European Agency for Financial Intelligence and Anti-Corruption

The European Agency for Financial Intelligence and Anti-Corruption (AFIAC) is a leading organization comprised of experts, human rights defenders, financiers, analysts, and journalists, who are committed to promoting financial transparency and combating corruption and fraud.

Money laundering for Sharifs: remand of accused extended till June 10 

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday extended physical remand of two accused, allegedly involved in money laundering for Shehbaz Sharif family, till June 10. Accountability Court Judge Syed Jawadul Hassan conducted the case proceedings wherein National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials produced Fazal

Whistleblowers: Drug company offered ‘bribes’ doctors to boost sales 

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The effort, the whistleblowers said in a lawsuit against the company, was part of an intentional “multi-tiered strategy” by Questcor Pharmaceuticals, now Mallinckrodt, to boost sales of H.P. Acthar Gel, cheating the government out of millions of dollars. The price of the

 2019 Federal Securities Litigation and Regulation

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News While the past year, or even eighteen months, was short on landmark federal securities law decisions, there was significant activity on the part of private securities litigants. In 2018, plaintiffs filed 403 new federal securities fraud class actions, just short of 2017’s

Japan FSA Set to Put Bitcoin Exchanges to Task Over Money Laundering

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan is set to introduce even more stringent regulatory measures for Bitcoin exchanges in the country. The move comes as the country’s top financial regulator tries to improve its anti-money laundering (AML) protocols with review by the Financial

Fake news accounts active on Twitter ahead of EU Parliament elections  

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Working with a cyber security analyst, Yle found that Twitter was a hotbed of activity aimed at undermining EU citizens’ confidence in the region. While a few accounts were responsible for disseminating misleading information and outright fake news, ordinary citizens were also

Africa and The Anti-Corruption Generation

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Partnership Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) held its Bi-Annual Community meeting in Switzerland between the 21-22nd of May. The above topic was discussed by WEF’s Global Shapers who shared their perspectives of the young generation on anti-corruption. I

‘Denial of service condition’ disrupted US energy company operations  

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News An energy company providing power in several western U.S. states experienced a “denial-of-service condition” serious enough to warrant reporting it to the government’s energy authority. The “cyber event” resulted in “interruptions of electrical system operations” for more than 10 hours on March 5,

The disturbing question of why Canada’s done so little to end money laundering

— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News There is a principle of financial investigation so old that it’s often used in its original Latin: Cui bono? The question of who benefits, as the term translates, implies that, if you are trying to solve any crime — particularly one involving money — you must look for who stood to