Daily Corruption News 13 November 2012
Today's top story
Brazil: Top aide to Brazil's Lula gets 10 years for corruption
Reuters
A chief of staff to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fellow founder of Brazil's ruling Workers' Party was sentenced on Monday to over 10 years in prison for running a congressional vote-buying scheme almost a decade ago.
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Global: Investigation into Dubious EADS Austria Deal Intensifies
Der Spiegel
Croatia: Croatia arrests pharma staff, doctors in bribery case
Reuters
Israel: Israel Police launch probe into Electric Corp. official on suspicion of bribery
Haaretz
Lebanon: Corruption widespread, deep-rooted at Beirut Port
The Daily Star Lebanon
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone leader rebuts corruption charge before vote
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
China: One of China’s most ingenious bribery schemes: the professional poker loser
The Washington Post
USA: The End of Polish Rules and Election Day Bribery?
The Huffington Post
News from Transparency International
On the blog: If you whistleblow on me…I will bite your ears off!
Feature: ‘We seek to put a stop to the impunity of the corrupt’