Examining McCain's philanthropic past reveals a long history of personal abuse of nonprofit resources, shady connections, and shoddy work.
From pill theft to cozying up to authoritarians, Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador on human rights has a long history of abusing the system.
Former Oakland cop Brian Bunton is one of dozens of area police officers who've been implicated in the sexual exploitation of "Celeste Guap."
Meet Alderman Proco Joe Moreno, the petty tyrant of Chicago's First Ward who uses "aldermanic privilege" to do whatever he wants.
They are now facing possible investigation by the city of Vian.
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
You don't have to restrict the actions of former government officials to reduce corruption, you have to restrict the actions of government.
Investigators say an administrative assistant with the Public Safety Department pocketed cash payments from adult entertainers and fudged records to cover for it.
The two-term Democratic DA was previously the inspector general for Philadelphia
HUD program a significant source of corruption and cronyism, and much less about helping the poor
U.S. attorney Preet Bharara has managed to turn tax-and-spend liberal New York Mayor Bill de Blasio into a sympathetic figure.
The calls arise after allegations of corruption and human rights abuses under Maduro.
The alleged misconduct could cast further doubt on U.S. attorney Preet Bharara's campaign against "insider trading."
No matter what faceless spooks assure us, it's far from clear the Russian government directed the leaks of the DNC or John Podesta emails.
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
Government spending and crony capitalism are out of control, and few people bother to go to Washington to ask for spending cuts.
Freedom of the press, government accountability and transparency, and economic freedom have all been trending down, while corruption is trending up.
Progress in spite of government not because of it.
The weekend reactions are both a reminder and a preview of how Clinton handles a scandal.
80 percent of Chicago aldermen blew off the annual ethics board hearing after it ruled they had to buy tickets on the open market like everybody else.
Peacefully, at the polls-not with swords and cannons and Johnny Depp.
Resigned after being convicted.
Officers also say they were retaliated against for speaking up about the situation.
The Democratic nominee continues to minimize her email "mistake" and misrepresents what she said about the disadvantages of truth in politics.
Three U.S. police units facing new, multi-officer sexual-misconduct allegations
Courage House received about $9,100 in government support per month per girl it took in.
Oakland aims to shame "johns" with an anonymous online reporting system that triggers police warning letters.
"If we don't have a witness," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, "we can't prosecute these cases."
Four Oakland police officers have been fired and seven others suspended without pay.
Celeste Guap claims she was flown to Florida for drug treatment by California police. Now she's in jail on a $300,000 bond.
Former city commissioner gets 10 years for taking $2 million bribe, while Chicago made $285 million from red light cams last year.
Dozens paid lots of money and got meetings.
Clinton campaign says foundation will stop taking foreign donations, only if she wins.
Like paying "LeBron James' free agent salary and getting me," says state auditor
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton continue to thrive despite their remarkable record of sleazy dealings.
The deputy, who is also a city councilman, owns a private ambulance company currently engaged in a lawsuit with the employer of the driver he detained.
"Buying a teen for sex is child abuse," warned Oakland city billboards as its police force passed around a teenager for sex.
The city has spent nearly $2 million on leave pay plus legal costs.
Alleged misconduct ranges from paying for sex to forcible rape, extorting sex through threats of arrest, and sex with underage girls.
A Brooklyn man is arrested for paying cops to "expedite" pistol permit applications, a business created by arbitrary regulations.
Lower house votes to impeach Brazilian president over massive corruption scandal.
Reports of negligent civilian authorities in military sexual-assault cases were overblown or unverifiable.
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