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Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson

Philadelphia

Another PHL Council Trial

Kenyatta Johnson's federal bribery trial begins today.

March 21st, 2022

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Alberto Fujimori, Keiko -his daughter- and his granddaughters. Photo taken from the account X Keiko Fujimori.

Elected officials

Fujimori and the means

September 15th, 2024

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Kid standing on a poor street. Image to illustrate corruption.

Instability in the Americas

February 1st, 2023

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Pedro Castillo will show his face and respond as many times as necessary to collaborate with justice. Twitter of @PedroCastilloTe.

Castillo denies in court

September 5th, 2022

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Pedro Castillo finds himself in the middle of a controversy after calling for the sanctioning of the police officer of the raid inside the Government Palace to hold Paredes. Twitter of @PedroCastilloTe.

30 months in jail

August 29th, 2022

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Peru's president is facing his sixth investigation in his first year in office, for the alleged crime against public tranquility, in the modality of criminal organization. Getty Images.

Crisis for Pedro Castillo

August 11th, 2022

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After the raid on his home, Castillo denounced that there is a "media show" against him and his family members. Getty Images.

Pressure for Peru's Castillo

August 10th, 2022

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Bartlett, el Impune

Books and Authors

Who is Manuel Bartlett Díaz?

February 28th, 2022

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Colombian businessman Alex Saab allegedly served as a front man for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Getty Images.

What does Saab know?

October 18th, 2021

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Alejandro Giammattei, presidente de Guatemala. Foto: Getty Images

corruption in guatemala

August 25th, 2021

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Una foto que mostraba el lunes y que habría evitado su antecesor Jacques Chirac. Photo: EFE

A Historic Corruption Trial

November 24th, 2020

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Corruption in the army

January 15th, 2020

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Family of 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa Normal school lead a protest, September 26, 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo: Brett Gundlock/Getty Images.

Finding Truth over Justice

August 14th, 2019

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The manner in which Representative Jerrold Nadler handles the issue of impeachment proceedings against President Trump may affect his primary in 2020. Credit from Tom Brenner for The New York Times

A "sweeping" investigation

March 5th, 2019

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The leader of the Democratic caucus in the House, Nancy Pelosi (c), participates in a meeting in the Capitol, Washington DC (United States) on November 30, 2018. The first legislative proposal of the new Democratic majority in the House will be an anti-corruption law aimed at eradicating the influence of money in politics and expanding voting rights in the country, Pelosi announced. EFE/Michael Reynolds

First Democratic Blow

December 4th, 2018

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Iñaki Urdangarin, husband of Spanish princess Cristina, sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, leaves the court in Palma de Mallorca, the Balearic Islands, Spain, Feb. 23, 2017. EFE-EPA FILE/ATIENZA

The Crown Behind Bars?

June 13th, 2018

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El presidente del gobierno Mariano Rajoy, saluda tras intervenir ante el pleno del hemiciclo del Congreso en el debate de la moción de censura presentada por el PSOE. EFE/J.J. Guillén

Goodbye, Mr. Rajoy

June 2nd, 2018

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Democratic Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez. Source: AP.

'Severely Admonished'

April 27th, 2018

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Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) took 28 million Brazilians out of poverty and raised the image of the country abroad, but now, almost a decade later, the metalworker will go down in history as the first president of Brazil imprisoned for corruption. EFE / Sebastião Moreira

Goodbye to Brazil's favorite

April 9th, 2018

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La presidenta deTransparency International, Delia Ferreira, en un debate titulado "Rompiendo el ciclo de la corrupción" durante el Foro Económico Mundial para América Latina, que tiene lugar en Sao Paulo esta semana. EPA-EFE/ Sebastiao Moreira

Transparency Int'l chief: …

March 16th, 2018

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Javier Palomarez (L), USHCC former CEO, and Nina Vaca (R), from Dallas’s Pinnacle Group.

USHCC's soap opera drama

February 19th, 2018

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Javier Palomarez, former director and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the United States is being investigated for embezzlement and sexual harassment. Source: https://www.texasmonthly.com

USHCC dismisses Palomarez

February 13th, 2018

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Sen. Robert Menendez leaves the Martin Luther King Jr. Building and U.S. Courthouse in Newark on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. (Photo: Michael Karas/Northjersey.com)

The Justice Department…

January 31st, 2018

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Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and lawyer and political specialist, Michael Starr Hopkins.

Menendez's New Rival

January 29th, 2018

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Democrat New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, while attending the trial against him on corruption charges during the month of November 2017.

Menendez: "Bring it on"

January 19th, 2018

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Brazilian couple that left Brazil due economic and political crisis.

Heritage and History

Escaping Brazil

December 27th, 2017

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A handout photo made available by the Press of the Presidency of Peru shows the President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (C) speaking while accompanied by Prime Minister Mercedes Araoz (L) and the Chancellor Ricardo Luna (2-R), during a message to the nation, in the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, Dec. 14, 2017.

Another Corruption Case

December 15th, 2017

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Vice President Jorge Glas during a court hearing, in Quito, Ecuador, on Dec. 8, 2017.

Ecuador VP sentenced to…

December 14th, 2017

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Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participates in the 8th edition of Expocatadores in Brasilia, Brazil, Dec. 13, 2017

Brazil's Lula plans on…

December 13th, 2017

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Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. Source: AP.

Menendez, Innocent?

November 17th, 2017

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador (L), presidential candidate in Mexico for the 2018 elections, and Jair Bolsonaro (R), candidate for the elections in Brazil.

A radical change in LATAM?

November 2nd, 2017

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Former Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega participates in a meeting of Mercosur trade bloc attorneys general in Brasilia, Brazil, on Aug. 23, 2017. EFE/Joedson Alves

Venezuela Ex-Prosecutor…

August 24th, 2017

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New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez (c) on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during a Democratic press conference at the Capitol in Washington (United States). EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Will Menendez survive?

July 20th, 2017

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Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia entered the prison of the Palace of Justice in compliance with the 18-month pretrial detention order issued by Judge Richard Concepcion Carhuancho. EFE/Raúl García Pereira

One President a day keeps…

July 14th, 2017

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Attorney Michael Coard speaks at April 2017 protest demanding the resignation of DA Seth Williams following Williams' federal corruption indictment. Philadelphia NAACP president Rodney Muhammad (yellow tie) joined others including Mumia Abu-Jamal activist Pam Africa (red tee shirt) and Greg Brinkley (far right) whose investigation ultimately freed a teen in the 911-dialing-dog false arrest. LBWPhoto.

Thought Leaders

[OP-ED]: Will Justice Dawn…

July 3rd, 2017

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Mexican journalist Diego Osorno in Tijuana, Mexico on May 24, 2017. EFE/Alejandro Zepeda

Heritage and History

Electing a new president…

May 26th, 2017