Sentences with phrase «report on corruption»

A recent PriceWaterhouse Coopers report on corruption prevention in the construction industry cites a «Bribe Payers Index» which identifies industry sectors most likely to bribe a public official.

The real targets of the bill are social media and human rights defenders that might be critical of government policies or report on corruption involving high ranking government officials,» the organisation also said.

It is common knowledge that joy fm and daily graphic only recently had eggs on their faces when they mistook an Afrobarometer report on Corruption perception for that of Transparency International.

Nigerians should therefore be allowed to discuss government policies and engage in political debate; report on corruption in government; and exercise their right to expression of opinion and dissent.»

From their site: «This encyclopedic report on corruption in the 109th Congress documents the egregious, unethical and possibly illegal activities of the most tainted members of Congress.»

Whistleblowers use Tor to safely report on corruption.

According to Turkish dissidents, social media and external sources such as VICE are even more important than they would be elsewhere because local media outlets are unwilling to report on corruption or the behavior of Turkish police and armed forces.

Corruption: The media routinely reported on corruption.

Our main character is Dillon Galway, an idealistic freelance journalist in his mid-twenties, who barely scrapes out a living reporting on corruption for the metro newspaper and his own blog.

The bill's critics say it would suppress reporting on a corruption scandal involving Najib and a fund called the 1Malaysia Development Bhd, or 1MDB.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Nagano, Japan spent an estimated $ 10.5 billion on the Olympics, according to an Economist report, though we may never know the exact amount because the Olympic bidding committee destroyed its financial records over a corruption scandal.

Before coming to Crain's New York Business in 2003, he wrote «Heard on the Street» columns at the Wall Street Journal, covered bank mergers for American Banker, and got his start reporting on downstate Illinois graft and corruption for Illinois Times in Springfield.

Write reports on bombings, but don't write reports on the widespread corruption in our government.

The happiness report is a serious study of people's emotional well - being based on a country's gross domestic product per capita, healthy life expectancy, the social support people are offered, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perceptions of corruption.

«I acknowledge receipt of the report prepared by Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) dated September 29, 2016 in respect of complaints of conflict of interest and corruption lodged against my client by 3 different complainants,» he wrote in the statement.

We hope the Senate will keep to its promise on this, and that reports of corruption cases that Nigerians bring to it will be objectively, fairly and effectively addressed and that any such process is completely transparent.

«Further, the Senate President's call on Nigerians to report to the Senate allegations of corruption that directly affect them or which they witness, is warmly welcomed.

Initially scheduled to report to prison on July 1, Silver's appeal has gained some ground in recent weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell that narrowed the definition of an official quid pro quo in public corruption cases.

Considering the fact that the Troopergate scandal, ignited by a scathing report from then - AG Cuomo, sparked the last public debate over the AG's public corruption powers, it's likely a plea to Spitzer's office to further strengthen Cuomo would have falled on deaf ears — to say the least.

A NYC - based reader call in to report that he had received a mysterious robocall today on his cellular phone that appeared to be from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's corruption - busting Moreland Commission and name checked a Bronx assemblywoman whose dubious slot machine winnings have been making headlines of late.

«Nixon's challenge will finally force the national media to report on the culture of corruption and sheer incompetence which pervades the Cuomo administration,» Molinaro continued.

On why President Dramani Mahama should be replaced, the paper said the report pointed out that the 2016 flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, who is now the President, used his incorruptible mantra to the disadvantage of «our (NDC's) candidate who was alleged to have endorsed corruption in his government.»

Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and cCorruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and corruptioncorruption.

Albany — There are a few words that will set a journalist's internal antennae abuzz — «federal corruption charges,» for example, or «confirmed Bigfoot capture» — and set him off on a quick journey of discovery, reporting, and hopefully, informed dissemination of his instant expertise.

Steven Greenberg, a pollster with the Siena Research Institute, credits the recent Republican bump in the polls to the fact that voters have only recently begun to pay attention to the races, just as allegations, including a damning Inspector General's report, have emerged putting the focus on Democratic corruption in Albany.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not held any public appearances since a potentially damaging New York Times story that reported that his top aide interfered in a corruption probe when it focused on Cuomo donors.

In recent days Governor Andrew Cuomo has publicly engaged two of the massive transportation agencies he controls on hot button topics, demanding in an open letter that the MTA act to address a recent spike in sexual assaults reported as occurring on the New York City subway system and demanding answers from the Port Authority on a report that NYPD officials ensnared in a corruption investigation arranged for a special escort, with a lane closure, through the Lincoln Tunnel.

The Republican challenger for New York attorney general is calling for incumbent Democrat Eric Schneiderman to break his silence on reports that the governor's office interfered with the corruption commission whose members were deputized by Schneiderman.

News reports in recent days portray Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission on corruption as possibly going off the rails.

But as Karen DeWitt reports, there has been little public discussion about a corruption crisis that has led to the two most powerful men in the legislature both on trial in federal court this month.

News reports indicate that the staffer was eventually fired for so - called performance issues and that supposedly the allegations did not involve Avella directly but rather «management staff» but given Avella's own claims regarding Albany's culture of corruption and predilection to cover things up can we really rely on this?

Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo whom he described as «my father's third son» — was found guilty on three of six felony counts in a corruption trial that lasted eight weeks, according to reports.

The Westchester County executive, meanwhile, continued to blast Cuomo for closing down the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption and seized on his office's reported involvement in the panel's investigation.

The AGF was said to have been thoroughly embarrassed with the corruption charges because he had already informed the National Assembly that Umar had no corruption case to answer based on the two reports of EFCC to the Federal Government.

The problem isn't «corruption with a capital C or corruption in inverted commas», says Bacon, whose main contribution while in Tanzania was to help prepare a report on precisely this problem, «but, for example, sometimes officials expect to be paid to come to a meeting... If you're not careful, before you know it a good deal of the money earmarked for front - end agriculture goes into administrative costs of one kind or another.»

Few days after taking over, the United Nations cautioned Ghana about hooliganism and vigilantism, the world bank continue to downgrade us, corruption has increased according to Transparency International's latest report, Ghana has been rated down by Amnesty International because of brutalities being unleashed on journalists, investors are leaving our shores etc..

The informant reported to be in the center of the Rockland County / New York City corruption fiasco currently rocking the political universe recently pled guilty to charges pertaining to a default on a loan of over $ 100 million to Citigroup.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick released a statement this morning about reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to tried to steer the special Moreland commission on corruption away from investigating people with ties to his administration.

The Daily News reports that Silver has agreed to step down as speaker of New York's State Assembly, a position he's held since 1994, following his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.

Silver's attorney, Steven Molo, relied on the McDonnell case — which drastically narrowed the definition of corruption — when arguments began before a three - judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Thursday, the New York Times reported.

In a stunning development, the New York Times reported late Wednesday night that Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, would be arrested on federal corruption charges.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was arrested last week on federal corruption charges, is expected to step down from his leadership position later today, according to multiple reports.

On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Bharara's office is investigating Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam, and has begun presenting evidence to a grand jury that could lead to possible corruption charges.

The NY Times and other news outlets are reporting that Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook was convicted by a federal jury on 9 of 12 charges corruption charges.

On Day 4 of deliberations, WNYC Radio is reporting that jurors in Councilman Larry Seabrook «s federal corruption trial asked for more transcripts of testimony from a half dozen witnesses — including the embattled politician's former girlfriend.

Today's NY Post reports on the latest news coming from the federal corruption trial of CM Larry Seabrook.

Three weeks after the Moreland Commission — which Governor Cuomo founded in 2013 — was due to release its report on public corruption in New York State, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by federal authorities on charges of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks.

Federal prosecutors have launched «an assault on the criminal opacity of Albany,» in the words of one Justice Department official, and could take the unusual step of producing a grand - jury report on systemic public corruption in the state Capitol.

The majority of the members on Moreland Commission on Public Corruption recommended in a December report that the state create a public financing system based on New York City, with seven members dissenting.