Daily Corruption News (4 May 2015) - Transparency International

4 May 2015 Today's top story US: Dean Skelos, New York senate leader, and son are arrested on corruption charges New York Times Dean G. Skelos, the leader of the New York State Senate, and his son were arrested on Monday morning by federal authorities on corruption charges, officials said.

More news Global: A fight inside Gabon’s kleptocratic dynasty exposes the complicity of French business Quartz Global: US, others investigate Andorra bank Voice of America Brazil: Prosecutors in Brazil investigate Lula Financial Times Iran: Former deputy's graft sentence casts shadow on Iran's Ahmadinejad Reuters Malta: Malta offers citizenship and all its perks for a price New York Times

Blogs and opinion China: Not so far away The Economist US: Beyond quid pro quo: What counts as political corruption? NPR

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