Ex-Liberia interim president charged with corruption

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Charges have been brought against former interim president of Liberia Gyude Bryant for embezzling $1.3 million during his tenure from October 2003 until January 2006, according to a Liberia government statement Tuesday. The indictment was based on an audit conducted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which monitored the interim government after former President Charles Taylor stepped down in August 2003. Taylor is currently awaiting trial at The Hague before judges of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on crimes against humanity charges.

On Monday, current Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced the government's plans to prosecute all present and former government officials involved in corruption. In December, two former finance ministers and a former minister of commerce were charged with corruption; however, the men were subsequently freed. Bryant has denied the charges against him and is expected to face trial in an intermediate court in Monrovia.

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A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
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• Any gross neglect of duty
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• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
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