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Survey Finds Bribery, Corruption In Middle East Increasing
Nearly two-fifths of respondents to a new survey said they expect their organization to face incidents of bribery or corruption in the Middle East over the next year. The responses, which come from a Middle
Read More »Chicago Leads Nation In Corruption
With infamous Illinois mobsters like Al Capone and John Dillinger, it is no surprise that corruption is sometimes associated in Illinois. Just how high that corruption ranks, though, may surprise you. Chicago leads the nation
Read More »The Anatomy of Corruption in Public Procurement
Public procurement presents significant risk under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Cases like Siemens Argentina, Siemens Venezuela, Johnson & Johnson, and Tenaris highlight the risk. Large amounts of money are at stake
Read More »New Arrests in Murdoch Bribery Scandal Raise Question of U.S. Charges
This weekend, five more journalists from a Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid were arrested as part of an ongoing bribery investigation. The arrested journalists, all from the The Sun, were later released, and have yet to
Read More »Why companies should be concerned about corruption
Companies should be concerned about corruption not only because it impacts indirectly on sustainable development (because corruption leads to the misallocation of resources), but more importantly, their employees, suppliers and customers are confronted by
Read More »Apple Asks Fair Labor Association For Special Foxconn Audits
Apple Inc.’s announcement Feb. 13 that it has asked the Fair Labor Association to conduct “special voluntary audits” of working conditions at the plants of Chinese suppliers follows a growing wave of unaccustomed adverse
Read More »Former Alba Chief Charged In London
An Australian executive who once served as CEO of state-owned Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. ("Alba") was charged on Wednesday in the U.K. with taking bribes
Read More »Top 10 Business Scandals and Ponzies in the United States
The US has seen many financial and business frauds through the years. Many of these were well thought of and deliberately orchestrated by fraudsters. Others happened when unscrupulous persons took advantage of loopholes in
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