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29 Jan 2024, 8:09 am by Kurt Lash
The initial draft simply bound "every person elected or appointed to any office of honor or profit under the government of the United States, either in the civil, military, or naval departments of the public service. [read post]
The post Malaysia’s former finance minister charged under anti-corruption act appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
27 Jan 2024, 2:28 am by INFORRM
The letter states the changes proposed on December 6, 2023, would “severely limit whistleblower protections and significantly hinder the detection of corruption crimes and the sharing of information in the public interest. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 6:30 am by Adam Keith
   Limited Public Scrutiny of Section 7031(C) Sanctions The use of confidential sanctions has made it impossible to assess how the administration is implementing the general legal ban – imposed under Section 7031(c) of annual U.S. appropriations laws – on corrupt or abusive foreign officials entering the United States. [read post]
India’s Lokpal, established by the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013), investigates corruption allegations against public officials, striving for clean governance. [read post]
The Hong Kong Eastern Magistrates’ Courts imposed a two-month imprisonment with a suspension of two years on Monday on a defendant who earlier pleaded guilty to engaging in illegal conduct to incite another person to cast an invalid vote by activity in public, violating section 27A of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. [read post]
The allegations against Khayal were registered under Pakistan Penal Code Sections 290 “Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for”and 291 “Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue,” as well as the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960. [read post]
He directed that approval from the appropriate authority under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is necessary for any inquiry or investigation against a public servant related to official duties. [read post]
16 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
In various books of the Bible, God announces that the sins of the father will be visited on the sons, but the Constitution (in Article III, Section 3) denies Congress the power to “work Corruption of Blood. [read post]
Fung pleaded guilty to engaging in illegal conduct to incite another person not to vote by activity in public during the election period, contrary to section 27 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance and a two-month imprisonment sentence, with a suspension of 18 months was imposed. [read post]
Under Nigeria’s Financial Regulations 2009, which are meant to prevent fraud and corruption, chapter seven, section 713 states that “personal money shall in no circumstances be paid into a government bank account, nor shall any public money be paid into a private account. [read post]
The other two criminal complaints against the assault on ED officials involve charges under IPC sections 147, 148, 149 (rioting), and 353 (assault on public servants). [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 7:01 am by Irene
Federal agents charged with investigating money laundering, public corruption, counterterrorism, and narcotics trafficking at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were pulled from their critical duties to endure woke training that directs them to operate in a culturally inclusive environment and speak up for multiple social identities. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
While the indictment does not add charges, it makes public previously unknown allegations of corruption by Menendez, who headed the Foreign Relations Committee until he was charged several months ago. [read post]
4 Jan 2024, 9:34 am by JURIST Staff
Despite Chairman Comer’s decision to bury further evidence, however, even this small slice of a picture of unknown proportions allows America to glimpse the rampant illegality and corruption of the Trump presidency. [read post]
Additionally, the petitioners asserted that the prosecutors’ acts and inactions were in bad faith, potentially making them personally liable under Section 5 of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act. [read post]
2 Jan 2024, 5:50 am by Caroline Fredrickson
But Congress can impose consequences for these abuses by increasing oversight of the pardon power, imposing transparency and reporting requirements, and expanding existing laws that criminalize bribery and public corruption. [read post]
1 Jan 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding
”1 If enacted, the U.S. will join countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, who maintain laws that criminalize the demand side of foreign bribery.2 The law amends the domestic statute criminalizing bribery of federal officials, Section 201 of title 18 of the United States Code (“Bribery of Public Officials and Witnesses”), to include a new subsection (f) titled “Prohibition of Demand for a Bribe. [read post]