41.   Falsification of probable cause to win convictions is central to the Rampart police corruption scandal exposed by dirty-cop-turned-informant Rafael Perez.

42.   Factionalism has undermined its unity and corruption scandals have ruined its image.

43.   France is awash in corruption scandals involving some of its leading politicians and top business executives, but the public seems to care little about the revelations.

44.   France, Spain and even Germany have been wracked by an unprecedented stream of corruption scandals touching senior politicians.

45.   Friday, the government announced further personnel changes, including the appointment of two former bankers to replace officials implicated in a corruption scandal last year.

46.   Fujimori fled to Japan and resigned late last year to escape charges arising from a number of corruption scandals.

47.   Gonzalez, whose popularity has been eroded by a string of corruption scandals, has focused on international issues leading up to the summit.

48.   From a Vancouver detention cell, Lai Changxing, the man charged with masterminding the largest corruption scandal in modern Chinese history, presents Canada with a devilish dilemma.

49.   He also mentioned the E. Coli bacteria food poisoning epidemic, corruption scandals involving bureaucrats and the debate over reducing the U.S. military presence on Okinawa.

50.   He refused, in public at least, to criticize Mexico, in spite of a number of drug-related corruption scandals involving Mexican federal agents.