corruption
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Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The Met's Al Fayed investigation is in three parts - the previous investigation, a look forward into any potential facilitators and enablers, and establishing whether any misconduct or corruption occurred.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Sanchez's former right-hand man, former transport minister Jose Luis Abalos, is awaiting a verdict in his own corruption trail which wrapped up earlier this month.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Osama bin Laden was leading al Qaeda, the liar loans that soon prompted the Great Recession were being issued, and our capital was awash in muck and corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
It appeared to be a civil, solitary form of corruption.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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