Corruption is hardly a recent development in the city and state that were widely identified as the locale of Edwin O'Connor's novel, `` The Last Hurrah ''.

As early Napalm Death albums were not widely distributed in the United States, American groups tended to take inspiration from later works, such as Harmony Corruption.

In the 1990s, initiatives were taken at an international level ( in particular by the European Community, the Council of Europe, the OECD ) to put a ban on corruption: in 1996, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, for instance, adopted a comprehensive Programme of Action against Corruption and, subsequently, issued a series of anti-corruption standard-setting instruments:

Further conventions were adopted at the regional level under the aegis of the Organization of American States ( OAS or OEA ), the African Union, and in 2003, at the universal level under that of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Corruption allegations and court proceedings were started against Wattoo by archrival and then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the PML-N, Mian Manzoor Wattoo was sentenced by an accountability court to more than 10 years in prison besides being fined 10 million rupees only later to be set aside by a higher court.

Corruption seems also to have played a major role ; many Chinese shells appear to have been filled with cement or porcelain, or were the wrong caliber and could not be fired.

However, Abdillah and his vice mayor were caught by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission in 2008.

Corruption and embezzlement from the treasury and its inevitable exploitation were taken to extreme levels, and reached staggering proportions.

In September 2006, the FSB was shaken by a major reshuffle, which, combined with some earlier reassignments ( most remarkably, those of FSB Deputy Directors Yury Zaostrovtsev and Vladimir Anisimov in 2004 and 2005, respectively ), were widely believed to be linked to the Three Whales Corruption Scandal that had slowly unfolded since 2000.

The main issues during the election were Corruption and Development, both of which did not favour the then ruling party, BSP ( Bahujan Samaj Party ).

These actions were exacerbated when he tabled controversial amendments to the Anti Corruption Act that sought to increase the powers of the Anti Corruption Agency.

Corruption and infiltration by the security organs were also plaguing the Church.

The publication date and title of the book, Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and the Corruption of Britain, were released just three days before it was due to go on sale amid fears News International would try to prevent the launch.

He and his party members were also charged under Sections 120 ( b ) ( criminal conspiracy ), 167 ( public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury ), 420 ( cheating ) and 409 ( criminal breach of trust ) of the IPC, and Section 13 ( 2 ) read with 13 ( 1 )( d ) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, but no prima facie evidence was found against him and his son M K Stalin.

Clive Foss, in The Tyrants: 2500 years of Absolute Power and Corruption, estimates that 1, 500 Chileans were killed or disappeared during the Pinochet regime.

Corruption and repression reigned during his government, but the achievements in external politics were duly recognized.

Corruption in the finances of the Newark Hospital set in and worsened until reforms were put in place formally in 1330 by the Bishop of Rochester Hamo de Hethe.

Corruption and betrayal, lies, greed, affairs and scandal-all were just part of another day at the Southfork Ranch.

Some of his contributions published in Novaya Gazeta were related to the investigation of the Three Whales Corruption Scandal.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ) is currently investigating whether claims developers were given inside information about land rezoning proposals put to Strathfield Council have any substance and the pictures taken by The Australian were handed to them for further investigation.

Corruption was pervasive in the Hermandad, where officials were constantly subject to local political influence, and the system was largely ineffective outside the major towns and cities.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ) is currently investigating whether claims developers were given inside information about land rezoning proposals put to Strathfield Council have any substance and the pictures taken by The Australian were handed to them for further investigation.

* Corruption, including allegations of corruption within UNMIK, remains endemic ;

Corruption became endemic.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption was created in the 1974 to deal with corruption endemic in Hong Kong's government departments and disciplined services.

In 2006 Transparency International ranked the Democratic Republic of the Congo 156 out of 163 countries in the Corruption Perception Index, tying Bangladesh, Chad, and Sudan with a 2. 0 rating.

In 2008 Transparency International ranked Georgia 67th in its Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 3. 9 points out of 10 possible.

The corruption watchdog organization Transparency International in its 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index released on 26 September 2007 ranked Burma the most corrupt country in the world, tied with Somalia.

In 1984 they followed the largely synthesised single " Thieves Like Us " with the heavy guitar-drum-bass rumble of " Murder ", a not-too-distant cousin of " Ecstasy " from the Power, Corruption & Lies album.

Corruption also presented a major problem, with a large black market and a high degree of criminal involvement in the formal economy.

Corruption also presented a major problem, with a large black market and a high degree of criminal involvement in the formal economy.

Vietnam tied with several nations for the 102nd place in Transparencies International's Corruption Perceptions Index in 2004.

Venezuela worked closely with its neighbors following the 1997 Summit of the Americas in many areas — particularly energy integration — and championed the OAS decision to adopt the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, also being among the first to ratify it ( in 1997 ).

Corruption was so rife, that it was almost expected that a governor would come back from these appointments with his pockets full.

The history of these statements can be traced back to Aristotle's On Generation and Corruption and Cicero's De natura deorum, through Blaise Pascal and Jonathan Swift, and finally to modern statements with their iconic typewriters.

Corruption also lowers compliance with construction, environmental, or other regulations, reduces the quality of government services and infrastructure, and increases budgetary pressures on government.

* United Nations Convention against Corruption at Law-Ref. org – fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents

* In 2010, France was listed 14th on the UN Human Development Index with 0. 872 ( very high human development ) and 25th on the Corruption Perceptions Index.

As of 2011, Fogg is president of " Bigots with Badges ", and executive director of CARCLE ( Congress Against Racism and Corruption in Law Enforcement ), and is also associated with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition ( LEAP ), a drug law reform organization of law enforcement officers.

Corruption and malfeasance by the Bureau of Indian Affairs combined with the inability of many Dakota to adjust to change in functional ways created great hardships for the Dakota.

Saville also used it on Section 25's album From the Hip, which is in many ways aligned stylistically with Power, Corruption & Lies and produced partly by New Order's Bernard Sumner.

For their next release, Corruption ( 1988 ), Magnetic Scrolls decided to experiment with the boundaries of interactive fiction.

Corruption abandoned the traditional puzzle-solving, treasure-hunting gameplay of many text adventure games, requiring the player to progress by conversing with characters, collecting evidence and working against the clock in order to beat the game.

Corruption makes changes in gameplay from Prime and Echoes, such as trading the assisted aiming for free aiming with the Wii Remote, and changing the interchangeable beams for a stackable upgrade system.

He also demonstrated his future skills as an advocate in a pamphlet entitled " Observations on the Prevailing Abuses in the British Army Arising from the Corruption of Civil Government with a Proposal toward Obtaining an Addition to Their Pay ".

* a member of the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Committee on various constitution and democracy proposals including the Corruption Bill 2003 ( With others on the committee, Baird was instrumental in ensuring the rejection of the Corruption Bill, which would not have complied with international obligations ).