From: WSJ - Corruption Currents: South Korean Anti-Bribery Reform Faces Business Backlash - 8 July 2016

WSJ - Corruption Currents: South Korean Anti-Bribery Reform Faces Business Backlash - 8 July 2016. By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/07/08/corruption-currents-south-korean-anti-bribery-reform-faces-business-backlash/

From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 6 July 2016

6 July 2016

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Spain: Lionel Messi handed 21-month tax fraud sentence but is unlikely to serve time
The Guardian
Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, but the Barcelona forward is not expected to spend any time behind bars.

More news Global: Crackdown on tax loopholes announced by European commission The Guardian (TI mention) Global: Tackling corruption: Moving money out of purgatory Financial Times (TI mention) Ireland: Leo Fernandez handed 15-month ban after admitting corruption charge BBC Sport US: New SEC anti-corruption rules make it harder for oil companies to bribe foreign countries Forbes Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe shuts down social media amid civil servants strike Africa News

Blogs and opinion Global: The not so beautiful game: The corruption that dogs the Olympics Eurasia Review

News from Transparency International

Press release: Media Advisory: How transparent are the worlds biggest emerging market companies? New report 11 July
Press release: Who is your anti-corruption hero?

From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 6 July 2016

United States: U.S. imposes sanctions on 3 N.K. entities, 1 individual for involvement in weapons proliferation
Jul 06, 2016 08:00 pm

The United States has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and one trading firm official for their involvement in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday. The North’s General Department of Military Cooperation, the […]
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Iraq: Iraq PM orders removal of British-made fake bomb detectors
Jul 06, 2016 07:30 pm

For the past nine years, Iraq’s security forces have tried to stop car bombs with a British-made bomb detector wand that was long ago proven to be fake. A day after a car bomb killed at least 157 people in […]
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China: Economic slowdown and anti-corruption: two reasons to stay away from software stocks
Jul 06, 2016 07:00 pm

China’s once high-flying software sector continues to suffer from the country’s prolonged economic slowdown and the government’s extensive crackdown on corruption, and analysts are now warning those two pressures combined could be about to result in a sharp correction in […]
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Italy: Two dozen arrested in graft probe
Jul 06, 2016 06:30 pm

Finance police on Monday executed warrants issued by a Rome court to arrest two dozen people in relation to a probe into alleged tax fraud, corruption and money laundering, among other crimes, ANSA sources said. Antonio Marotta, an MP for […]
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Cambodia: Former Official Graft Trial
Jul 06, 2016 06:00 pm

A former bureau chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was tried on corruption charges by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. Ear Se, 42, the former Australian bureau chief of the ministry’s Asian department 2, was accused of demanding […]
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Macedonia: EU prepares first round of sanctions against Macedonia
Jul 06, 2016 05:30 pm

The European Commission has reportedly prepared a first round of sanctions against Macedonia due to the unresolved political crisis in the country. The crisis, which started in 2015 when wiretapped conversations incriminating top politicians were leaked, deepened in April when President Gjorge […]
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From: WSJ - Corruption Currents: China Sentences Ex-Presidential Aide to Life in Prison (5 July 2016)

WSJ - Corruption Currents: China Sentences Ex-Presidential Aide to Life in Prison (5 July 2016). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/07/05/corruption-currents-china-sentences-ex-presidential-aide-to-life-in-prison/

From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 5 July 2016

5 July 2016

Today's top story

Iraq: Iraq PM orders removal of British-made fake bomb detectors
The Guardian
For the past nine years, Iraq’s security forces have tried to stop car bombs with a British-made bomb detector wand that was long ago proven to be fake. A day after a car bomb killed at least 157 people in central Baghdad, the country’s prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi, has demanded their withdrawal.

More news Global: Booze, cigars, and Lady Gaga: How weapons deals fuel corruption Mother Jones (TI mention) Global: Singapore comedian apologises for Najib joke BBC News Bulgaria: Experts say corruption has 'captured' Bulgaria BalkanInsight Cambodia: Group trains young to battle corruption in Cambodia Voice of America (TI mention) US: Is the Supreme Court clueless about corruption? Ask Jack Abramoff New York Times

Blogs and opinion US: How not to be corrupt, American-Style Huffington Post

News from Transparency International

Press release: Who is your anti-corruption hero?
Media advisory: How transparent are the worlds biggest emerging market companies? New report 11 July

From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 5 July 2016

United Kingdom: U.K. Prosecutors Said to Seek More Funds for ENRC Bribery Probe
Jul 05, 2016 08:00 pm

The U.K. Serious Fraud Office sought additional funding for its probe into Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. in a sign that prosecutors are continuing to expand the investigation. The SFO is seeking so-called blockbuster funding for its probe, according to a […]
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China: China jails former aide to retired Chinese president for life on bribery charges
Jul 05, 2016 07:30 pm

A Chinese court on Monday jailed a former top aide to retired president Hu Jintao for life after finding him guilty of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power during a secret trial in which his wife […]
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Russia: Putin signs into law bill toughening penalties for corruption in sports
Jul 05, 2016 07:00 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Monday a draft law toughening responsibility for corruption in Russian sports stipulating penalties from financial fines to prison terms. The full original article can be found at tass.ru
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Brazil: Brazilian police target former Workers Party treasurer in Petrobras probe
Jul 05, 2016 06:30 pm

Brazil’s federal police served five arrest warrants and conducted search and seizure operations in three states on Monday, in the latest round of a sweeping corruption probe around state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA. Police said contractors paid at least […]
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Hong Kong: Ng Lap Seng Bribery Case | New Charges Incriminate UNDP
Jul 05, 2016 06:00 pm

A new charge has been leveled against Macau billionaire and real estate developer, Ng Lap Seng, who is currently standing trial in New York on accusations of bribing United Nations officials. In addition to the bribes allegedly handed to the […]
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Bulgaria: Bulgaria’s President: Energy Sector Worst Affected by Corruption
Jul 05, 2016 05:30 pm

It is the energy sector where the “conspiracy” between foreign interests and criminal schemes of Bulgarian business circles is most visible, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Monday. Attending an anti-corruption forum organized by the Center for the Study of […]
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From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 1 July 2016

United States: Political operative G. Steven Pigeon indicted on bribery, extortion and 7 other charges
Jul 01, 2016 08:30 pm

G. Steven Pigeon, one of upstate New York’s most powerful political operatives whose campaign activities have spawned controversy for more than two decades, finally faced his day in court Thursday. He was arraigned on nine separate charges including bribery and […]
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Japan: Japan must make fighting international bribery a priority
Jul 01, 2016 08:00 pm

The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Transactions has continuously urged Japan since 2002 to strengthen its efforts to fight bribery by Japanese companies in their foreign business activities, and implementation of the Convention on Combating the Bribery of […]
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Hong Kong: Top Hong Kong banker and businessman cleared of bribery
Jul 01, 2016 07:00 pm

A senior vice-president of the Bank of East Asia who accepted advantages ranging from baby toys to a HK$550,000 discount for a Porsche sports car walked free from court on Thursday after being cleared of bribery charges. The District Court […]
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Argentina: Argentina corruption cops search properties of ex-leader Fernandez
Jul 01, 2016 06:30 pm

Argentine police searched properties of former President Cristina Fernandez on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible corruption during her two-term administration, which ended in December with the inauguration of Mauricio Macri. Authorities are looking for documents related to […]
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Russia: Russian Governor Arrested For Bribery Starts Hunger Strike
Jul 01, 2016 06:00 pm

Nikita Belykh, a Kirov regional governor and Kremlin critic who was detained on bribery charges this week, has started a hunger strike, his lawyer announced on June 29. “Belykh officially notified the [Lefortovo] prison administration that he is beginning a […]
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South Korea: South Korean presidential hopeful resigns amid bribery scandal
Jul 01, 2016 05:30 pm

A high-profile South Korean politician and presidential hopeful has resigned as the head of his new opposition party that has been rocked by a bribery scandal. Ahn Cheol Soo, a former IT software tycoon, stepped down as co-leader of the […]
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