Daily Corruption News from Transparency International - 6 Oct 2015

6 October 2015 Today's top story Global: Ex-U.N. General Assembly president, five others charged in U.S. in bribe scheme Reuters  U.S. authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.

More news Global: EU Commission must be open about tobacco lobby - ombudsman BBC (TI mention) Global: Bristol-Myers to pay SEC $14m to settle China bribery claim Financial Times Australia: Corruption watchdog says Perth's lord mayor 'failed in duties' over Olympics trip The Guardian Bosnia: A European tinderbox just waiting for a spark Fortune Ghana: Ghana suspends seven high court judges over corruption accusations Reuters Indonesia: House rolls out Pelindo inquiry to unravel graft The Jakarta Post Nigeria: Nigeria arrests co-chair of Atlantic Energy over corruption: source Reuters Turkey: Turkish court acquits journalist over corruption case tweet Agence France-Presse

Blogs and opinion Global: FIFA: The curiously bribe-free corruption case The FCPA Blog Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan’s anti-corruption failure The Diplomat

News from Transparency International

Press release: Ombudsman recommends full transparency of tobacco lobbying
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