Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (7 Jan 2015)

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US: Virginia ex-governor gets two years in prison for corruption
Reuters

Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison and two years of probation for taking a bribe from a businessman seeking to promote a dietary supplement.

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Global: Russian national charged in U.S. with bribery plot
Bloomberg

Global: London firms watch as Libya bribery trial begins
The Independent

Global: U.S. Navy commander pleads guilty in California in corruption scandal
Reuters

China: China ex-security chief faces graft trial – Xinhua
Reuters

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka opposition backs anti-corruption probes
Financial Times

UK: News Corp. corruption trial all about greed, prosecutor says
Bloomberg

Blogs and opinion

Global: Terror expert Louise Shelley: 'Islamic State is a diversified criminal operation'
Spiegel Online

Turkey: Is the AKP shielding former ministers from corruption charges?
Al Monitor

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