April 21st, 2010
The Times (of London) is running a poll on their website asking visitors to decide
when bribery goes too far.
The poll is in response to the latest
bribery bill passed by the UK Parliament a couple of weeks ago.
Check out the poll and vote
here...
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April 20th, 2010
Q&A: Africa’s Mid-2000s Economic Boom Fuelled Capital Flight
IPS News, April 20, 2010
Africa’s $854bn illicit cash outflow
The Daily Sun (Nigeria), April 20, 2010
Ghana, others lose $1 trillion to illicit financial dealings
Accra Daily Mail, April 20, 2010
U.S. consolidates alleged arms bribery cases
Reuters, April 19, 2010
Virginia Resident Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Bribing Foreign Government Officials
US Department of Justice Press Release, April 19, 2010
Too big to be nailed
Fortune Magazine, April 19, 2010
Jurors thought ex-Congressman William Jefferson's transgression was more...
April 20th, 2010
Washington, D.C. — Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is pleased to announce that former New York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has agreed to serve on the GFI Advisory Board. Mr. Morgenthau’s Advisory Board membership builds upon earlier collaborations with GFI on projects and efforts related to illicit financial practices, the most recent of which was a
briefing last September on the national security risks inherent to growing diplomatic and financial ties between Iran and Venezuela.
“It is an honor to welcome Mr. Morgenthau to our advisory Board,” said GFI director Raymond Baker. “Mr. Morgenthau is a true...
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April 19th, 2010
Tanzania leads region in illicit money flows
The East African, April 18, 2010
Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld: Some U.S. pols kept off-shore accounts with UBS
New York Daily News, April 16, 2010
OECD crackdown on tax havens seen lacking teeth
Reuters, April 18, 2010
Crime pays in Montreal's underground economy
The Montreal Gazette, April 18, 2010
Italy asks San Marino to automatically exchange information on banking
Italica News, April 16, 2010
I-T department to seek details from Mauritius
Economic Times, April 19, 2010
Sack Tharoor, probe if foreign funds are in...
