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TI UK’s ‘Silencing the Auditor’ report exposes how Gibraltar’s Govt obstructed financial oversight by blocking AML audits and authorising over £13M in unexplained ex-gratia payments
The Principal Auditor describes repeated unconstitutional interference by senior government officials, undermining transparency and anti-corruption safeguards. He claims the Govt made a series of ex-gratia payments worth over £13M between April 2018 and May 2025 without adequate explanation. The report describes these as ‘excessive and in many cases unwarranted’, and included payments to police officers retiring since April 2020…
US SEC charges the founder of two Washington-based companies for running Ponzi-like schemes that defrauded over $275M from more than 250 investors between 2016 and 2024
Wear allegedly sold non-existent or previously sold water vending machines to retail investors, including veterans, promising annual returns of 12% to 20%. He also issued bonds purportedly secured by these machines to institutional investors, misappropriating over $60 million for personal expenses and to pay returns to earlier investors…
GRECO’s Evaluation report shows that Poland has fully implemented just 3 of 21 Anti-corruption Rec., highlighting significant gaps in post-employment rules, training, and asset disclosure
Poland has fully implemented 3 of 21 GRECO anti-corruption recommendations, with progress on executive guidelines and gift policies, but key gaps remain in post-employment rules, training, and asset declarations…
US ICE exposes a $31M investment fraud, falsely promising foreign investors U.S. residency and diverting funds into political campaigns, while the project never materialised
Sherry Xue Li admitted to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States after running a fictitious development scheme known as the “Thompson Education Center,” which targeted primarily Chinese investors with false promises tied to EB-5 immigration benefits. This guilty plea, secured by Homeland Security Investigations in concert with federal partners, underscores the convergence of investment fraud and illicit campaign-finance activity, and highlights the importance of vigilant cross-border transaction monitoring and investor due diligence…
GRECO’s Evaluation report reveals Romania has fully implemented just 2 of 26 Anti-corruption Rec., leaving major gaps in executive integrity, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and integrity planning
Romania has fully implemented 2 of 26 GRECO anti-corruption recommendations for central government and law enforcement, with 22 partially implemented and 2 unimplemented, reflecting only incremental progress. Key measures include Law no. 49/2025 establishing ethics norms for government members and a Presidential Administration code of conduct, but gaps remain in executive integrity checks, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and comprehensive integrity planning for top officials…
GRECO finds Spain has partially implemented 16 of 19 anti-corruption recommendations, but gaps remain in executive training, integrity strategy, transparency, and oversight enforcement
Spain has partially implemented 16 of 19 GRECO anti-corruption recommendations for central government and law enforcement, with 3 remaining unimplemented, reflecting moderate progress in strengthening integrity frameworks. Key measures include the Democracy Action Plan and the Open Administration Law, while significant gaps persist in executive training on the Code of Conduct, effective execution of integrity strategies, public access to official documents, and the full empowerment of the Council for Transparency and Good Governance.
GRECO rates Portugal’s anti-corruption reforms for parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors as largely unsatisfactory, citing gaps in lobbying rules, enforcement, and judicial independence
Portugal has satisfactorily implemented only 5 of 15 GRECO recommendations on preventing corruption among parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors, with 10 still partly implemented, reflecting limited overall progress. While measures such as the Entity for Transparency, MPs’ gift and hospitality guidelines, and the judges’ Code of Conduct and Ethics Council have been introduced, significant gaps remain in lobbying regulation, enforcement of financial declarations, judicial council composition, and Supreme Court judge selection.
Insight Crime reveals how rampant cattle trafficking and fake ear tags are fueling Mexico’s screwworm outbreak and threatening livestock health
Report highlights that Mexico’s screwworm outbreak exposes critical gaps in livestock management and border controls, exacerbated by the illegal trafficking of approximately 800,000 undocumented cattle annually. The widespread use of counterfeit ear tags undermines traceability efforts, increasing the risk of disease spread and prompting calls for stronger federal-local coordination and specialised enforcement units.
OECD’s Anti-corruption report on Kazakhstan reveals that confiscation orders are secured in only 2% of cases – urging reforms to strengthen the judiciary and improve asset recovery transparency
Confiscation Measures and Sanctions in Corruption Cases in Kazakhstan, highlights the limited use of judicial confiscation and the relatively low value of assets recovered compared to the harm caused. The report recommends aligning Kazakhstan’s confiscation regime with international standards, strengthening institutional capacity, and improving data collection and public reporting to enhance transparency and enforcement effectiveness…
OECD’s Business Integrity report calls on Govts to lead collective action with the private sector – strengthening transparency, fairness, and the global fight against corruption
Advancing Business Integrity through Collective Action: A Blueprint for Government Support, underscores the pivotal role of governments in fostering and sustaining collective action initiatives as effective tools to enhance business integrity and combat corruption. It recommends strategic support, capacity building, and robust monitoring mechanisms to ensure private sector engagement and the long-term impact of collaborative anti-corruption efforts…
TI’s Policy paper urges Govts to tackle the estimated 25% of contract value lost to corruption by reforming public procurement with open data, Integrity Pacts, and collective oversight
The policy paper “Clean Contracting for Sustainable Development” emphasises that public procurement—key to funding infrastructure and essential services—is particularly vulnerable to corruption, which significantly undermines progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It promotes a “clean contracting” approach built on five pillars—open data, collaborative accountability, strong integrity frameworks, supplier incentives, and multi-stakeholder action—to boost transparency, value-for-money, and sustainable development outcomes…
Basel, with Ukraine’s Anti-corruption agencies, flag 10 key corruption risks in the €500B rebuild and calls for stricter project vetting, digital tools, and oversight to protect donor funds
With reconstruction costs estimated to exceed €500 billion, the report underscores the critical importance of a strong and independent anti-corruption framework to protect both state and foreign donor funds. It identifies ten key corruption risks related to project prioritization, public procurement, and construction oversight, offering targeted mitigation measures to enhance transparency and accountability. The report reflects Ukraine’s….