Daily Corruption News: 21 September 2012
Today's top story
USA: 4 years out of office, Detroit ex-Mayor Kilpatrick faces trial on sweeping corruption charges
The Associated Press
As Detroit residents fled one of the nation’s most-distressed cities in waves, then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick enriched himself and his allies by rigging public contracts, shaking down businessmen and pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars, the government alleges.
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Bangladesh: World Bank agrees conditions to resume Bangladesh bridge funding
Reuters
Ecuador: Ecuador: sigue la purga contra periodistas que critican la corrupción del gobierno de Correa (Ecuador: following the purge of journalists who criticise corruption in the Correa government)
InfoLatam
Kenya: Kenyans pay fine by mobile phone to reduce graft
TrustLaw
Malaysia: “Corrupt” state boss is richest Malaysian: group
Agence France-Presse
Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad justice minister fired over controversial law
Reuters
UK: Former Lloyds boss faces jail
London Evening Standard
Multimedia of the week
Myanmar: Video showing rampant Burmese police corruption leaked online
France 24
Blogs and opinion
Global: Top 10 corruption sentences
Wall Street Journal
Nigeria: Checking electoral fraud with electronic voting
Business Day
News from Transparency International
Web feature: Putting corruption out of business: Part 2
Call for proposals: The IACC Social Entrepreneurs Initiative
