1.   A fast-moving corruption inquiry was knocking on the gates of the Kremlin itself.

2.   But the complaint nonetheless sheds light on the civic association, which appears to be an important link in the corruption inquiries here.

3.   Dozens of local politicians and mobsters there have been indicted in an continuing corruption inquiry.

4.   Earlier this year, the energy minister resigned in the face of a corruption inquiry.

5.   Former prime minister Charles Haughey is due to testify before a corruption inquiry Friday.

6.   It includes several former Communists, two former prime ministers and the former prosecutor who was the hero of a corruption inquiry.

7.   Last year, senior Police Department officials accused union delegates of trying to thwart major corruption inquiries by explaining in detail how to spot undercover operations.

8.   Mayor Perrodin, a former county prosecutor, has dismissed suggestions that the corruption inquiry was politically motivated.

9.   Numerous corruption inquiries aimed against senior government officials allied more with Bizimungu than Kagame have resulted in a wave of resignations.

10.   The accusations were first made by unidentified sources several years ago during a political corruption inquiry in the Newark area, law enforcement officials said.