Financial Transparency Coalition

Murdoch expands internal inquiry of UK papers Reuters, August 30, 2011 Archer Daniels Midland in US fines alert Financial Times, August 30, 2011 Drilling Firm Fires Unit President in FCPA Probe Main Justice, August 30, 2011 Michael Mukasey pushes to alter bribery law Politico, August 27, 2011 Greece to name tax dodgers on Internet in bid to boost weak revenues AP, August 30, 2011

$33 Billion Illicitly Left Libya between 2001-2009, Says Global Financial Integrity Since the forces of the Libyan Transitional Council entered Tripoli last week, Muammar Qaddafi has not been seen, presumably hiding or on the run from the revolution aimed at ending his 42-year rule.  But as pointed out on ABC News last Wednesday, much of the money he looted from the country over the past 4 decades is still at large as well. Citing Global Financial Integrity (GFI) research, ABC notes that at least $33 billion dollars left the country through illicit means in...

This, No Middle-Class, Weekend Revolution International Business Times, August 29, 2011 Anna Hazare Ends Hunger Strike as Indian Parliament Agrees to His Demands New York Times, August 28, 2011 Glencore To Declare Support For Ethical Mining To Spruce Up Its Image This is Money, August 29, 2011 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Raid Calgary Miner over Bribery Allegations Globe and Mail, August 29, 2011 George Osborne warns tax cheats: 'I will find you and your money' The Guardian, August 28, 2011

A new online game, "Angry Anna" takes the popular smartphone game "Angry Birds" and replaces the titular birds with Indian corruption crusader Anna Hazare. Created by an India-based group, the game features Hazare and other anti-corruption figures being launched with a slingshot in an attempt to topple corrupt politicians. While the piece is largely intended as some light-hearted fun, it may well turn out to be something more than a way to pass some time on the internet. It can sometimes be hard to illustrate the importance of the issues the Task Force deals with, especially because these issues are...