Read more corruption charges stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27893/corruption-charges.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:39:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72949/chirac-must-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor—a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the judicial immunity of France's highest office. A magistrate ordered Chirac, whose 12-year presidency...http://www.newser.com/story/72949/chirac-must-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71300/berlusconi-trials-laughable-absurd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA defiant Silvio Berlusconi vowed yesterday to rule with "even more grit" despite looming criminal trials on corruption charges. The trials "are false, laughable, absurd,” scoffed the Italian prime minister, who has been stripped of his immunity from prosecution. “I will defend myself in the courtroom and make my accusers...http://www.newser.com/story/71300/berlusconi-trials-laughable-absurd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 5:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71176/court-rejects-law-giving-berlusconi-immunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Italian court struck down the law designed to protect Silvio Berlusconi from corruption charges, ruling that it would take a constitutional amendment, not a mere act of parliament, to save the Italian prime minister. Courts can now resume the two corruption trials against Berlusconi that have been on hold...http://www.newser.com/story/71176/court-rejects-law-giving-berlusconi-immunity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 12:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68154/olmert-charged-with-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael’s attorney general has officially indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, the BBC reports. The 61-page charge, filed in court today, accuses Olmert of "fraud, breach of trust, registering false corporate documents, and concealing fraudulent earnings.” Olmert denies all the charges, which relate to three different cases...http://www.newser.com/story/68154/olmert-charged-with-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 13:55:50 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/60543/former-iraqi-trade-minister-arrested-on-graft-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq’s erstwhile trade minister has been arrested on charges of corruption, the BBC reports. Abdul Falah Sudani resigned his post earlier this month after allegations emerged that he and other officials in his department were embezzling government funds. The dramatic capture today occurred after police requested Sudani’s flight to Dubai...http://www.newser.com/story/60543/former-iraqi-trade-minister-arrested-on-graft-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 13:00:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55420/corruption-charges-dropped-against-s-africas-zuma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCorruption charges against South Africa’s likely next president, Jacob Zuma, have been dropped by prosecutors, the BBC reports. The head prosecutor said evidence from a tapped phone line proved that the 2007 charges, which were based on a 1999 arms deal, were politically motivated. Zuma, the head of the African...http://www.newser.com/story/55420/corruption-charges-dropped-against-s-africas-zuma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 7:40:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47935/ill-house-impeaches-blagojevich-yes-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Illinois House voted today for the second time in less than a week to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Chicago Tribune reports. The newly sworn-in lawmakers voted 117-1 to uphold last Friday's decision, with the lone dissenting ballot cast by Chicago Democrat Deb Mell—the disgraced governor's sister-in-law. Today's...http://www.newser.com/story/47935/ill-house-impeaches-blagojevich-yes-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 14:39:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47524/baltimore-mayor-indicted-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mayor of Baltimore was indicted today on 12 charges related to alleged corruption and influence peddling in her current job and during her tenure as city council president, the Sun reports. Sheila Dixon, the first woman to hold the job, faces charges of perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation, and misconduct...http://www.newser.com/story/47524/baltimore-mayor-indicted-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 13:55:02 CST