July 6th, 2009
Task Force member Global Financial Integrity echoed the sentiments of other civil society organizations today, including Task Force member Tax Justice Network, in condemning the harassment of Cameroonian journalist Jean-Bosco Talle for his part in fighting corruption in the West African nation. From GFI's
statement:
Following publication of the report “Biens mal acquis” or “Ill-Gotten Gains,” by the French non-profit organization Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (CCFD) last month, Mr. Talla, editor of the Cameroonian newspaper Germinal, has been harassed and his life has been threatened. The report presents estimates for...
July 6th, 2009
The Basel Institute on Governance's
International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) joined the Task Force today! From the
release:
The Basel Institute on Governance is an independent non-profit think tank dedicated to research, policy development, consulting and capacity development in the areas of corporate, public and global governance. Created in 2006, the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) of the Basel Institute assists developing countries in building capacities and setting-up necessary procedures and institutions to more effectively make use of international legal assistance in criminal matters for the purpose of recovering...
July 6th, 2009
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) released a new
White Paper on International Development today entitled “Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future.” At first glance it seems to have a lot of good ideas in it.
Richard Murphy's been blogging quite a bit about it over at the
Tax Research blog.
You can also read more about DFID's paper on their website at
dfid.gov.uk...July 2nd, 2009
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released its top ten news stories for the week, and it was a big week for financial crimes - four of the top ten stories are financial stories. From the FBI's
press release:
1. New York: Bernard Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison
Bernard L. Madoff was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in billions of dollars of losses to thousands of investor-victims. He was also ordered to forfeit a total...
