Daily Corruption News from Transparency International (13 July 2015)

13 July 2015 Today's top story Romania: Romania's prime minister indicted in corruption inquiry Associated Press Romanian prosecutors have indicted the prime minister, Victor Ponta, as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation and seized his assets, putting further pressure on him to resign.

More news Global: Pope laments 'gangrene' of corruption plaguing 'all peoples of the world' Agence France-Presse Global: FIFA soccer corruption scandal: Swiss prosecutors say they have more evidence of money laundering International Business Times Cambodia: Cambodia passes law to regulate NGOs despite concerns Reuters China: China Supreme Court judge probed by Communist Party graft agency Bloomberg Mexico: Mexico’s kingpin jailbreak puts president in a hole Financial Times

Blogs and opinion Bangladesh: Cost of corruption The Daily Star

News from Transparency International

Press release: Corruption in five Eastern European countries remains endemic
Feature: Shopping discounts for Cambodians against corruption

Ethical Alliance Daily (13 July 2015)

United States: Exclusive: Miami company described in U.S. soccer case as agreeing to pay bribe – sources

Published on Jul 13, 2015 11:30 pm

   

Switzerland: Swiss Question Witnesses in Guinea in BSG Resources Bribery Probe

Published on Jul 13, 2015 11:00 pm

   

World: Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb Agrees to Extradition to U.S.

Published on Jul 13, 2015 10:30 pm

   

China: Investigator Peter Humphrey warns over GSK China ordeal

Published on Jul 13, 2015 09:30 pm

   

France: Bouygues manager investigated over ‘French Pentagon’ deal

Published on Jul 13, 2015 09:30 pm

   

Romania: Romanian PM steps down as party leader amid graft probe

Published on Jul 13, 2015 09:00 pm

   

Australia: Royal commission into trade union corruption begins CFMEU investigation in Canberra

Published on Jul 13, 2015 08:30 pm

   

India: CBI forms 40 members team to probe Vyapam scam

Published on Jul 13, 2015 08:00 pm

   

China: Alibaba to Give Legal Support as Unit’s President Held by Police

Published on Jul 13, 2015 07:30 pm

   

Thailand: Severe penalties in changes to anti-graft law

Published on Jul 13, 2015 07:30 pm

     

Development Aid–A Blind Spot for EU Anticorruption Efforts

“A new study from the European Parliament entitled Cost of Corruption in Developing Countries – How Effectively is Aid Being Spent? shows that, despite an impressive track record of ambitious anticorruption reforms in countries working toward European Union membership, the EU’s overall anticorruption strategy marginalizes efforts to address corruption through development aid. The EU could spend aid more effectively, the report concludes, if it prioritized corruption control in developing countries. The analysis in the report suggests several measures that the EU should adopt to reduce corruption in its development aid programs.”

Read the post by Jesper Johnsøn, Nils Taxell, and Thor Olav Iversen, of the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, in the Global Anticorruption Blog. http://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2015/07/13/guest-post-development-aid-a-blind-spot-for-eu-anticorruption-efforts-2/

WSJ - Corruption Currents: Romanian Prosecutors Seize Lukoil Assets (10 July 2015)

WSJ - Corruption Currents: Romanian Prosecutors Seize Lukoil Assets (10 July 2015). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2015/07/10/corruption-currents-romanian-prosecutors-seize-lukoil-assets/

Daily Corruption News from Transparency International (9 July 2015)

9 July 2015 Today's top story Global: FIFA expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption Associated Press Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA's ethics committee on Thursday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most senior American in world football.

More news Global: With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown Thomson Reuters Foundation Italy: Silvio Berlusconi found guilty on corruption charges, but won't serve any time Vice News Romania: Romanian soccer official to quit over graft probe Reuters Spain: La Policía ha detenido a 201 personas por corrupción en 2015 en España (Police have arrested 201 people for corruption in Spain in 2015) El Periódico US: 3 indicted in Las Vegas in $1.5B investment fraud case, officials say Associated Press

Multimedia of the week Brazil: Lead prosecutor brings Gandhi-like attitude to Brazil's corruption scandal NPR

Blogs and opinion Kenya: We must fight corruption if we hope to set this country on the path to progress The Daily Nation

News from Transparency International

Press release: Corruption in five Eastern European countries remains endemic
Feature: Shopping discounts for Cambodians against corruption

Ethical Alliance Daily News (9 July 2015)

United States: JPMorgan To Pay Over $125M To Settle US Credit Card Debt Probes

Published on Jul 09, 2015 11:30 pm

   

United Kingdom: Northern Ireland police launch inquiry into £1.1bn property sale of Nama assets

Published on Jul 09, 2015 11:00 pm

   

Italy: Berlusconi is given a three-year sentence after being found guilty of corruption charges

Published on Jul 09, 2015 10:30 pm

   

United States: Doctor sentenced for accepting $1.8M in bribes from lab

Published on Jul 09, 2015 10:30 pm

   

Canada: Industry players say Ottawa’s revised integrity rules still too harsh

Published on Jul 09, 2015 09:30 pm

   

Russia: Russia Won’t Lose World Cup Due To Corruption Inquiry, Minister Says

Published on Jul 09, 2015 09:00 pm

   

Japan: Toshiba sounds out banks about credit line amid accounting probe -sources

Published on Jul 09, 2015 08:30 pm

   

Singapore: Singapore central bank in touch with banks on Malaysia’s 1MDB-Najib probe

Published on Jul 09, 2015 07:30 pm

   

Malaysia: CIMB Islamic chief to face internal inquiry for erroneous remarks on WSJ’s 1MDB report

Published on Jul 09, 2015 07:00 pm

   

China: Results of Ling Jihua graft probe to be announced soon: Duowei

Published on Jul 09, 2015 07:00 pm