Corruption News

The recent release by the L.A. Times of hiring documents from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department highlighted a seemingly growing problem in U.S. law enforcement agencies: those that commit sex crimes are finding their way into police agencies.

Boston - Annie Dookhan falsified documents and lab results which were used as evidence in more than 300 convictions. Those prisoners have been released, and Dookhan was convicted on a 27-count indictment.

Los Angeles - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hired hundreds of officers with troubling pasts. The new hires were placed in positions at the county jail and as deputies on the road, even though background checks revealed the incidents.

Berlin - Unstable countries are prevalent among the 10 most corrupt nations, although some are relatively stable dictatorships, as measured by Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index.

A study by a Canadian organization has concluded that industry-academia relationships compromise university investigators' liberty.

The International Documentary Film Festival, held in Amsterdam, opened Nov. 20th for its 26th run. With almost 300 entries from around the world, films often tell poignant and powerful stories. One of those stories this year is titled "Putin's Games."

Columbiana - Roger Shuler, attorney, blogger, owner of the Legal Schnauzer blog, was apparently victimized on other occasions by Alabama authorities because of his writing about what he alleges is systematic corruption in that state.

Dan Snow's trip into the Democratic Republic of Congo will show the world that a country blessed with just about every natural resource available, somehow finds itself being one of the poorest nations on the planet.

Jinan - A Chinese court has agreed to consider an appeal by former Chongqing party leader, a one time rising star in China's political world, Bo Xilai.

Jinan - Chinese politician Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison Sunday on charges of corruption, putting an end to the career one of China's most up-and-coming politicians and a finale to a major scandal that rocked the country.