Kilpatrick trip to Windsor may be last for a while Canada Dot Com | DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is a free man again, but his ride to Windsor last month will likely be one of his last trips for a long time because authorities will put a tether on him to make sure he stays put. | Judge Thomas Jackson let Kilpatrick out of the slammer Friday, after a different ...
Manchester City up for sale? News24 | England - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be forced to sell Manchester City due to financial problems, according to a report on Wednesday. | Thaksin is fighting corruption allegations in Thailand and has reportedly had around one billion pounds of assets frozen, making it impos...
US grand jury indicts Puerto Rico governor on 5 more charges in campaign finance probe Newsday | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connecti...
Can NJ's publicly financed elections be saved? Newsday | TRENTON, N.J. - In a place where running for statewide office can cost $1 million or more, a handful of lawmakers are trying to find a way to salvage _ and expand _ a program to allow publicly financed campaigns | Doing so has become especially imp...
Finance in fresh push against tax evaders The Manila Times By Maricel E. Burgonio, Reporter | THE Department of Finance has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to renew its drive against big tax evaders to generate more revenues for social services. | In a statement, Finance Sec. Margarito Teves has...
Bankrupt Calif. city losing cops amid rising crime The Press Democrat | Vallejo, a scrappy city of 120,000, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in May, blaming its fiscal woes on shrinking tax revenue and escalating costs for police and firefighters. | Now a growing number of officers are helping to reduce the ci...
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Thaksin's wife found guilty of tax evasion The Star | BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years ...
New case against Thaksin News24 | Bangkok - Thailand's Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear new corruption charges against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, involving a controversial loan to military-ruled...
GMA: We will survive crisis The Philippine Star | The "tough choices" made by the administration will help the country survive and emerge stronger from the global food and fuel crunch, President Arroyo said yesterday. | In her 5...
Finance launches corporate plan Papua New Guinea Post | FINANCE Department yesterday launched its three-year corporate plan which presents a direction and purpose for the department from now to 2010 and sets the operating parameters. | Finance Minister Patrick Pruaitch officially launched the plan witne...
Plan to scrap fraud office under fire NZ Herald | The Government has been accused of making it harder for investigators to probe high-profile finance company collapses on the eve of a controversial move to scrap the Serious Fraud Office. | Parliament's law and order select committee is today expec...
Judge to appoint trustee for Vick's finances The Examiner ATLANTA (Map, News) - A bankruptcy judge plans to appoint a trustee to oversee the shrinking fortune of Michael Vick. | U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro said in an order that the Falcons quarterback has "very limited knowledge of the state of his ...
Pervez Musharraf embezzled $700m of anti-terror US aid, says Zardari The Times of India | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Sunday faced mounting pressure from friends and foes to quit as the ruling coalition prepared a “comprehensive and solid” chargesheet to nail him down in an impeachment motion to be brought in the National Assembly session starting o...
Brown's 'bribing of electorate will saddle UK with 60bn debt' The Daily Mail | Calculating: Brown will plunge the UK into debt to win over voters | Gordon Brown was accused of 'gross fiscal irresponsibility' last night as it emerged Britain's budget deficit could double to a staggering 60billion. | Dismal growth estimates from the Bank of England suggest the black hole in this year's public finances is set to be the larges...
