Word: frauds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Giuliani also said that there have been more prosecutions of white collar criminals, including insider traders, bribe-takers, and perpetrators of securities fraud...
...leadership. Hu Yaobang, a onetime disciple of Deng's, was forced to step down as party leader in January, admitting to "political errors" for failing to contain the protests, and the party pursued a campaign against "bourgeois liberalism." Chinese officials worry about the growing number of cases of corruption, fraud, theft and prostitution that have come to light since the reforms began. The outside world cannot be blamed for all such symptoms of social malaise. Says a Moscow sinologist: "The greatest danger facing China is not capitalism. You can treat bourgeois liberalism just as you would a case...
...large number of constitutional violations led this committee to conclude that the election was a fraud to the extent of being unconstitutional and thus unacceptable to the University at large, and particularly to the student government of the University," the report stated...
...Myerson gave a $19,000 job to the daughter of State Supreme Court Justice Hortense Gabel in order to induce the judge to reduce Capasso's alimony and child-support payments. Last week a federal grand jury indicted Myerson, Gabel and Capasso on counts of conspiracy, mail fraud and bribery. Myerson, 63, who was also charged with obstruction of justice, could receive 30 years and fines of $513,000. Capasso, 45, and Gabel, 74, could each face a 25-year term and $263,000 in fines...
...political front, however, Salinas' success may depend on how quickly he distinguishes himself from his predecessors. While charges of ballot fraud, patronage and corruption have long dogged the P.R.I., the allegations are growing dangerously heated. Last year the situation turned particularly bitter after closely contested mayoral elections in the northern state of Chihuahua, a stronghold of the conservative National Action Party, the largest of the eight opposition parties. Afterward a P.R.I. official conceded, "We may have won the elections, but we have lost the people...