Ethics commission clears Meirelles of wrongdoing
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BRASILIA -- A commission that monitors Brazilian government members has concluded that Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles, facing media accusations of tax evasion, has not behaved unethically.
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There is probable cause to believe that gubernatorial candidate Tom Gallagher violated ethics laws by owning stock in two insurance companies while he regulated the industry, the state ethics commission determined Friday.
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The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate.
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Though they broke no rules, House Republican leaders were negligent in handling the case of former Representative Mark Foley, the House ethics committee said today.
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Police completed Wednesday an investigation into the alleged motorcycle accident involving Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, who have pulled out of the Olympics because of a doping scandal.
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Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander is cleared of wrongdoing over donations to her leadership campaign.
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An official inquiry into the corruption that riddled the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq has cleared the Australian government but cited 12 top executives for bribing Saddam Hussein's regime.
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Britain's most senior policeman has been cleared of any misconduct over his handling of events after an innocent Brazilian man was killed by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber, a newspaper said.
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A three-judge panel absolved Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges today, one for insufficient evidence and one because the statute of limitations in a 1991 case had run out.
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not break Senate rules in accepting free ringside seats at boxing matches from the Nevada Athletic Commission, the Ethics Committee has concluded.
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The French commissioner, Jacques Barrot, is facing criticism for failing to disclose a conviction for embezzlement. Mr Barrot, the Transport Commissioner, was given an amnesty for his conviction four years ago.
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The announcement was made after an inquiry found the results were not affected by several shortcomings in the conduct of the voting.
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THE Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was yesterday cleared of bribery charges that could have ended his political career.
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An independent inquiry is helping to defuse a controversy over ink used in Saturday's election.
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Our position is: Politics trumped ethics in the House GOP vote to drop its no-indictment rule for the majority leader. When he was admonished by the House ethics committee last month for holding a golf fund
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Three ex-bosses of Mitsubishi have been cleared for a fatal accident said to be caused by design faults being hid.
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Federal regulators are investigating whether traders at Fidelity Investments improperly steered business to their brothers who work for brokerage firms that execute trades for the mutual fund giant, according to attorneys and others involved in the case.