Corruption!

A prelude to some Independence Day fireworks:

Corrupt Congressional Financial Moves Go Way Beyond "Insider Trading"
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/06/25/corrupt_congressional_financial_moves_go_way_beyond_quot_insider_trading_quot_.html

GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3bn in US drug fraud scandal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18673220

British parliament to launch inquiry into bank rate rigging scandal
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0702/barclays-chairman-marcus-agius-resigns.html

Big Banks Have Become Mafia-Style Criminal Enterprises
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/06/big-banks-conspire-to-game-the-main-interest-rate-indicator-and-to-fleece-cities-and-counties.html

Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/us/probation-fees-multiply-as-companies-profit.html?_r=1&smid=tw-share

The Looting of China by the Kleptokapitalist Bourgeoisie Roaders
http://www.debtdeflation.com/blogs/2012/06/28/the-looting-of-china-by-the-kleptokapitalist-bourgeoisie-roaders/

How Delaware Thrives as a Corporate Tax Haven
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/business/how-delaware-thrives-as-a-corporate-tax-haven.html?pagewanted=all

Another day, another banking scandal
http://ukhousebubble.blogspot.com/2012/07/another-day-another-banking-scandal.html

Catholic priest "addicted to child porn" busted after cross-country investigation
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/03/catholic-priest-addicted-to.html