Category: corruption

Chinese Researchers Develop New AI Tech to Screen ‘Loyalty’ of Communist Party Members

News Analysis Chinese researchers recently developed artificial intelligence technology that can gauge Chinese officials’ loyalty to the ruling Communist Party. The technology could be a tool for Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign to monitor further and purge “corrupt” Party members, indicating the regime’s growing fear of losing its legitimacy and power. More than 4.7 million officials at all…


America’s Retreat by 1,000 Small Steps

Commentary Originally published by Gatestone Institute President Joe Biden has been lying about his knowledge and likely his involvement in his son’s business dealings since at least 2018. That is the inescapable conclusion to draw from a short voicemail recording discovered on the laptop computer that belonged to his son, Hunter and reported by The Daily Mail and The…


Opinion: Beijing’s Latest Anti-Corruption Regulation Deflects Attention From China’s Real Problems 

Commentary State-run China Daily reported on June 20 that “the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has issued a regulation on the business activities of relatives of officials.” While not fully explained, this appears to be the latest measure targeted at Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bureaucrats and apparatchiks in Chinese leader…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cuomo Aide’s Bribery Appeal in Pay-to-Play Scheme

The Supreme Court agreed to review the corruption convictions of Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a case that may call into question the legality of honest-services fraud prosecutions. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the high court decided June 30 to hear Percoco v. United…


South Korean Prosecutors Grant Ex-president Temporary Release

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean prosecutors granted ex-President Lee Myung-bak a three-month release from prison over health concerns Tuesday after he served less than three years of a 17-year sentence for corruption. Lee, 80, could be sent back to prison at the end of that period, barring further health setbacks, but there is also the possibility…


50 Found Dead Inside Tractor-Trailer in San Antonio ; Biden’s ICE Director Pick Withdraws

Dozens of people were found dead in a tractor-trailer in Texas. It’s part of a suspected human smuggling operation, and part of a tragic trend. Some purported shady business in politics. Drug money to fund a campaign? Sleeper candidates of the opposite party to win local elections? We fill you in on what’s happening in…


Brazilian Presidential Elections: Lula’s Reelection Would Be a Reward for Corruption

 Commentary When running as a candidate for the 2002 presidential elections, Brazil’s former president and now presidential candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as “Lula,” pledged to do everything to combat corruption. In 2002, he even signed an “Anti-Corruption Pledge” prepared by Transparency International. Ironically, however, corruption ended up reaching unprecedented levels during…


Ex-LADWP Executive Gets 4 Years for Lying to Feds in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) cyber security chief was sentenced to four years behind bars on June 7 for lying to the FBI about his role in a bribery scheme connected to the botched launch of a computerized billing system for the municipal utility. David Alexander, 54, of Arcadia,…


Don’t Go ‘Pound for Pound’ Against Beijing in the Pacific, Win the Grassroots Battle: Former Special Ops

Australia, the United States, and democratic allies should avoid engaging in a “bidding war” with Beijing to win the battle for influence over Pacific leaders, instead, the focus should be on grassroots efforts to build stronger connections with generations of communities, according to a former special forces officer. Heston Russell, who also spent years working…


Ex-boss of Quebec Anti-Corruption Unit Orchestrated Sensitive Leaks to Media: Judge

A Quebec court judge is accusing the former head of the province’s anti-corruption unit of derailing a high-profile fraud trial by orchestrating a system of controlled leaks to the media. Judge André Perreault says in a heavily redacted court document that Robert Lafrenière was behind sensitive leaks to journalists in order to pressure the government…