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Nigeria: A Nation full of Bribery and Corruption!
Go to NNPC, the language there is bribery, and the bribe runs into millions of dollars, Go to the Bank and see how the Banks abate money laundering. Go to customs where a controller
Read More »Amid Anti-Corruption Push, Pressure To Bribe Continues
Anti-corruption campaigners who shined the light on defense companies’ efforts to improve the transparency of their counter-bribery practices last week said that while the industry may have sharpened its act, evidence suggests it is
Read More »Minimizing the FCPA Risk in Mergers & Acquisitions
Ask a company, “Who runs your FCPA program?” and a common response may be, “What FCPA program?” It’s one thing to not self-police, but when acquiring a business, it’s doubly important to know what
Read More »Greeks Can No Longer Afford Paying Expensive Bribes
Greeks, whose country is facing bankruptcy, can no longer afford the expensive customary cash-filled "fakelaki" or "little envelope" bribes paid to public sector workers, according to an official.
Read More »Corruption Probes in China Said to Rise 13 Percent
China has become increasingly vigilant about ferreting out official corruption, bribe-taking and dereliction of duty, according to a report published Monday in the state-run media. The authorities conducted 12.7 percent more investigations in the first
Read More »Bribery and Corruption on the Rise Since the Economic Downturn’ – Survey
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
Read More »Fighting bribery on the grid
Russia’s notorious corruption and bribery have long been accepted simply as a fact of life here, even as businesses and individuals complain about having to pay a little extra on the side for official
Read More »Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance
We continue our series focusing on the classic Hollywood monsters from the Universal Pictures era by taking a look at Frankenstein. Unlike Dracula, where Bela Lugosi basically only played his character in one classic
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