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NZ companies in overseas bribery spotlight

corruptionbribery May 13, 2013 0

The Serious Fraud Office is pushing to update New Zealand's 103-year-old law criminalising bribery and is probing a rare complaint of bribes paid to overseas officials by a New Zealand company. The call came

Albany swamp of corruption must be drained using Gov. Cuomo’s reform plan

corruptionbribery May 9, 2013 0

One more member of the state Legislature has been identified as a cheap crook. There was money to steal so Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson took it and then he pulled strings to cover

Bharara Sees ‘Pervasive’ Corruption

corruptionbribery April 4, 2013 0

Even for a prosecutor given to colorful metaphors and rhetoric, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara delivered a particularly damning appraisal of New York's political culture on Tuesday after unveiling a complaint alleging influence-peddling, secret land

New and improved’ council elected after Cudahy corruption scandal

corruptionbribery March 7, 2013 0

Voters in the blue-collar town of Cudahy have elected three new leaders for City Council. Final election results show Chris Garcia, Jack Guerrero and Baru Sanchez as the winners. The three men were among the

Bribery and Corruption on the Rise Since the Economic Downturn’ – Survey

corruptionbribery October 31, 2012 0

Ernst & Young’s 2012 Global Fraud Survey , shows that 28% of Irish respondents believe that there is an increase in bribery and corrupt practices since the economic downturn. This compares to 16% in

Logistics companies risk UK bribery prosecution

corruptionbribery August 24, 2012 0

A number of the world’s biggest logistics companies are putting themselves and their customers at risk of prosecution under UK bribery laws, according to research by business ethics consultants GoodCorporation

Addressing corruption and bribery: five practical steps you need to take now

corruptionbribery August 10, 2012 0

A recent study from Ernst & Young noted that over the past four years the oil and gas industry has faced the most prosecutions for bribery and corruption in the UK. In fact, corruption

Anti-Money Laundering For the Non-Banking Entity

corruptionbribery August 7, 2012 0

While many companies which operate under anti-bribery laws such as the UK Bribery Act or anti-corruption laws such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), have compliance programs in place to review business