“Corruption” on The Daily Caller

The new financial reform law has what some lawyers call a secret weapon against fraud on Wall Street and in corporate America: the promise of a million-dollar jackpot to insiders who reveal an illegal scheme to the government. (more)

One prospective juror for the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich said her familiarity with the former governor was limited to TV wisecracks she heard from Jay Leno. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to approve a subpoena calling for President Barack Obama to testify at the political corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (more)

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a fresh lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. today, accusing the Democrat and his son of siphoning dough from a not-for-profit they controlled to run a fake job-training program that bilked workers and skipped state taxes. (more)

Former governor Rod Blagojevich’s defense team asked Thursday to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America. (more)

Avon Products Inc. shares dropped Tuesday as the beauty company confirmed administrative leaves of absence for four employees pending the outcome of an internal ethics investigation regarding its business in China. (more)

Relations between two of Pennsylvania’s most commanding political families reached critical mass Wednesday with a raft of criminal charges against state Sen. Jane Orie and a retort likening the family of District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. to the “Mafia.” (more)

German carmaker Daimler has reportedly agreed to pay $185m (£124m) in fines to settle a corruption investigation in the US. (more)

They are selling secrets along the shining corridors of the Savyolovsky Market: Unlisted numbers. Tax returns. Customs declarations. Wanted lists. Police reports. Car registrations. Business permits. (more)

An ugly page in Michigan politics came to an end this afternoon when a federal judge sentenced former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers to 37 months in prison for her role in a city bribery scandal. Conyers, the wife of House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, did not go quietly as she attempted to rescind her guilty plea at the last moment and claimed to have taped conversations that would exonerate her. (more)

Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner signed an arrest warrant for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick this afternoon for failing to make a $79,011 court-ordered restitution payment stemming from his criminal case along with additional allegations that he failed to give a “complete and accurate accounting” of his wife’s finances. (more)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given himself control over the election fraud watchdog whose rulings during last year’s presidential election affected his results more than any other candidate. (more)

Corruption is hardly a victimless crime. A major contributor to the massive death toll from the Haiti earthquake was shoddily constructed buildings that couldn’t have been erected under the oversight of professional and honest inspectors. (more)

Thousands of workers hired last year for temporary positions by the U.S. Census Bureau were trained and paid but never worked for the agency, while others who fulfilled assignments overbilled for travel expenses, according to an audit released Tuesday. (more)

The Times of London is reporting based on unsourced rumors that rival bankers claim Goldman Sachs Group (GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein will pull in a cool $100 million bonus. Given that The Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch, whose mouthpieces thrive on fake populism, this report ought to be taken with a huge grain of salt. But what if it was true? (more)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has blamed failings by Nigerian leaders for increasing “radicalization” among young Nigerians. (more)

Despite President Obama’s long history of criticizing the Bush administration for “sweetheart deals” with favored contractors, the Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Corruption in Afghanistan is so entrenched that Afghans had to pay bribes worth nearly a quarter of the country’s GDP last year, a United Nations report said Tuesday. (more)

BEIJING (AP) — A former Chinese Supreme Court judge was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday following his conviction for embezzlement and receiving more than half a million dollars in bribes. (more)

MILAN (AP) — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s corruption trial was suspended Friday pending the final appeal by his co-defendant, who was convicted of accepting a bribe in exchange for lying in court to protect the premier’s business interests. (more)