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EU Council evaluates anti-corruption progress in Ireland

September 24, 2024

The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption has issued a compliance report assessing Ireland’s progress on recommendations from its 2022 report aimed at preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments and law enforcement. Ireland has fully implemented one of the eighteen recommendations with four partially implemented and thirteen not yet addressed. GRECO highlights the necessity for further advancements…

BBC: Singapore’s former minister has been found guilty of accepting gifts during his time in office after pleading guilty in a local court

September 24, 2024

The first political office-holder in Singapore to be tried in court in the last 50 years known for bringing the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the country which concluded shortly before his court appearance. According to charge sheets he allegedly received gifts worth over US$ 403,000 including flights, hotel stays, musicals, and Grand Prix tickets. After the charges were filed in guilty he was asked to resigned from his government role…

OCCRP reveals suspect in Kenya’s Anglo Leasing scandal used Offshore Secrecy to obscure ties to companies

September 23, 2024

Leaked documents from the Pandora Papers reveal that Sri Lankan-Irish businessman Anura Perera, named by the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission as a suspect in the Anglo Leasing procurement scandal, was the owner, director or signatory of at least six offshore firms implicated in the case. The documents also show that Perera and his family were beneficiaries of offshore trusts that moved millions around the time of the scandal…

US Judge orders Forex fraudster to pay over US$36m for his role in a forex and digital asset fraud scheme, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

September 21, 2024

Ichioka was ordered to pay $31 million in restitution to victims he defrauded, along with a $5 million civil monetary penalty for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme centered on foreign currency (forex) trading and digital assets.

UNODC provides drugs monitoring platform brief on Afghanistan and neighbouring regions

September 17, 2024

Update on patterns and trends in heroin, methamphetamine and opium trafficking from 2020 to 2023, before and after the April 2022 Afghanistan Drug Ban.

Environmental Research Letters publishes report examining the cocoa growing potential of Central America

September 17, 2024

The study gathered publicly available information on coca eradication efforts by authorities in Central America and then analysed land usage of coca plantations and land coverage surrounding the coca fields. This data was fed to machine-learning land suitability models, commonly used to assess other crops, like palm, and the results were analysed by the paper’s authors.

GI-TOC reveals that Indonesian islands are under scrutiny for illegal tin mining and corruption, leading to environmental damage and economic repercussions

September 11, 2024

Illegal tin mining is causing significant harm to the environment, including deforestation, pollution, and habitat destruction. These activities are affecting the local and national economies, potentially undermining legitimate mining operations and contributing to economic instability…

OCCRP reveals that Albanian prosecutors have indicted former Albanian PM for corruption related to a property deal

September 8, 2024

The Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Corruption (SPAK) has now formally indicted both men, presenting 500 pages of evidence to support charges of “passive corruption” against Berisha, according to court documents obtained by OCCRP. Malltezi has been charged with corruption and money laundering…

ABC News: South Africa is investigating alleged US$7 billion corruption at state-owned companies

August 27, 2024

The Special Investigative Unit updated a parliamentary committee on ongoing probes some dating back to 2018, into corruption involving six state-owned companies, including Transnet, Denel, and Eskom. The report highlights about 60 suspicious contracts and numerous conflict-of-interest cases at Transnet alone, totaling nearly US $4 billion. Nearly 40 other investigations into state-run entities and government departments are underway…

Transparency International publishes report examining corruption in education and health services in Africa

August 13, 2024

TI chapters in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda and Zimbabwe carried out corruption risk assessments of education and health care services highlighting the impacts on women, girls and other groups at risk of discrimination.

GFI examines the impact of the Beneficial Ownership Registry and Law on extractives sector in Tanzania

July 31, 2024

Report explores how these laws, designed to enhance transparency and accountability by identifying and registering the true owners of companies, affect the operations, governance, and economic outcomes within the extractive sector.

UNODC publishes Survey Report on Corruption in Nigeria, highlighting the patterns and trends

July 20, 2024

New report – “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends” – is the third survey of perceptions of corruption among the Nigerian population and provides an analysis of corruption trends and the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies in the country.

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