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Bribery:
A series of stories about Uzbekistan’s first daughter, who has been accused of taking bribes from telecoms firms, allege her corruption as far wider than previously reported. She, currently under house arrest, has previously denied the allegations. She couldn’t be reached. (OCCRP)
China charged another top PetroChina executive with bribery; he couldn’t be reached. (Reuters)
An Indian court threw out bribery charges its investigative agency brought against its own counsel. (DNAIndia, ZeeNews)
Mike Volkov targets accountability. The FCPAProfessor analyzes recent remarks from the SEC enforcement director. The FCPA Blog wonders about law student abilities.
Cybercrime:
A bill would limit the use of student data as hackers track students’ activity. (NY Times, Politico)
A documentary dives into the world of convicted Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht. (Daily Beast)
Twitch is warning users that it may have been compromised. (USAToday)
A growing number of U.S. companies are stepping up against online ad fraud. (Reuters)
Money Laundering:
The owners of Andorra’s Grupo Banca Privada d’Andorra are launching their own investigation of U.S. allegations the bank laundered money for criminals across the world. Separately, Venezuelan officials were linked to alleged money laundering by a Spanish investigation into the Banco Madrid unit. (Reuters, El Pais)
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