— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News It seems that our glorious United States of America is collapsing. People rail against President Donald Trump. It is clear they are unaware that many of our presidents were very much like him. I assure you Johnson could make Trump look like…
— 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…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Three women are accused of taking almost $900,000 in bribes, which they spent on fur coats, designer handbags and property in Florida, to help people snatch affordable New York apartments from thousands of families waiting on a list. Anna Treybich, 71, Irina Zeltser, 66,…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a subpoena to French luxury group LVMH as part of its probe into media buying transparency in the US, Campaign has learned. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by LVMH, which owns brands including Louis Vuitton, Moët &…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A new group has announced plans to tackle corruption in the Middle East, with a particular focus on helping victims of business fraud in the region. During a news conference in Washington on Thursday, the Global Justice Foundation’s founder, Omar Ayesh, said…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News In the oil, gas, and mining industries, the temptation to pay a bribe can be strong. Multinational companies that dominate these industries typically agree to pay host countries for the extraction of natural resources, which involves acquiring licenses and setting up agreements…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to pay 90 million euros (US$100 million) to end a probe by German prosecutors into rigged diesel engines, following much more costly settlements by its customer Volkswagen. Bosch is being fined for “negligent breach of supervision duties,” the prosecutor’s…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A new US list of corruption suspects in Central America includes officials with ties to sitting presidents — an important step in recognizing how deeply corruption has penetrated these countries’ governments. In the new corruption report, the US State Department accuses more than…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti’s legal troubles escalated on Wednesday as federal prosecutors announced new indictments accusing the lawyer and prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump of ripping off porn star Stormy Daniels and extorting Nike Inc. Prosecutors in Manhattan…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (May 17) sanctioned a Mexican judge and a former state governor for corruption and maintaining links with drug cartels. Judge Isidro Avelar and Roberto Sandoval, a former governor of Nayarit, were among eight Mexicans and six…