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Political corruption Judicial Watch (JW) 
 This conservative, nonpartisan educational organization's mission is to be an "ethical and legal 'watchdog' over our government, legal, and judicial systems." They're not joking: JW "seeks to expose corruption at all levels of government and to bring the perpetrators to justice." JW Cases lists court cases in which JW is involved, with details and updates. Specials lists other activist tactics. http://www.judicialwatch.org/ Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Ethics, Politics by Place Last updated Jun 16, 2006 Murder, Money & Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Salinas Brothers
Companion to a 1997 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about major illegal drug traffickers who brought drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The site includes a map, an overview of drug cartels and anti-narcotics officials, news, reports, and related material. Also includes a program transcript. Note: Most links to related sites are broken. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/ Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated May 9, 2006 Special Report: The Jack Abramoff Story
Collection of articles about Jack Abramoff, "the once-powerful lobbyist at the center of a wide-ranging public corruption investigation, [who] pleaded guilty Jan. 3 [2006] to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials in a deal that requires him to provide evidence about members of Congress." Includes articles on topics such as the legality of lobbying, the relationship between Abramoff and Tom DeLay, and Abramoff's wardrobe. From the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/06/22/LI2005062200936.html Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Politics Last updated Jan 10, 2006 Timeline: Oil-for-Food Scandal
Timeline of events related to the "oil-for-food programme (OFF) [which] was set up to allow Iraq to sell its oil in return for humanitarian relief, so it would not breach sanctions imposed after the first Iraq war. The programme was administered by the United Nations and is now [2004-2005] embroiled in a corruption scandal." Includes links to related news stories and background information about the oil-for-food program. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4445609.stm Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Food & Cooking, International Governments, Nutrition & Food Safety, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Transparency International (TI)
TI is a "global coalition against corruption." The annual Global Corruption Report , available in PDF format, ranks governments according to TI's published criteria for transparency. See the Info Centre for remedies, definitions, indexes, and publications. Elsewhere, links to numerous reports, examples, and assessment instruments present analyses and methods for fighting corruption. View the guest book for added insight. Searchable. Also available in French, German, and Spanish. http://www.transparency.org/ Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud Last updated Aug 21, 2002 The World Bank Group: Anticorruption
This site provides a strategy to reduce corruption, which the site considers to be the "greatest obstacle to economic and social development" because corruption "sabotages policies and programs that aim to reduce poverty." Discusses the costs and consequences of corruption and solutions such as increased political accountability and institutional restraints on power. Includes diagnostic tools for evaluating government performance, information about corruption for private firms and for specific countries, annotated bibliographies, and more. http://www.worldbank.org/publicsector/anticorrupt/ Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Finance, Poverty Last updated Nov 7, 2005 |
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