Lt. Peter Salzone, who fired several bullets into his stomach, was a longtime associate of indicted Deputy Inspector James Grant, who along with other police officials is accused of
accepting gifts and lavish favors from two
allegedly corrupt businessmen with close ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
President John Dramani Mahama came under intense public scrutiny for
accepting the car
gift worth about US$ 100,000 from a Burkinabe contractor,
allegedly to influence him.