corruption
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Sanchez is also under attack from critics over several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Pepys’s financial corruption, common enough among officials of his rank, is well known, having come out in the unexpurgated edition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The sacking of Dadan Hindayana, an entomologist, comes a week after Indonesia's corruption watchdog filed a complaint alleging inconsistencies in budgeting across kitchens.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Privately, Sheinbaum has urged members of Morena to resign if they are involved in corruption.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Hoover had already assigned White to investigate one of the first law-enforcement corruption cases to be pursued in the wake of Teapot Dome.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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