WSJ Corruption Currents: From Targeting Casino Money to DOJ Drops Layne Probe (15 August 2014)

WSJ Corruption Currents: From Targeting Casino Money to DOJ Drops Layne Probe (15 August 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld.

http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/08/15/corruption-currents-from-targeting-casino-money-to-doj-drops-layne-probe/

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 9 August 2014

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 9 August 2014

United States: Former Calpers board member charged with bribery in corruption case

United Kingdom: Secret internal police report points to ‘highly corrupt’ cells in the Met

China: British GSK investigator on trial in China

Haiti: Haiti’s former President Aristide faces corruption probe

Hong Kong: Brockman boss quits after bribery conviction

United States: Fairfax Station man pleads guilty to bribery, wire fraud

India: Syndicate Bank bribery case: Wanted businessman, Neeraj Singhal of Bhushan Steel arrested by CBI

Egypt: Mubarak-era steel tycoon Ezz set to leave Egyptian jail

Pakistan: Govt stops funding of FPCCI over corruption charges

Zimbabwe: Mliswa accuses presidential candidates of corruption

WSJ - Corruption Currents: From Classroom Training to Online-Dating Scams. (12 August 2014)

WSJ - Corruption Currents: From Classroom Training to Online-Dating Scams. (12 August 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld.

http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/08/12/corruption-currents-from-classroom-training-to-targeting-online-dating-scams/

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

WSJ Corruption Currents: From Dollar Risk to Banker’s Complaint (7 August 2014)

WSJ Corruption Currents: From Dollar Risk to Banker’s Complaint (7 August 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld.

http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/08/07/corruption-currents-from-dollar-risk-to-bankers-complaint/

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 8 August 2014

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 8 August 2014

United States: SEC charges Houston energy company and CEO with fraud

United Kingdom: Suspended Yorkshire police chief faces bribery probe

Australia: MPs resign following claims of $10,000 in brown paper bag

United States: New Bribery Claims In Mississippi Senate Race

Israel: Supreme Court orders retrial of Olmert in Talansky affair

Thailand: Yingluck’s lawyer asks for joint OAG-NACC committee

India: Rs 50 lakh bribery case: 4 hawala operators face arrest

United Kingdom: Four arrested over £18m Brighton and Hove council housing fraud

Indonesia: Former UI rector stands trial for graft

Malaysia: Khir Toyo’s appeal on corruption conviction fixed on Aug 28

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 7 August 2014

The Ethical Alliance Daily - 7 August 2014

United States: Cobalt Reports SEC Angola Corruption Case Moving Forward

Germany: German Court Agrees to Drop Criminal Case Against F1′s Bernie Ecclestone

China: China to punish Audi, Chrysler for violating anti-monopoly law

United States: Government contractor sentenced for bribery scheme

India: India stalls dealings with Finmeccanica over alleged corruption in VVIP helicopter deal

Romania: Former Road Police chief in Romanian county and 11 Police officers, sent to court for influence trading

New Zealand: Labour warns of ‘creeping corruption’ in public sector

Vietnam: Former director of mental institution pleads insanity at corruption trial

Zimbabwe: Mpofu quizzed about $600,000 payment

Bangladesh: SC asks ex-Jamuna Bank DMD to surrender