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'Despicable' Former Judges Ordered to Pay Victims $206M

Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized...

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DEA's Most Corrupt Agent: I Didn't Act Alone

José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he "became another man" in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish...

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Aung San Suu Kyi Hears Her Fate in Latest Corruption Trial

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against...

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26 Years Ago, She Stole $600K and Fled. Now, an Arrest

Even plastic surgery to help hide her identity couldn't keep persistent authorities from finally tracking down a bank teller who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer more than 25...

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Former Michigan House Speaker Guilty of Corruption

In Michigan, the smell of legal marijuana came with the stench of corruption, according to federal investigators. Rick Johnson, former speaker of the Michigan House and former chairman of the Michigan...

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Ohio Official Spent Public Funds on $4K Wildebeest for Own Zoo

A crooked official in Ohio spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds on personal purchases including a $4,116 wildebeest for his roadside zoo, according to a state audit. Former Vinton...

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FBI Investigates Alleged Illegal Donations to NYC Mayor

The home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' chief fundraiser was raided Thursday as part of a public corruption probe seeking to determine whether the mayor's 2021 election campaign conspired with...

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Portugal's PM Quits After Chief of Staff Arrested

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned Tuesday after his government was involved in a widespread corruption probe, sending a shock wave through the normally tranquil politics of the European...

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Report: Sen. Menendez Won't Seek Another Term

Sen. Bob Menendez has so far defied calls to resign amid corruption and obstruction of justice allegations, but his days in politics could be numbered. The New York Post , citing a source close to the...

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