Daily Corruption News 4 May 2016 - Transparency International

USA: Prison time for ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver showcases concerns over corruption
The Wall Street Journal

Though Sheldon Silver’s sentencing Tuesday imposed stiff penalties on the former speaker of the New York state Assembly, perhaps the harshest judgment was of Albany itself.

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Global: Russian embezzlers went on $30m spending spree in UK, MPs told
The Guardian (TI mention)

Brazil: Former leader Lula 'played key role' in Petrobras corruption
BBC

France: French Tennis Federation raided amid alleged corruption and ticket trafficking
The Guardian

Egypt: Egypt court acquits Mubarak-era premier of graft
Associated Press

US: So much corruption, stuffed into 1 Chicago tour
Reuters

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Malaysia: Malaysia’s attorney general faces wrath of fellow lawyers
Southeast Asia Globe (TI mention)

Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s inconclusive corruption investigations
Huffington Post

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