Mexico’s Liaison to Interpol was placed under house arrest for his ties to drug cartels. From the AP (via Google News): A top police official who worked as Mexico’s main liaison with Interpol was placed under house arrest as part of an investigation into leaks of information to drug cartels, prosecutors said Tuesday. The arrest of Ricardo Gutierrez [...]

The Former President of Taiwan was detained by police for corruption. From the IHT: Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan, was detained by the police in Taipei on Tuesday after prosecutors sought his formal arrest on corruption and money laundering charges, according to Taipei television. Chen, who served as president from 2000 until earlier this year and headed [...]

A man once dubbed “America’s Sheriff” is standing trail on charges of corruption. From the AP (via Google News): A former Orange County sheriff was a sharp, inspiring leader consumed by greed and adept at manipulating his closest co-workers and friends to benefit himself, a prosecutor said Wednesday as the lawman’s federal corruption trial began. The government alleges [...]

A Vietnamese reporter has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for writing a report on a corruption scandal in Vietnam. From the Washington Post: A court in Vietnam has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a journalist who exposed a scandal involving Transport Ministry officials siphoning off aid money, in part to bet on European [...]

The former president of Guatemala has been extradited from Mexico to face corruption charges.  From Reuters: Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo, accused of fraud and corruption at the end of his term in 2004, was extradited on Tuesday from Mexico to face charges in his home country. Portillo slipped into Mexico amid a wave of arrests of his [...]

An Afghan governor is attempting to persuade farmers not to plant opium instead of eradicating the crop after it has been planted. From the IHT: As the new planting season for opium poppy draws near, the governor of Helmand, Afghanistan’s largest poppy-producing province, says that this year he is determined to beat the illicit crop, which is [...]

Somalia tops the list as the world’s most corrupt country, according to Transparency International. From the AP (via IHT): Somalia remains rooted to the bottom of a global corruption index that also features Iraq and Afghanistan among the world’s most corrupt countries, an international watchdog’s annual report said Tuesday. Rich European countries such as Britain and Italy also have [...]

A suitcase with $800,000 in cash is at the center of a huge scandal for Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From the Guardian: A suitcase filled with $800,000 in cash has embroiled Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez in a scandal which has fuelled claims of corruption and cover-up at the heart of his self-styled socialist revolution. A court case involving [...]

A report by the Inspector General of the US Interior Department has found that officials in charge of collecting oil royalties has been involved in sexual relations with their subordinates, buying cocaine in their office, and receiving kick-backs from contractors.  From the Washington Post: Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties from [...]

Chinese citizens continue to get thrown in jail and beaten for attempting to address issues of corruption in China.  From the Christian Science Monitor:  When Fang Zhaojuan began organizing her neighbors here to impeach village leaders whom she suspected of corruption, she had no idea that the challenge would lead her first to the hospital and then [...]