Read more bribery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2540/bribery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:00:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge sentenced former Congressman William Jefferson to 13 years in prison today, less than the 27-plus years prosecutors called for but more than the 10-year term the Louisiana Democrat's lawyer wanted. Jefferson, who was convicted in August of 11 of the 16 counts relating to the public corruption...http://www.newser.com/story/74022/ex-rep-jefferson-sentenced-to-13-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72448/kerik-trial-pushed-back-after-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBernard Kerik has more time in jail to look forward to. The former NYPD commissioner’s federal corruption trial was postponed today, with no new date set for jury selection. Kerik’s trial was supposed to begin on Monday, but a delay was widely expected after a judge revoked his bail on...http://www.newser.com/story/72448/kerik-trial-pushed-back-after-leak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 14:35:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71114/berlusconi-uses-animal-farm-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll Italians are equal but some are more equal than others, according to lawyers seeking to prevent Silvio Berlusconi from standing trial on corruption charges. A constitutional court examining the legitimacy of a law shielding prime ministers from prosecution—which was introduced by Berlusconi himself—was told the leader is...http://www.newser.com/story/71114/berlusconi-uses-animal-farm-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 3:12:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69146/ex-taiwan-prez-convicted-of-corruption-sentenced-to-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe former president of Taiwan was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life imprisonment today, marking a watershed event in the island's turbulent political history. Chen Shui-bian, president from 2000 to 2008, was charged with embezzling $3.15 million from a special presidential fund, receiving bribes worth at least $9...http://www.newser.com/story/69146/ex-taiwan-prez-convicted-of-corruption-sentenced-to-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 4:25:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67520/germany-probes-100-profs-over-phd-bribes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbout a hundred professors across Germany are under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes for doctoral degrees, the Local reports. Prosecutors say professors may have taken bribes as high as $28,000 through an intermediary firm to give PhDs to undeserving students. "It involves teaching professors from all subjects, from medicine...http://www.newser.com/story/67520/germany-probes-100-profs-over-phd-bribes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 18:28:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66193/ex-congressman-caught-with-90k-in-freezer-is-guilty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman today of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer. Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000...http://www.newser.com/story/66193/ex-congressman-caught-with-90k-in-freezer-is-guilty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 17:31:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65960/israeli-foreign-minister-faces-raft-of-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli police have recommended the indictment of the country's foreign minister for bribery, money laundering, and other corruption charges, Haaretz reports. Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party and was kingmaker in February's closely-run election, has been under investigation for years and is accused of funneling cash to...http://www.newser.com/story/65960/israeli-foreign-minister-faces-raft-of-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 7:34:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65657/my-clients-corrupt-but-who-isnt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Rep. William Jefferson’s lawyer tried a novel defense tactic in his closing arguments yesterday: putting all of the political class on trial. Sure, his client had stashed bribe money in his freezer—but hasn’t everyone, metaphorically speaking? “We all occupy the gray area,” said attorney Robert Trout. “We’re all...http://www.newser.com/story/65657/my-clients-corrupt-but-who-isnt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 8:50:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64184/brit-cops-face-probe-over-media-bribes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish Parliament may investigate police over reports that journalists pay them for dirt on celebrities and criminal suspects, the Guardian reports. Since police opted not to reopen a probe into alleged phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid News of the World , several politicians have been seeking to determine if the...http://www.newser.com/story/64184/brit-cops-face-probe-over-media-bribes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 7:24:41 CDT