Tag: Political corruption
Senate breaks filibuster on Asian-American hate crime bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate opened debate Wednesday on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during...
Opposition accuses UK govt of sleaze amid lobbying scandal
LONDON (AP) — A lobbying scandal swirling around former British Prime Minister David Cameron has deepened, with claims that a senior civil servant held...
No. 2 House Republican says GOP would act against Gaetz
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans would “take action” on Rep. Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally moves ahead against him, the chamber's No....
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma must pay legal fees
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been denied state funding for his legal fees in an upcoming corruption trial and...
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement that...
State AG to probe assault allegations against Bay Area mayor
WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — The California Attorney General’s Office would prosecute any potential criminal charges against the mayor of the wine country town of...
UK lobbying scandal snares ex-PM Cameron; govt starts probe
LONDON (AP) — The controversy over former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of a now-bankrupt financial services firm deepened Monday as...
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Voters in Ecuador appeared to turn to a conservative businessman in Sunday's presidential runoff election, rebuffing a leftist movement that...
Correction: Gaetz-Investigation story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story April 9, 2021, about the House Ethics Committee opening an investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz, The Associated Press...
Gaetz faces House ethics probe; federal investigation widens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as federal prosecutors probing sex trafficking allegations against him...
Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal
MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore.
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Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdown measures and exacerbated fatigue in Ecuador and Peru has left...
Ivory Coast’s ex-president and ally are free to return home
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and a close ally who was a youth leader are free to return...
El Salvador’s long-dominant parties in crisis after drubbing
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Saúl Meléndez, a former fighter during El Salvador’s civil war, was for years a loyal member of the...
US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rep. Alcee Hastings, the fiercely liberal longtime Florida congressman who was dogged throughout his tenure by an impeachment that...
Gaetz says he won’t resign over ‘false’ sex allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will not leave Congress and denied that he “slept with” an underage girl, suggesting that...
Gaetz says he won’t resign over ‘false’ sex allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday he will not leave Congress and denied that he “slept with” an underage girl, suggesting...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib appeals graft conviction in 1MDB saga
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Monday began hearing an appeal by ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction and 12-year...
Gaetz sex probe suddenly threatens a speedy Washington rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Compared with most congressional newbies, it didn't take Rep. Matt Gaetz long. Phone calls from the president. Rides aboard Air Force...
Pro-Kurdish legislator who lost seat is detained in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police arrested a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician on Friday, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported, weeks after he was stripped...
Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, should at a minimum be removed from the...
Gaetz staying on Judiciary panel, despite investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent, outspoken conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump who has been under...
Ethics panel affirms Rep. Gohmert fine over metal detector
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee upheld a $5,000 fine against Rep. Louie Gohmert on Tuesday after he was accused of failing to...
Justice Department to review how best to fight hate crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday ordered a review of how the Justice Department can best deploy its resources to combat...
Slovak premier resigns to end crisis over Russian vaccine
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s prime minister said Sunday he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a...
Armenia premier confirms he will step down to allow election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s embattled prime minister on Sunday confirmed that he will step down from the post in April in order to...
Legislator being investigated for Weinstein backdrop on Zoom
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislator who appeared for Zoom meetings twice with a background that made a joking reference to convicted rapist...
Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney was named the recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Friday for splitting...
Voting rights, hate crimes on Senate’s ‘big, bold’ agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up the most tumultuous Senate start in recent memory, new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took stock of accomplishments including the...
Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The impeachment investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office...
Voting rights, hate crimes on Senate’s ‘big, bold’ agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up the most tumultuous Senate start in recent memory, new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took stock Thursday of accomplishments including...
South Africa’s ex-president should be jailed, argues lawyer
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lawyers for a commission investigating corruption in South Africa have asked the country’s highest court to jail former president Jacob Zuma...
Protest in South Africa over conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Members of Ethiopia's Tigrayan community in South Africa demonstrated in the capital in a bid to bring international attention to the...
GOP Missouri Attorney General Schmitt running for US Senate
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate, setting...
Brazil court rules Car Wash judge was biased in Lula case
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former judge Sergio Moro was biased in the way he oversaw former...
In split vote, probe says Scottish leader misled lawmakers
LONDON (AP) — A Scottish parliamentary investigation concluded in a split decision Tuesday that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon misled lawmakers about sexual harassment allegations...
Australia PM wants more women in politics after new scandal
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he was shocked and disgusted by the latest sex scandal to rock his government...
Lawyer clears Scotland’s leader of misleading lawmakers
LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon didn't mislead lawmakers or act improperly over sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor, a senior lawyer...
Ex-top aide to former Maltese PM charged with corruption
ROME (AP) — A former top government aide in Malta who was investigated by a journalist later killed by a car bomb has been...
‘Sorry’: GOP US Rep. Tom Reed retiring amid misconduct claim
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her...
Critics of Brazil’s president being targeted by security law
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers...
Brazil security law being turned on president’s critics
SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests...
4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol
Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the U.S. Capitol riots, as an indictment ordered unsealed on...
New York Times: Current aide accuses Cuomo of sex harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who currently works in the office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he looked down her shirt...
US prosecutors say Honduras president took bribes in 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes from a drug trafficker as recently as 2019 — not just while running...
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Reed accused of sexual misconduct
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York, is accused of rubbing a female lobbyist's back and unhooking her bra, without her...
House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Swalwell from intel panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove California Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House intelligence panel over his contact...
Appeal court reinstates conviction of Flynn business partner
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the conviction of a one-time business partner of former National Security Adviser...
Michigan ex-governor loses challenge to Flint water charges
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal.
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For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test...
US wants life in prison for brother of Honduras president
NEW YORK (AP) — A brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández should be sentenced to life in prison for running a “state-sponsored drug...
For Biden, questions about Cuomo grow harder to ignore
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's relentless effort to avoid the day-to-day distractions of the political world is being put to the test...
New York Assembly hires top law firm for Cuomo investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Assembly has hired a Manhattan law firm to assist in its impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, legislative...
Stiff adoption scheme term sought for Arizona ex-politician
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona prosecutors are seeking the stiffest possible prison sentence for a former metro Phoenix politician convicted in an illegal adoption scheme...
Turkey expels pro-Kurdish legislator, seeks to disband party
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkish authorities on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator and human rights...
Army under fire from Congress over Fort Hood response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with how slowly improvements are being made to criminal investigation at Fort Hood, Texas, where rates of...
Accountant testifies he saw Honduras president take bribes
NEW YORK (AP) — A Honduran accountant testified Tuesday that he fled Honduras because he felt his life was in danger after witnessing two...
Alaska GOP censures Murkowski, looks for ’22 challenger
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Republican Party has censured U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting to convict former President Donald Trump at his...
Andrew Cuomo accuser speaks with investigators for 4 hours
As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to return to the business of governing Monday, one of his sexual harassment accusers met via Zoom...
Hope that South Africa’s COVID-19 corruption inspires action
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — There's some hope in South Africa that this time the outrage against corruption inspires effective action.
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Immigrant victims of crime hope Congress eases visa hurdles
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In a bid to become a legal permanent resident of the United States, she says she lives in fear, afraid...
How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to “wait for the facts."
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Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can lawmakers bring home the bacon without it being pork?
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Ethiopia denies ‘ethnic cleansing,’ is open to outside probe
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ethiopian government is disputing charges of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray conflict, calling allegations by the United States “unfounded."...
Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid allegations of sexual harassment that left the...
NYC prosecutor leading Trump probe won’t seek reelection
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., a veteran prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump, said Friday...
Kentucky Senate votes to make it a crime to taunt police
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate...
Drug trafficker says he bribed Honduras president
NEW YORK (AP) — A convicted Honduran drug trafficker and former leader of a cartel testified in United States federal court Thursday that he...
Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's grip on power appeared increasingly threatened Thursday as a majority of state legislators called for...
Ethiopia’s leader faces intense pressure to end Tigray war
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ethiopia's government on Thursday faced mounting pressure to withdraw troops from the northern region of Tigray amid growing reports of...
Report: Cuomo groped female aide in governor’s residence
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he groped her in the governor’s residence, a newspaper reported Wednesday,...
German lawmakers seek to grill Merkel over Wirecard scandal
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers say they plan to question Chancellor Angela Merkel and her deputy, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, about their involvement with...
Ex-German press office worker convicted of spying for Egypt
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Berlin has convicted a former employee of the German government press office of spying for Egypt and given...
EXPLAINER: Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of...
US prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking...
Is Blunt’s exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Eric Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test...
Mexico charges ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City said Tuesday they have obtained an arrest warrant for the former local boss of the long-ruling...
‘Lula’ convictions dismissed; could run again in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — A top judge has thrown out both corruption convictions of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opening the...
Senegal opposition leader released as new clashes erupt
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Riot police in armed personnel carriers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds in Senegal's capital on Monday hours...
Top Brazilian judge annuls corruption sentences of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
SAO PAULO (AP) — Top Brazilian judge annuls corruption sentences of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Cuomo defiant as top New York lawmakers call on him to quit
NEW YORK (AP) — The two top Democrats in New York’s legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday amid mounting allegations...
House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Eric Swalwell, who served as a House manager in Donald Trump’s last impeachment trial, filed a lawsuit Friday against the...
As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in...
Riot charges reinstated against California white supremacist
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday reinstated rioting charges against the leader of a white supremacist group involved in violent California...
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest...
Double standard? Gillibrand in spotlight after Cuomo scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague Al Franken's resignation in 2017 as he faced allegations...
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the...
South Dakota House lawmakers leave AG impeachment in doubt
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House on Wednesday left the impeachment of the state's attorney general in doubt as lawmakers moved to...
Sarkozy rules out French presidential run after conviction
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ruled out running again for office next year, a day after a court found him...
Mississippi congressman Palazzo accused of misusing funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent ethics body says there is "substantial reason to believe” that Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi abused his office...
Bergdahl appeals court-martial over Trump, McCain comments
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court martialed after he left his post in Afghanistan and was captured by...
All sides commit abuses in Mozambique conflict, says report
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — War crimes have been committed by all sides fighting in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, including jihadi rebels, government forces and...
Calls for Cuomo’s resignation mount as 3rd accuser emerges
NEW YORK (AP) — Calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation intensified late Monday after a third woman accused him of offensive behavior,...
Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump...
Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump...
Greek far-left hit man on hunger strike denied jail move
Greece’s government Monday said it won't intervene to grant a prison-transfer demand by a convicted killer in a far-left extremist group who has been...
France’s Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to...
Australian prime minister stands by minister accused of rape
CANBERRA, Aurtralia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday stood by an unidentified Cabinet minister against calls for him to step down...
Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for GOP unity,...
Calls grow for Cuomo harassment inquiry. But by whom?
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A former aide's allegations that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected her to an unwanted kiss during years of sexual...
