Posts Tagged ‘allegations’

Washington Times takes de Borchgrave’s recent columns offline

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

On Monday night, the Washington Times announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the work of longtime columnist Arnaud de Borchgrave, following allegations that he’d lifted material from other sources on the Internet. Ed Kelley, the paper’s top editor, said that the allegations about de Borchgrave’s work “ require attention .” Read full article > >

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Detectives in bribes allegations

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Two Scotland Yard detective constables and a former detective inspector have been named as “key culprits” in bribery allegations revealed to MPs.

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2 priests out over sex abuse allegations

Monday, May 21st, 2012

The troubled Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Monday that it has ousted two priests due to allegations of sexual abuse of minors.

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Opinion: Romney’s response is lame

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Paul Waldman says Romney expressed regret when faced with allegations about youthful bullying, but his distancing response won't do much to show voters he possesses empathy

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New probe on Lawrence corruption

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Scotland Yard calls in the police watchdog to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.

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For Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Abuse Cases, a Prosecutor Uses Different Rules

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Charles J. Hynes, the Brooklyn district attorney, did not object to rabbis’ insistence on screening molestation allegations before reporting them, and he appears to have inflated claims about a crackdown on sex abuse in ultra-Orthodox communities.

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For Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Abuse Cases, a Prosecutor Uses Different Rules

Travolta ‘abused second masseur’

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Actor John Travolta faces fresh allegations of sexual assault after a second male masseur joined the $2 million (£1.23m) legal action against him.

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SA ruling over Zimbabwe torture

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

South Africa must investigate Zimbabwean officials over allegations they tortured opposition figures in 2007, a Pretoria high court rules.

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80 Montana rape claims mishandled?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe into allegations that up to 80 complaints of sexual assault were not investigated thoroughly in a college town in Montana.

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Teacher: Bullying claims ‘disingenuous’

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The former teacher of a schoolboy diagnosed with autism, who is accused by the child's father of mistreating the student, has called the allegations “disingenuous,” saying she wasn't there when the alleged classroom incident took place.

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New sex claim hits Secret Service

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The US Secret Service is looking into allegations its employees paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador ahead of a presidential visit.

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What the Secret Service could learn from drunken sailors

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

W hat happened in Cartagena, Colombia, with the Secret Service seems unsavory to me, but not for the reasons you might think. I make no judgments about men spending a night with escorts. As far as I’m concerned, those who take a holier-than-thou attitude about this are like Inspector Renault in “Casablanca” when he says he’s “shocked, shocked” to discover there is gambling at Rick’s Cafe . . . just before someone hands him his winnings. Read full article > >

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Lawmaker confirms Secret Service investigating new misconduct allegations

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations of improper conduct last year by personnel sent to El Salvador that mirror the behavior by employees implicated in the agency’s Colombia sex scandal, according to a lawmaker closely tracking the agency’s investigations. Read full article > >

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With Wal-Mart Bribery Case, More Attention on a Law

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The bribery allegations surrounding Wal-Mart cast into relief the transformation of the once-obscure Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law enacted in 1977 that was rarely enforced.

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Extradited Briton freed on bail

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

A retired British businessman extradited to the US over allegations of arms dealing is released on bail.

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