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Harry Cassin
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Bill Steinman
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Richard L. Cassin
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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On Sunday night the mayor of the Romanian capital of Bucharest, Sorin Oprescu, was arrested for taking a bribe of €25,000 ($28,000). His preventive detention will last thirty days.
Oprescu, 63, pictured left, is serving his second term as Bucharest mayor.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Justice Department took another big step in its investigation of bribes allegedly paid by Russian and Swedish companies to the eldest daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov in exchange for access to the country’s telecoms market.… Continue Reading
One of the biggest corruption scandals in Chile — Caso Penta — is still unfolding as prosecutors doggedly follow the money.
The case started in 2012 as a tax fraud investigation against a former official of Chilean Internal Revenue Service, Ivan Alvarez.… Continue Reading