The Ethical Alliance Daily (19, 20, 21 and 22 August 2014)

19 August 2014

United States: Cobalt International Energy: Oil, Angola and Corruption

United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office mulls Barclays bribery charges as investigation into Qatar fundraising is drawing to a close

United States: Acquitted on bribery charges, ex-Florida mayor demands old job back

United Kingdom: Banks step up hiring of anti-money laundering specialists

China: Alibaba Pictures Finds Possible Accounting Irregularities

Ukraine: ‘Billionaire’ Kurchenko’s allegedly corrupt empire serviced by army of 102 lawyers

United States: Regulators pushing banks to rid casinos of money-laundering

China: Glencore Arm Pacorini Logistics Sues Qingdao Port for $58.4m

Israel: Ex-Israeli minister faces indictment over corruption

Pakistan: NAB arrests two on corruption charges

20 August 2014

United States: StanChart faces fresh $300m US settlement

United States: PwC Fined $25 Million for Altering Bank Sanctions Report

Canada: Riadh Ben Aïssa, ex-SNC-Lavalin executive, agrees to settlement plan

India: CBFC CEO arrested in bribery case

United Kingdom: Second Former Rabobank Trader Pleads Guilty in Libor Case

Ukraine: Good Wine retailer accuses SBU of soliciting bribe

China: Chinese military’s ability to wage war eroded by graft, its generals warn

United States: Ex-Milwaukee County official charged with bribery

Vietnam: Vietnam Railways loses ODA projects amid bribery probe

Nigeria: EFFC recovers N5bn oil subsidy money

21 August 2014

United States: Defense testimony starts in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife

Egypt: Political groups call for corruption investigation against Mubarak

United States: Gov. Rick Perry turns himself in on public corruption charges

Thailand: Artesian well corruption denied

China: China Fines Japanese Auto-Part Makers $202 Million

Ukraine: Ukraine risks losing IMF support over stalled anti-corruption laws

Australia: Government moves to include staff on public gift registers

United States: Florida pair sentenced in multimillion-dollar coin laundry bank fraud

Romania: Several Romanians investigated for tax evasion and money laundering, damage estimated at EUR 100 mln

India: Owed $6 bln, India banks sharpen scrutiny of steelmaker Bhushan

22 August 2014

United States: Trappers Become The Trapped In ‘Red Light Camera’ Bribe Case

Nigeria: Anti-corruption group wants SSS’ Marilyn Ogar questioned over N14 million bribery allegation

China: Four Shanghai Customs Officials Nabbed by Party Graft Buster

South Korea: Prosecution to forcibly detain 5 lawmakers over graft

Pakistan: Two PWD officials arrested over graft

Egypt: Ex-minister of trade & industry gets 15 years in prison for graft

United States: SEC FCPA Settlement Sends Wake-Up Call to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Bangladesh: SC stays Tarique PS Apu’s HC bail

United Kingdom: Greenland Seeds boss Christopher Hoff jailed for £170k tax fraud

Russia: Navalny ordered to pay $17,000 to Moscow’s Deputy Mayor for defamation