May 19th, 2011
If I told you that while the United States is engaged in a costly war against illegal drugs and the vicious cartels that traffic them, U.S. banks are willfully flouting U.S. and Mexican laws and
helping these cartels
launder their money, would you believe me?
For decades the U.S. has served as a safe haven for the ill-gotten finances of corrupt foreign leaders and their ilk. Former foreign government ministers, military leaders, and corrupt heads of state have mansions, businesses, and bank accounts here. The banks who facilitate much of these activities are required by law to conduct...
May 18th, 2011
Arab Protestors Demand an End to Corruption, But Transparency Reforms Face Cultural, Legal and Policy Challenges
Knowledge@Wharton, May 17, 2011
Occurrence of Money Laundering Grows by 29% in Switzerland
Taxation News & Information, May 18, 2011
Tenaris SA Pays $8.9 Million To Settle FCPA Probe
Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2011
Bribery rife across Europe's top companies-survey
Reuters, May 18, 2011
"Drug lords fund terrorism," says Wako
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2011
Funds stashed abroad curbing country's growth, says professor of IIM –Bangalore
Daily News & Analysis, May 18, 2011
May 18th, 2011
If companies were people and those who violated the laws were criminals, then BAE Systems would be a repeat offender. Actually I’m not sure repeat offender even begins to cover it. Here’s some background.
BAE Systems is a defense contractor with products and services for air, land, and naval forces, including electronics, intelligence, weapons, among many others. It’s a British company, but over half of its $12 billion annual sales in its land and armaments business is with the United States. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, BAE is the largest armaments company in the...
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May 17th, 2011
Over $8bn Flee Ethiopia in Two Decades
Addis Fortune, May 15, 2011
Nigeria: Govt Absolves Oil Minister in Oil Import Bribery Scam
allAfrica.com, May 16, 2011
BAE Systems Fined up to $79 Million in US Case
AP, May 17, 2011
Gadhafi charity in Canada linked to terrorism
Ottawa Citizen, May 7, 2011
India Gears Up For Transfer Pricing Changes
Tax-News.com, May 17, 2011
Is the IRS’s ‘Wealth Squad’ Working?
Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2011
