to the palace [...]
Japan's former top defence bureaucrat pleaded guilty on Monday to taking bribes for military contracts in a scandal that has embarrassed the government. Takemasa Moriya, 63, who was nicknamed "the emperor" for his influence within the defence ministry until he retired last year, admitted to bribery charges at the first hearing of his trial. "I apologise to the public and to officials for being behind such crimes," Moriya said in his opening statement at the Tokyo District Court, as quoted by Jiji Press and Kyodo News. Moriya has previously admitted that he and his wife accepted fine dining, gifts and golf trips from a military contractor. But Moriya had denied wrongdoing, saying the contractor was a friend. It was Moriya's first public appearance since the former vice defence min
My wife Emma gave the idea for this one. She tells me all of the little things that the girls throughout the day. What they did to make her laugh, small accomplishments and of course the terrible two’s driven tantrums. When I said that I was stuck for something to write as my poor brain is all clogged up with work type things and an unhealthy dose of the man flu. She said why don’t you talk about me bribing them to get them to do stuff? Excellent idea!As Lilly and Amy are becoming more aware, we as adults can start having conversations that they can, for the most part, understand. Now that we have a dialog open, we can start making deals with them. Well when I say deals I mean bribes really because they learn if they do things that they don’t really want to do then they get som
An Indonesian lawmaker was arrested Wednesday after he was caught red-handed at a Jakarta luxury hotel receiving a bribe worth nearly 200,000 dollars, lawmakers and anti-corruption watchdog officials said.Al-Amin Nasution, a member of the House of Representative (DPR) from the Muslim-based United development Party, along with four other persons, were arrested by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) authorities early Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Jakarta.During the raid, the KPK officials seized some 1.8 billion rupiah (195,100 dollars) in cash. Two of the arrested suspects were females. One of the women was alleged to be a prostitute, the state-run Antara news agency reported.The KPK's deputy chairman, Chandra Hamzah, confirmed the arrest of Nasution, saying
Having to bribe building officials of Miami Beach… No way! It’s so easy to get permits and work completed in Miami (isn’t it?) Well if you’ve experienced the process you’ll know it’s a big problem with Miami Beach FL real estate. A recent story from the Miami Herald told of The Coral House owner bribing [...]
In my previous post, a discussion was born with Chris with regards to morality and whether or not it means anything without a god being present. He contends that morality means nothing without a god. I, of course, have a different opinion on the matter. I promised you a post on this matter, Chris, so [...]
Well bloggie friends, I have an outcome on the steak dinner bribery, um, I mean offer. You might remember that several weeks ago, I had a conversation with College Boy about the trend of "hanging out" and thus, the extinction of old-fashioned dating. At the end of my conversation, I made an offer to my son of a steak dinner for two if he asks out a girl on a real-live date in the next several weeks to follow. And I must say, I couldn't be more proud of his response. Here is a summary of my conversation with College Boy:Me: Well Son, time's almost up on the offer. What's the verdict?College Boy: Okay Mom, I've thought about your offer and here's the deal. I decided that right now, there's not really anyone that I think I might be interested in like dating, ya know, so I wouldn't want to ask
Madame Tien, wife of former Indonesian president Suharto and partner to her husband in taking kickbacks, picked up the nickname "Madame Tien Percent" in business circles, writes longtime South Asia watcher Joe Studwell in his fascinating new book, "Asian Godfathers." Studwell, founder of the "China Economic Quarterly," inserts the Madame Tien tidbit to underscore the degree to which guanxi, a term used to suggest cozy relationships between political leaders and businesspersons in which bribes are often accepted, has long been a core element of economic and political life in Southeast Asia. "A small region that, concurrently, could not boast a single non-state corporation among the global top 500 nonetheless accounted for a third of the wealthiest two dozen people on the planet. These are the vanguard of the Asian godfathers, each with more than four billion American dollars to his name -- the likes of Li Ka-shing, Robert Kuok, Dhanin Chearavanont, Liem Sioe Liong, Tan Yu and Kwek Len
A Shanghai real estate tycoon who served a three-year prison term after a stock market scandal is on trial for alleged bribery and tax offenses, a state-run magazine reported Wednesday.Zhou Zhengyi was detained a year ago amid a probe of government misconduct that brought down the Shanghai Communist Party secretary and other city leaders.State media reports say he is charged with misappropriation of funds, bribery and forging value-added tax receipts.
Now I know some of you will immediately think I'm the meanest mother on the planet when I explain this to you, however, given my circumstances at the moment, with all I have on my plate to do, this works for me. Drew will be turning 7 next week. SEVEN!...
German electronics giant Siemens is facing additional corruption accusations as part of a major bribery investigation to land business deals in China and Indonesia, the homepage of the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine reported Saturday. According to the report, the Munich-based firm transferred 19.7 million euros via a secret Liechtenstein banking account in connection to a power station in Indonesia. Siemens auditors had tracked down evidence of illegal payments linked to the construction and operation of the 1,200-Megawatt Paiton II station in eastern Java. The deal was worth around 1.2 billion US dollars and was signed during the Indonesia visit of then-chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1995. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
“There are two parties involved in every corrupt transaction, typically a government official and a business person. Yet those who pay bribes are often depicted as innocent victims ... The reality is that both parties conspire to defraud the public.”
Lynda Chalker (b. 1942) British politician
The next time you go into a Gamestop store, you may get a little extra pressure to purchase a PlayStation 3. Gamer’s Reports is reporting that their source at Gamestop says that Sony is running a contest for Gamestop managers. In other words, they’re bribing managers to step-up their game and sell more PS3’s. Essentially, each store will have a target amount of PS3’s that they are supposed to sell based upon previous averages. The manager within a district whose store sells the most above what their target was will win 20,000 points that will be redeemable for Sony/Gamestop items. Additionally, the manager who is number one for the whole company will get 10,000 more points. The rewards site requires a username and password, so it’s not clear what 20,000 or 30,000 points will buy. I imagine it’s gotta be something good if it’s supposed to motivate managers to sell record amounts of PS3’s. Okay, perhaps it’s not bribery. This kinda thing has been done in the industry
Rep. William Jefferson has finally been indicted on bribery charges.
It should be a crime that it took this long. If this man was a Republican he would have been forced to step down two years ago. The Democrats would have been all over television screaming for his resignation. The Republicans never came out against this man. I guess that shows you the character the Republicans display compared to the Democrats. Yet he was allowed to run for re-election and the voters were to blind to vote him out.
Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long- running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.
The indictment handed up in federal court in Alexandria., Va., Monday is 94 pages long and lists 16 alleged violations of federal law that could keep Jefferson in prison for up to 235 years. He is charged with racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money-laundering, obstr
By Jerry Markon and Allan LengelWashington Post Staff WritersMonday, June 4, 2007; 2:40 PMRep. William J. Jefferson was indicted today in a longstanding FBI corruption probe centering on allegations that he took bribes to promote high-tech business ventures in Africa.The Louisiana Democrat faces charges that include racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy to solicit bribes by a public official. The 16-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Alexandria.Federal officials have scheduled a 3:30 p.m. news conference to discuss the 94-page indictment, which could land Jefferson in prison for life if he is convicted on all counts. The charges cap a long and tumultuous investigation that was stalled for months because of a legal battle over the constitutionality of an FBI raid on Jefferson's office last May. The raid came after the FBI found $90,000 in the freezer of his Capitol Hill home.A political and legal maelstrom followed the raid, prompting President
If bribery is so good for jobs, why should it be a crime?The war on terror has been used to justify many things from the Brian Haw law (to make protesters get permits) to illegally invading Iraq. It is indeed a small wonder that John Prescott when caught shagging didn’t opt for the “war on terror” defence.
I for one would pay money to see him declaring, “We have it on reliable intelligence
Israel's Channel 10 News presented an important document exposing more of Ehud Olmert's bribery and corruption career:Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced new allegations of corruption on Wednesday evening when Channel 10 exposed a document containing 115 names of Likud Central Committee members and activists whom the prime minister allegedly helped illegally when he served as industry, trade and labor minister.Allegedly, Olmert used his position as head of the investment department - which had authority over small businesses, the employment industry, the authorization of foreign workers, the broadcasting authority, Bezek and other communications companies - for the benefit of Likud members.Among the alleged misdemeanors, Olmert supposedly helped prevent the dismissal of a Likud member from the postal service, helped another Likud activist get a job, illegally helped obtain a telephone number from a cellular phone company and arranged permits for foreign workers for two Likud members.A
Supreme Court on Friday set up an investigation committee to probe into a bribery scandal reportedly involving one of its section officers.
The scandal came into...
{mosgoogle right}A former president of major consultancy firm Pacific Consultants International and three other workers were arrested Monday on suspicion of offering about 90 million yen in bribes to a Ho Chi Minh City official in return for securing a contract for development aid construction work, prosecutors said.The four, including 62-year-old former company president Masayoshi Taga, were arre
