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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption
A court has found Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced the former French president to three years in prison with two of them suspended. France’s president from 2007 to 2012 was accused of forging a “corruption pact” with his lawyer and a senior magistrate. Judges said there was “serious evidence” of collaboration between the three men to break the law.
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Apple security chief maintains innocence after bribery charges
A grand jury in California's Santa Clara County has indicted Thomas Moyer, Apple's head of global security, for bribery. Moyer is accused of offering 200 iPads to the Santa County Sheriff's office in exchange for concealed carry permits for four Apple employees.
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Planet Plastic
How Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades
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Blurred lines: Trump's UN choice and her coal magnate spouse
The email went out from senior Environmental Protection Agency officials to Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, responding to questions she had about a funding matter. But the acknowledgment email the EPA got back a few hours later wasn’t from the ambassador. By Ellen Knickmeyer.
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Floridians Are Suing a Cop Fired for Planting Drugs in Their Vehicles
Thanks to the diligence of one assistant state attorney, 119 cases were thrown out and the officer is under state investigation. By Katie Rose Quandt.
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America Is Stuck With a $400 Billion Stealth Fighter That Can’t Fight
The planes have had several previously unreported ‘category 1’ flaws—military parlance for issues that can prevent a pilot from accomplishing their mission. By David Axe.
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Saudi Fugitives Accused of Serious Crimes Get Help to Flee While U.S. Officials Look the Other Way
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have known for years that Saudi diplomats were helping Saudi fugitives. But Washington avoided even raising the problem out of concern that it might hurt Saudi cooperation in the fight against terrorism. By Sebastian Rotella, Tim Golden, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.
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The Rank Hypocrisy Of Rahm Emanuel
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took advantage of his elite privilege and joined The Atlantic, a major media publication, as a contributing editor. By Kevin Gosztola.
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The Country [Mongolia] That Exiled McKinsey
A dubious project raises serious questions about the world’s most prestigious consulting firm and its work for corruption-plagued regimes. By Ian MacDougall, Anand Tumurtogoo.
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States bring price fixing suit against generic drug makers
Attorneys general from more than 40 states are alleging the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for more than 100 different generic drugs, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, arthritis and other medical conditions. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut on Friday, also names 15 individual senior executives responsible for sales, marketing and pricing.
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What Happened to Venezuela Isn’t So Simple
It’s not a proving ground for Capitalism vs. Socialism. It’s a story of corruption. By Mike Centeno. (Nov. 21, 2018)
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Justin Trudeau has fallen for his own image
When a leader decides they have all the answers, and want the levers of democracy to align to their vision, only bad things can happen. By Adnan R. Khan.
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Cop fired after charging police chief and mayor with forgery
A tiny Ohio village was embroiled in controversy after a local police sergeant publicly filed felony charges against the mayor and police chief — and was immediately fired. Villagers were shocked when New Holland police Sgt. Charles “Brad” Mick walked into a village council meeting and announced he had just been fired, mere moments after he handed Mayor Clair Betzko and interim Police Chief David Conrad court summonses accusing them of a forgery scheme.
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Boeing Crashes Highlight the High Costs of Cheap Government
In 2005, the Federal Aviation Authority gave airplane manufacturers the power to cast their own employees as in-house regulators. This policy streamlined the inefficient “revolving door” process by making it possible for Boeing to regulate itself without the hassle of getting its lobbyists appointed to the F.A.A. The George W. Bush-administration argued that such “delegation” would allow the agency to concentrate its scarce resources on the most important safety issues, while also helping America’s aviation giants get new planes to market faster.
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All Eyes on Fourth Circuit Hearing in Emoluments Case
Of the many legal challenges President Donald Trump is facing, few have forced legal experts and historians to dig deep quite like claims that his private business dealings with foreign governments violate the Constitution. By Brad Kutner.
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SC sheriffs fly first class, bully employees and line their pockets with taxpayer money
South Carolina sheriffs have embezzled, bribed and dipped into public funds for expensive chauffeurs. They’ve driven drunk and bullied other public officials. They’ve been accused of leveraging their power to sexually assault their female employees. While many South Carolina sheriffs have strong records of serving the public, others served themselves and their cronies, a five-month Post and Courier investigation found.
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How Sophisticated Test Scams From China Are Making Their Way Into the U.S.
Chinese students hire imposter “gunmen” to take the SAT, the GRE and other tests.
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Olivia Jade, the influencer at the center of the college admissions scandal, explained
Lori Loughlin’s daughter became famous on Instagram and YouTube, but now fans (and Sephora) are turning on her.
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The Vice President’s Men
When George H.W. Bush arrived in Washington as vice president in January 1981 he seemed little more than a sideshow to Ronald Reagan, the one-time leading man who had been overwhelmingly elected to the greatest stage in the world... By Seymour M. Hersh.
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Has the [U.S.] Government Legalized Secret Defense Spending?
While a noisy Supreme Court fight captivated America last fall, an obscure federal accounting body quietly approved a system of classified money-moving. By Matt Taibbi.
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