A former top New York state official with ties to Southern California securities and investment executives pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges in a still-unfolding "pay to play" scandal. David Loglisci, the chief investment officer at the New York State Comptroller's office from 2003 to 2007, admitted that he violated public trust by basing investment decisions on whether they would benefit former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi and his political advisor, Henry "Hank" Morris, New York Atty. Gen. Andrew Cuomo said...

Los Angeles Times               11/03/2010
 

The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic is forming a special team to prepare a radical amendment to the law on public orders within the anti-corruption fight ahead of the May general election, the daily Hospodarske noviny (HN) writes Wednesday. The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic is an umbrella organisation representing almost 500 companies in the country, including Microsoft, Philip Morris and IBM...

Czech News Agency               10/03/2010
 

Slovenian Agriculture Minister Milan Pogacnik said he had resigned from his post because of corruption allegations as the former Yugoslav nation struggles to revive the economy. Pogacnik was questioned by police yesterday and his home and the ministry in Ljubljana were searched, he said at a news briefing today. Four others, including two lawmakers, were interviewed by police and other searches were carried out because of suspected "white-collar crime, corruption and other irregularities," according to the Slovenian police Web site. Pogacnik denied the allegations...

BusinessWeek              10/03/2010
 

Two MPs of the National Party (SNS) and Agriculture Minister Milan Pogacnik were apprehended and questioned by police Tuesday on suspicion of corruption, media report. No names were officially confirmed, but a police official said several people were taken into custody, one of them caught red-handed extorting EUR 320,000.

Slovenian Press Agency             09/03/2010
 

Four Jordanians, including a former finance minister, were released on bail on Thursday a day after their arrest for alleged corruption in a $2.1-billion refinery modernization project. Prime Minister Samir Rifai meanwhile decided to refer the case to a state security court, government spokesman Nabil Sharif said...

AFP              05/03/2010
 
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