Read more public corruption stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37434/public-corruption.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:36:46 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/73898/us-to-karzai-clean-up-corruption-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is gravely serious about pressuring Hamid Karzai to reel in Afghan corruption—but has almost zero “or else” options. The most logical threat to entice Karzai to clean up his government, pulling out US troops, is “stupid,” a former ambassador tells the New York Times , as it would...http://www.newser.com/story/73898/us-to-karzai-clean-up-corruption-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:59:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61587/africa-well-rid-of-thieves-like-gabons-bongo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGabon is officially in mourning for Omar Bongo, who was, until his death Monday, the world’s longest-serving president in the world. But unofficially, “it’s worth remembering that Bongo was precisely the kind of leader Gabon, and Africa, could have done without,” Alex Perry writes for Time . The tiny, oil-rich country...http://www.newser.com/story/61587/africa-well-rid-of-thieves-like-gabons-bongo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 11:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60184/mexican-drug-sweep-snares-10-mayors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTen mayors and several police chiefs were busted in a major drug raid yesterday in Mexico's Michoacan state. The public officials provided a "protection net" for the deadly Michoacan Family drug cartel, said law enforcement authorities. The cartel is linked to the murder of 7 people and wounding of 100...http://www.newser.com/story/60184/mexican-drug-sweep-snares-10-mayors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 1:47:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51389/ill-gov-to-burris-quit-already.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn today joined the chorus of politicians calling for Roland Burris to resign, urging him to step down "as quickly as possible for the best interests of Illinois," the Chicago Tribune reports. Said Quinn, who gained the office after Rod Blagojevich's ouster for attempting to sell Barack...http://www.newser.com/story/51389/ill-gov-to-burris-quit-already.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 12:20:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48258/pelosi-open-to-prosecuting-bushies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNancy Pelosi would consider prosecuting some Bush White House officials, she told Fox News Sunday , even though Barack Obama has signaled that he doesn't favor such a move. "We cannot let the politicizing of, for example, the Justice Department to go unreviewed," says the speaker of the House.http://www.newser.com/story/48258/pelosi-open-to-prosecuting-bushies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Jan 2009 11:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48168/blagos-impeachment-lawyers-jump-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTen days before Rod Blagojevich’s impeachment trial in the Illinois senate is scheduled to begin, the disgraced governor’s legal team has stepped down, the Chicago Tribune reports. A short timetable and the fact they can’t call witnesses make the situation “fundamentally unfair,” said the attorneys, comparing the trial to “a...http://www.newser.com/story/48168/blagos-impeachment-lawyers-jump-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 16:25:02 CSThttp://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