Wall Street Journal (blog)
Corruption Currents: From Libya Clashes with Goldman to 'National Anti-Corruption Day'
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Bribery:
- Mike Lucas
Turkish prosecutors dropped
corruption and bribery charges against 53 suspects in a scandal that
shook the country’s ruling elite when it went public on Dec. 17 of last
year. The main opposition party now wants to christen that date as “national anti-corruption day.” (Today’s Zaman, Hurriyet)
Israel postponed a plea bargain over bribery charges with a celebrity rabbi. More here. (Haaretz, Arutz Sheva)
Richard Bistrong provides personal perspective to the fight against small bribes and explains why the effects of bribery are often misunderstood. Tom Fox focuses on subsidiaries. The FCPA Blog flags China accusing foreign firms of tax evasion and reports that a U.K. court denied damages to an Innospec competitor. The FCPAProfessor targets self-serving statements.
Cybercrime:
FBI officials said there was no evidence the hack of J.P. Morgan Chase JPM +0.40% & Co. was payback for sanctions against Russia. (Washington Post)
Experts say to fear the IT team instead of hacker masterminds. (Washington Post)
The “crypto wars” returned to Congress. (The Hill)
Fraud:
The SEC is probing pot companies for potential fraud. (NY Post)
Money Laundering:
The profile of a Vatican priest on trial for money laundering is here. He says he trusted the wrong people, and for that he has sinned. (NY Times)
An Indian court denied bail
to a man accused of laundering money tied to a chopper bribery scam. He
has refuted the charges. Separately, the financial ministry didn’t accept a report probing the country’s black money problem. But the team probing black money will assist in the chopper money investigation. (IBN Live, IANS, PTI, PTI)
The U.K. will help Ukraine find state assets allegedly stolen by corrupt officials. (RIA Novosti)
Kuwait faces an FATF test this week. (The National)
Transparency International says money laundering is too important to be left to experts.
A Pakistani judge recommended extraditing a former Chicago city
treasurer back to the U.S. after his guilty plea to money laundering,
sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.
French comic Dieudonne was charged with money laundering. He didn’t appear to be contacted. (IBT)
The latest on Malawi’s cashgate scandal is here. The latest in an Indian money laundering probe tied to the 2G scam is here. (Nyasa Times, PTI)
Sanctions:
The U.N. atomic agency said progress is slow in dealing with Iran’s nuclear issues, but noted that Tehran is following through on an interim deal with global powers. (Reuters, Reuters)
Terrorism Finance:
The Islamic State produced $2 million worth of oil in the day before U.S.-led airstrikes. Spanish intelligence showed it using the drug trade to finance its activity. (Reuters, Newsweek)
Whistleblowers:
The head of the SEC whistleblower office said he plans to crack down on companies retaliating against tipsters. (Law360)
General Anti-Corruption:
A clash between Libya and Goldman reveals details of deal-making in an opaque part of the banking world. (Financial Times sub req)
Life is rough in the crosshairs of China’s corruption crackdown. (BBC)
Mexico’s crackdown on cartels hit the local iron industry. (Global Post)
How will aid to Afghanistan not be lost to corruption after the U.S. withdraws? A key task force is shutting its doors. (GAB, Washington Times)
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