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The Australian: THE son of Chinese President Hu Jintao has been dragged into a corruption scandal in Africa involving a security scanning company, Nuctech, which he headed until last year.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its roundup of the top ten stories of the week. Money-laundering, fraud, and bribery cases came in at numbers 5, 7, and 8. From the FBI:

5. Buffalo: Two People Charged in United Nations Fraud Case

A 14-count Indictment was unsealed charging Deborah Bowers and Steve Jabar with wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with a scheme to defraud the United Nations Development Fund for Women of tens of thousands of dollars. Full Story

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East Central St Andrew Member of Parliament Dr Peter Phillips is insisting that the Government do more about the allegations of bribery and corruption surrounding British firm Mabey and Johnson and East Rural St Andrew Member of Parliament Joseph Hibbert.

The taxman is losing an estimated Sh100 million every week in a tax evasion scheme involving unscrupulous importers working with corrupt customs and airport officials, according to the findings of a Sunday Nation investigation.