Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (13 Jan 2015)

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Egypt: Egypt's high court overturns last conviction against Mubarak
Reuters

Egypt's high court on Tuesday overturned the only remaining conviction against former president Hosni Mubarak, opening the way for his possible release four years after the revolution that toppled him.

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Global: Documents indicate bribe paid for tanks deal
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Canada: Courts freeze assets in fraud case linked to ex-McGill health boss
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China: Kaisa said to be probed on ties to official under investigation
Bloomberg

Indonesia: Police Chief candidate Budi named corruption suspect by KPK
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Kenya: Corrupt civil servants are not punished - PSC report
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Global: The lesson of Daesh’s triumph
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Global: Global consequences of corruption
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The Ethical Alliance Daily (13 Jan 2015)

The Ethical Alliance Daily (13 Jan 2015)

United Kingdom: HSBC Struggles in Battle Against Money Laundering

United States: Former Rite Aid exec and businessman admit fraud and kickbacks

United States: Ex-National Guardsman pleads guilty to bribery

Ukraine: Interpol puts Viktor Yanukovych on wanted list

Israel: Afula mayor arrested on suspicion of accepting $1m bribe for city

China: Censored Chinese report links mystery coal tycoon Zhang Xinming to political elite

Australia: Reg Grundy company says it gave $200,000 donation directly to the Liberals

Brazil: Brazil Calls for International Cooperation Against Corruption

Afghanistan: $3.6 billion police problem: Broken systems and corruption

South Korea: Parliament OKs details of probe into overseas resource projects

WSJ - Corruption Currents: NSA Helped Link North Korea to Sony Hack (12 Jan 2015)

WSJ - Corruption Currents: NSA Helped Link North Korea to Sony Hack (12 Jan 2015). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2015/01/12/corruption-currents-nsa-helped-link-north-korea-to-sony-attack/

Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (12 Jan 2015)

Today's top story Ukraine: Ukraine ex-leader Yanukovych wanted by Interpol BBC Interpol has placed deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on its wanted list, almost one year after he fled to neighbouring Russia.

More news Afghanistan: Afghanistan's $3.6 billion police problem: broken systems and corruption Al Jazeera China: Senior Chinese spy chief under corruption probe, SCMP reports Bloomberg Indonesia: Indonesia aviation is in chaos Bloomberg Iraq: Iraq may need three years to restructure and rebuild military – PM Reuters Nepal: Nepal bureaucrat clinches ‘Integrity Idol’ crown Agence France-Presse South Africa: S.African president urges ANC to return to "core values" Agence France-Presse

Blogs and opinion Global: Corruption and revolt The New Yorker Malaysia: Can Borneo's tribes survive 'biggest environmental crime of our times'? National Geographic US: Forget the McDonnells. We’re ignoring bigger, more pernicious corruption right under our noses The Washington Post

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The Ethical Alliance Daily (12 Jan 2015)

United States: Sony Subpoenaed in Bribery Probe Over ‘Resident Evil’ Release

United States: FBI- Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Daiichi-Sankyo to Pay $39 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Paid Kickbacks to Physicians

United States: Former Asst. District Attorney indicted on corruption and bribery charges

United Kingdom: £800,000 payback for money laundering

Romania: Two officials from the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture arrested for taking bribes

China: Chinese spy chief Ma Jian detained in corruption crackdown

Turkey: Turkey fails in fight against corruption as gov’t blocks probe of graft claims

Brazil: Brazil Banks Endangered By Petrobras Corruption

India: CBI unearths bribery scandal in I-T department, arrests senior official, chartered accountants

Ukraine: Prosecutors admit corrupt coal contract with SAR was OKed by Ukraine top leaders

Brazil Calls for International Cooperation Against Corruption

The Ministry of Justice of Brazil today requested the collaboration of five countries to locate six witnesses called during the criminal case to which it is subjected state oil company Petrobras, known as Operation Lava Jato.  According to the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, the Ministry of Justice made this request to the authorities in Switzerland, Singapore, Panama, UK and Hong Kong (China).

Read the story in Prensa Latina. http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3436851&Itemid=1

Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (9 Jan 2015)

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Peru: Former Peru president convicted of corruption
Associated Press

A three-judge panel in Peru convicted jailed former President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday of funneling more than $40 million in public funds to tabloid newspapers that smeared his opponents during his 2000 re-election campaign.

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Brazil: Itaú may guard against more defaults as Petrobras scandal widens
Reuters

Spain: Spanish princess headed for trial after appeal thrown out
Associated Press

Sri Lanka: In Sri Lanka, a chance for transformative change
Devex (TI mention)

Turkey: Turkey’s corruption probe turns into plot and power for Erdogan
Bloomberg

US: Justice Department said to tap ex-FBI lawyer as fraud chief
Bloomberg

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Indonesia: Preventing graft in procurement
The Jakarta Post

Israel: Rampant corruption is an existential threat to Israeli democracy
Haaretz

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