Wednesday, September 14, 2016

From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 13 Sept 2016


 

Europe: EU opens ethics probe into Barroso Goldman job
Sep 13, 2016 08:00 pm
EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker has launched an unprecedented ethics investigation into his predecessor, Jose Manuel Barroso, questioning whether he broke EU law by taking a job at Goldman Sachs. In a letter released on Sunday by the European Ombudsman […]
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Indian premiere defence research arm Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) $208 million deal with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has come under the scanner for bribery. The deal was signed in 2008. The probe, undertaken by Brazilian and U.S. prosecutors, […]
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Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO recently announced that the U.S. regulatory authorities have decided not to carry out any enforcement actions against the company with regard to alleged violation of anti-bribery law in Russia and its neighboring countries. Internal Investigation Leads […]
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The former Fifa president Sepp Blatter is facing another corruption investigation after the ethics committee of world football’s governing body announced it was opening proceedings against him and his key lieutenants Jérôme Valcke and Markus Kattner. The committee’s investigatory chamber […]
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The Kremlin on Monday insisted it was serious about tackling endemic graft in Russia after a top anti-corruption official was busted with over $120 million in cash. Dmitry Zakharchenko, the acting head of an anti-graft agency at the Russian interior […]
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From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 13 Sept 2016

13 September 2016 

Today's top story
Russia: Russia's anti-corruption boss arrested with $120 million in cash
The Telegraph
The Kremlin on Monday insisted it was serious about tackling endemic graft in Russia after a top anti-corruption official was busted with over $120 million in cash.
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On the web: 43 countries, 600 commitments: Was the London Anti-Corruption Summit a success?
Press release: Albania lacks independent oversight institutions, leaving the door open to corruption
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From: WSJ - Corruption Currents: North Korea Calls U.S. Sanctions ‘Laughable’ - 12 Sept 2016

From: WSJ - Corruption Currents: North Korea Calls U.S. Sanctions ‘Laughable’ - 12 Sept 2016. By Ben DiPietro.
http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/09/12/corruption-currents-north-korea-calls-u-s-sanctions-laughable/
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Friday, September 9, 2016

From: WSJ - Corruption Currents: Maldives Raids Media After Money Laundering Report - 7 Sept 2016

WSJ - Corruption Currents: Maldives Raids Media After Money Laundering Report - 7 Sept 2016. By Samuel Rubenfeld.  http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/09/07/corruption-currents-maldives-raids-media-after-money-laundering-report/
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From: Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 8 Sept 2016

8 September 2016
Today's top story
Equatorial Guinea: Son of Equatorial Guinea leader faces French trial on graft charges
France 24 (TI mention)
Teodorin Obiang, the big-spending, hard-partying, car-crazy son of Equatorial Guinea’s longtime ruler, is due to face court on corruption charges four years after French police seized his multi-million-euro Paris mansion
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From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 8 Sept 2016


 

Denmark: Panama Papers: Denmark buys leaked data to use in tax evasion inquiries
Sep 08, 2016 08:00 pm
Denmark has become the first country in the world to apparently buy data from the Panama Papers leak, and now plans to investigate whether 500-600 Danes who feature in the offshore archive may have evaded tax. Denmark’s tax minister, Karsten […]
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Malaysians have been rocked by the arrests of various high-powered government officials and corporate captains in recent weeks, even as Prime Minister Najib Razak battles worldwide graft allegations regarding state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Though the arrests by the […]
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae offered a public apology Tuesday over the latest corruption scandal involving a senior judge. “Representing the judiciary, I apologize for causing public concern, and pledge to take stern measures according to the findings of […]
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Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s call to fight corruption, made at the recent Group of 20 (G20) summit, resonates deeply in Latin America, according to Mexican economist and China expert Enrique Dussel Peters. As a region that has long been held […]
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The Tennis Integrity Unit, the sport’s primary anti-corruption body, is investigating a women’s singles match at the U.S. Open after irregular betting patterns were detected. The first-round match, in which 15th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia, […]
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Scores of luxury clubs in China have been forced to shut down or downgrade, media said, as Beijing’s anti-corruption drive continues to bite. The clubs are popular with local officials and have membership fees as high as 200,000 yuan (£22,500) […]
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Thursday, September 8, 2016

From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 7 Sept 2016


 

Romania: Romanian former PM accused of corruption over Tony Blair visit
Sep 07, 2016 08:00 pm
The former Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is being investigated for alleged financial corruption relating to a visit by Tony Blair in 2012. Romanian state prosecutors questioned Ponta on Tuesday about allegations that he misused his authority as leader of […]
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Read our latest blog post which examines the intrinsic links between ethical conduct, reputation and shareholder accountability, all crucial drivers to a business’ bottom line; and learn why it is important to demonstrate responsible business conduct to safeguard your organisation’s reputation.
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Brazilian police have questioned Wesley Batista, chief executive of meat packer JBS SA and board member of wood pulp producer Eldorado Brasil SA, said a representative for J&F Investimentos, controlling owner of both companies, on Monday. The J&F representative said […]
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The Australian Taxation Office is investigating more than 800 high net wealth Australian clients of the controversial Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca, which is the focus of an unprecedented leak of tax haven records released globally. More than 11.5 million documents have been leaked […]
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China has bought back to the country one-third of those on its top 100 list of most wanted corruption suspects who have fled overseas, the ruling Communist Party’s top graft buster said on Tuesday. China issued the list in 2014 […]
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Organizers of the Greek league say games will start on Saturday after a two-week delay imposed by the government, which is struggling to tackle ongoing violence and alleged corruption in the sport. On Tuesday, organizers posted a timetable of matches […]
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