The Ethical Alliance Daily (12, 13, and 14 August 2014)

The Ethical Alliance Daily (12, 13, and 14 August 2014)

12 August 2014

United States: Adoption agency manager pleads guilty to bribing Ethiopian officials

China: China Convicts Two Foreign GSK Investigators

Netherlands: SBM Offshore Sets Aside $240 Million in Bribery Probe

United States: Man establishing Albany Museum of Political Corruption

Romania: Romanian media mogul Dan Voiculescu sentenced to ten years in prison

China: Citigroup, Swiss Firm Wage Court Battle Over Metals Payments

Philippines: Prosecutors mull legal action in bribery claims

Israel: Police unlikely to investigate Rivlin

Egypt: Court hears former security official as Mubarak trial resumes

Indonesia: KPK urged to demand maximum sentence for Atut

13 August 2014

United States: Venezuelan Energy Company Investigated in U.S.

United Kingdom: Money laundering and smuggling over Gibraltar border on the rise, says EU

Syria: Exclusive: GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh drug bribery claims in Syria

United States: Multiple Sentences Handed Down in Progreso Bribery Scheme

Australia: ICAC: Former Liberals Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell resign from Parliament after corruption hearings

Russia: Lawmaker Accused of Soliciting $200,000 Bribe Leaves Country for ‘Health Reasons’

Hong Kong: Deutsche Bank Sues Former Executive

Italy: Florence hosts Italy’s first anti-corruption class for public officials

South Africa: Nkandla Report Ready Next Week – SIU

South Korea: Lawmaker appears before prosecution over alleged graft

14 August 2014

United States: Navy contractor pleads guilty in bribery case

United Kingdom: Standard Chartered to scour records for money laundering, with penalty at stake

Russia: Search of Valio Russian Offices Part of Money-Laundering Probe

United States: Former hedge fund managers agree to plead guilty to fraud

United Kingdom: Sun reporter charged in UK bribery investigation

Norway: Kasparov Loses Chess Presidency Bid

China: Chinese Privacy Case Raises Risks of Doing Business in Country

Kuwait: ‘Corruption’ forces new procedures at state departments – Duo charged with KD 30,000 embezzlement

Indonesia: KPK Probes Jero Wacik’s Role in Procurement Graft

United States: Jacqueline Middleton, former head of Cleveland anti-poverty agency, charged with bribery, fraud