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unusual facts about abuse of power



Nicholas L. Bissell, Jr.

(January 14, 1947 – November 27, 1996) was the county prosecutor of Somerset County, New Jersey who fled to Laughlin, Nevada and took his own life after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of power.


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1883 eruption of Krakatoa

Czech writer Karel Čapek was inspired by the name and intensity of the eruption when writing his 1922 novel Krakatit about an abuse of power in a form of powerful explosive of the same name.

Dispersal of ownership

Dispersed ownership can prevent such abuse of power --- the "Berlusconi effect.".

James Peck

James H. Peck (1790–1836), American judge in Missouri impeached for abuse of power

Lulzim Basha

In 2007, the Chief Prosecutor of Albania Theodhori Sollaku asked the parliament to lift Basha's immunity from prosecution so he could begin an investigation into possible political corruption and abuse of power charges.

Mohamed Omar Habeb Dhere

Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein dismissed Habeb from his post as Mayor on July 30, 2008, accusing him of incompetence, embezzlement, insubordination, and abuse of power.