Category: corruption
Democrat Maryland State Senator Indicted for Extortion of Critic – Liberty Nation News
A Maryland Democrat State Senator is accused of orchestrating a scheme to secretly record her former political campaign consultant-turned-critic in bed with a married man. The plan was allegedly to silence her former ally from criticizing her as she was running for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2020. Messy Politics in Maryland […]
Recto: Corruption probe stalls Philippines trek to ‘A’ rating
MANILA, Philippines – The high-profile corruption scandal over state-funded flood control projects has upended the Philippines’ bid for an “A” credit rating this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, warning that the fallout could hurt economic growth and weigh on the government’s fiscal position. Recto told reporters on Tuesday that, based on recent discussions with
US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet expansion of contract
A sixteenfold increase in the original contract without public notification raises allegations of gross mismanagement and a process run out of controlGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA US private prisons operator will receive $157m a year to run Australias offshore processing regime in Nauru currently holding just over 100 people after the government quietly expanded its contract by more than $350m to three-quarters-of-a-billion dollars. The two-year extension without prior public notification, or scrutiny of the contract, has raised allegations of gross mismanagement and a process run out of control from parliamentarians and government integrity experts.
Ghost protection, real floods
I t has been said that tragedy recurs in Pakistan, not because of some fate, but as a result of the actions taken by those who profit from it. If there is one sector where the country has achieved world-class mastery, it is not climate science or flood risk managementit is the fine.
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