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U.K. Charges News Corp. Journalist in Bribery Probe

corruptionbribery January 23, 2013 0

British prosecutors said they are charging a former police officer and a journalist from News Corp NWSA +0.88%.’s Sun tabloid as part of a bribery probe focusing on the media’s alleged attempts to pay

Greeks fight back against corruption

corruptionbribery January 1, 2013 0

Kristina Tremonti's first brush with "fakelaki" came when her grandfather needed urgent treatment at a public hospital in Kalamata, southern Greece. Treatment is supposed to be free. Fakelaki is the Greek term which means "little

New FCPA guidelines sift out gifts from bribes

corruptionbribery December 31, 2012 0

The US has seen a surge in the number of high-profile investigations into bribery and corruption in the last two years. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s (FCPA) enforcement actions registered by the US Securities

Asia Pacific Companies Not Prepared for FCPA/UK Bribery Act

corruptionbribery December 28, 2012 0

Fewer than half of companies in the Asia Pacific region have performed risk assessments on their vulnerability to two anti-corruption laws in the U.S. and U.K., according to an new study.

Rising from the Dead: Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Canada

corruptionbribery December 18, 2012 0

This article originally appeared in Michael Volkov’s Corruption, Crime & Compliance blog and is reprinted here with permission. I find the so-called “vampire” cultural phenomena scary – I do not understand what is so entertaining

Bribery, corruption key compliance risks to pharma cos: KPMG India Fraud Survey 2012

corruptionbribery December 6, 2012 0

Procurement, sales & distribution and inventory amongst top three most vulnerable processes to fraud risks in the sector Corporate India’s unwillingness to see fraud as a strategic risk poses a grave threat to firms as

30 top Govt. ranks in bribery net

corruptionbribery November 27, 2012 0

In a shocking disclosure, thirty top ruling party parliamentarians, some who enjoy portfolios of ‘collective responsibility’ are to be charged before court shortly for accumulation of assets through unscrupulous methods. An authoritative source from the

New corruption scandal rocks Brazilian government

corruptionbribery November 27, 2012 0

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general. Federal