Daily Corruption News from Transparency International (28 Sept 2015)

28 September 2015 Today's top story Kenya: Kenya arrests two Chinese construction company executives for bribes FCPA Blog Two senior managers of the China Roads and Bridge Construction Company were arrested in Kenya for allegedly giving bribes to highway authority officials to cover up the use of overloaded trucks.

More news Argentina: Argentine voters focused on economy, not corruption US News & World Report Brazil: Rolls-Royce faces second investigation in Brazil corruption scandal The Guardian Papua New Guinea: PNG anti-corruption agency slams ‘unjustified’ travel bans against Australian lawyers ABC South Africa: Anti-corruption march hangs in the balance City Press

Blogs and opinion Greece: Fighting corruption, even when it’s seen as a way of life Ekathimerini.com

News from Transparency International

Press Release: Criminal investigation must force Sepp Blatter out of FIFA
On the blog: New milestone in fight against global corruption
Practicing open data: Publishing court decisions in Germany
Feature: Ending corruption for a better future for all

Ethical Alliance Daily News (28 Sept 2015)

United States: Google faces renewed U.S. antitrust scrutiny, this time over Android

Published on Sep 28, 2015 11:30 pm

   

World: Volkswagen emissions scandal: Switzerland bans sale of some models

Published on Sep 28, 2015 11:00 pm

   

United States: Bill Gates foundation trust sues Brazil’s Petrobras

Published on Sep 28, 2015 10:30 pm

   

Brazil: Rolls-Royce faces second investigation in Brazil corruption scandal

Published on Sep 28, 2015 10:00 pm

   

World: Analysis: US-China agreement on cybertheft a first step

Published on Sep 28, 2015 09:30 pm

   

Switzerland: FIFA’s Sepp Blatter faces Swiss criminal investigation

Published on Sep 28, 2015 09:00 pm

   

World: Bankers not only ones pushing ethical boundaries

Published on Sep 28, 2015 08:30 pm

   

China: U.S. to use chartered flights to deport Chinese fugitives, illegal immigrants

Published on Sep 28, 2015 08:00 pm

   

South Africa: Anti-corruption march and the future of activism

Published on Sep 28, 2015 07:30 pm

   

Macau: Macau billionaire jailed in U.S. subpoenaed in foreign bribery probe

Published on Sep 28, 2015 07:00 pm

     

WSJ - Corruption Currents: Obama Threatens China, Announces Cyber Agreement (25 Sept 2015)

WSJ - Corruption Currents: Obama Threatens China, Announces Cyber Agreement (25 Sept 2015). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2015/09/25/corruption-currents-obama-threatens-china-announces-cyber-agreement/

Am I the Only One Who’s Not So Excited About SDG 16? - Global Anticorruption Blog

This Friday, over 190 world leaders are scheduled to gather at the UN headquarters in New York City for the UN Sustainable Development Summit to endorse a new set of “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) to be achieved over the next 15 years. The SDGs are a follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but the SDGs are much more expansive and cover a wider range of topics. Most relevant to the anticorruption community is Goal 16 (“Promote Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development, Provide Access to Justice for All and Build Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions at all Levels”), and in particular SDG “Target” 16.5 (“substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms”).

There seems to be a lot of excitement among anticorruption activists and reformers about Goal 16 and Target 16.5 (see here, here, and here)—but to be honest, I’m not sure why. Indeed, I tend to think that the formal endorsement of anticorruption as part of the SDGs will do little good, and the inclusion of Target 16.5 might, if anything, be counterproductive.

Read the full post by Matthew Stephenson, in Global Anticorruption Blogl http://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2015/09/22/am-i-the-only-one-whos-not-so-excited-about-sdg-16/

Daily Corruption News from Transparency International (24 Sept 2015)

24 September 2015 Today's top story Global: Cricket anti-corruption chief admits the game will never be clean AFP The head of worldwide cricket’s anti-fraud body has admitted that corruption will never be totally driven out of the game.

More news Global: UK, France and Germany lobbied for flawed car emissions tests, documents reveal The Guardian Brazil: Brazil Supreme Court votes to spin off part of corruption probe Reuters Ghana: Ghana’s top undercover journalist masters disguise to expose corruption The Guardian Netherlands: Dutch nationals jailed in Britain for UN drugs corruption DutchNews.nl Panama: Panama court opens 2 new corruption cases against ex-president TeleSur TV

News from Transparency International

Press release: Transparency International joins Corruption Watch to support anti-corruption march in South Africa
Feature: Ending corruption for a better future for all
On the blog: Ending corruption, ending poverty. How will the SDGs measure up?

Ethical Alliance Daily News (23 Sept 2015)

Germany: Volkswagen scandal threatens ‘Made in Germany’ image

Published on Sep 23, 2015 11:30 pm

   

United States: Private Prisons Embrace Corruption to Boost Profits

Published on Sep 23, 2015 11:00 pm

   

United States: U.S. SEC fines advisory firm for shoddy controls after cyber attack traced to China

Published on Sep 23, 2015 10:30 pm

   

Australia: HSBC cleared to hand over ‘suspicious reports’ to US investigator

Published on Sep 23, 2015 10:00 pm

   

Russia: ‘Kremlin’s banker’ sues Moscow for $12bn

Published on Sep 23, 2015 09:30 pm

   

France: French prosecutor wants dismissal of IMF chief negligence probe

Published on Sep 23, 2015 09:00 pm

   

Singapore: Former Resorts World Sentosa director charged with corruption

Published on Sep 23, 2015 08:30 pm

   

Italy: Italy prosecutors probe top execs at bank Popolare di Vicenza

Published on Sep 23, 2015 08:00 pm

   

South Africa: South Africa Improves on Global Corruption Ranking Index

Published on Sep 23, 2015 07:30 pm

   

Estonia: Pro-Russian Estonia mayor arrested for bribery

Published on Sep 23, 2015 07:00 pm