Spanish prosecutor accuses Diego Costa of tax fraud worth 1 million euros 

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News MADRID (Reuters) – A prosecutor in Madrid said on Tuesday it has accused soccer player Diego Costa of income tax fraud in 2014 worth just over 1 million euros for money made from image rights. Costa is accused of illicitly receiving income

 Money Laundering via Online Businesses 

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News To prevent criminal misuse of these businesses, it is necessary to understand money-laundering risks facing them and develop responses that reflect their non-face-to-face nature and cross-border customer base. This invitation-only workshop is convened by RUSI to advance the understanding of effective

Ex-Goal employee wanted by US for bribery, theft in Syria  

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A former employee of Irish aid agency Goal is facing charges of theft, bribery and witness tampering following an investigation into alleged corruption in US-sponsored aid programmes in Syria. The US has sought the extradition of former Goal logistics officer Ernest

Terrorism is changing. How coverage is following suit Canadian Underwriter

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News As the terrorism threat shifts from large-scale attacks to softer targets, coverage options from insurance carriers are evolving as well. Some policies cover incidents when an attacker uses a gun, knife or acid for example, Tarique Nageer, Marsh Inc.’s terrorism placement advisory

Odebrecht corruption probe: Ex-Peru president Humala and wife indicted

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Humala is the first former president to be indicted in relation to the affair, which has embroiled a number of other former heads of state. Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has admitted to paying US$29 million dollars in bribes in Peru between

National Cyber Security Centre to discuss vision for UK cybersecurity defence

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News NCSC will be joining Kate Adie, the BBC’s former Chief News Correspondent, Jamie Bartlett, Senior Fellow and former Director of Demos and Dame Inga Beale, Former CEO, Lloyds of London. Along with the keynote slot, which takes place on day three

The rent, corrupted model of the economy implies the constant use of the system, transforming political investments into financial dividends  

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The rent, corrupted model of the economy implies the constant use of the system  transforming political investments into financial dividends. It is in the structure of the basic financial flows, which are formed in the public sector and the real sector of the

F.H. Bertling Fined $1 Million in Angola Bribery Case  

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Shipping and logistics company F.H. Bertling Ltd. has been fined £850,000 ($1.1 million) for its role in an alleged bribery scheme to secure freight-forwarding contracts in Angola, the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office said Monday. The SFO charged F.H. Bertling and several

US moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants 

  — Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News WASHINGTON — The US government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power, sources told Reuters on Monday, setting up what could be an unprecedented, wide-ranging probe of some of the world’s largest