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GRECO’s 102nd Plenary Meeting pushes for stronger anti-corruption action, advancing transparency, faster evaluations, and greater pressure on member states to implement reforms

March 27, 2026

The decisions introduce a standardised publication approach, requiring public summaries of evaluation and compliance reports within six months where full publication is delayed, alongside renewed calls for countries to release full reports promptly to enhance accountability and visibility. GRECO also intensifies follow-up procedures, including stricter timelines and escalation measures for non-compliant states, reinforcing its monitoring framework to ensure that recommendations translate into concrete legislative…

OECD announces the release of its Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026, exposing global enforcement gaps and offering bold strategies to fight fraud, enhance transparency, and restore public trust

March 22, 2026

The report, to be released at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, evaluates integrity systems across OECD member and partner countries, highlighting both recent progress and persistent weaknesses in implementation. It also signals a focus on emerging risks such as fraud, public-procurement vulnerabilities and organised crime, with the Outlook providing policy recommendations and tools to help governments strengthen resilience and close integrity gaps…

UK SFO, France PNF and Swiss OAG to host landmark International Economic Crime Conference on 2–3 May 2026 in London, uniting 70+ agencies to tackle fraud, bribery, corruption, & crypto-related crime

March 20, 2026

This conference marks the first major initiative under the International Taskforce on Economic Crime, which was established to foster closer collaboration between countries, improve investigative coordination, and send a clear signal that the global community is united against economic crime. Participants will discuss emerging threats, trends in international enforcement, and practical approaches to enhance transparency, accountability, and asset recovery across borders…

UK leads a Global Public-Private Partnership on Fraud, uniting governments and businesses to share intelligence, aid victims, and tackle international scams with cutting-edge technology

March 19, 2026

The agreement, launched at the Global Fraud Summit 2026, sets out shared principles including proactive prevention, cross-sector collaboration and enhanced information-sharing to detect and disrupt fraud more effectively across borders. It also commits participants to improving KYC controls, victim support, public awareness and the use of new technologies such as AI, recognising that fraud is a transnational threat requiring sustained cooperation between public authorities and private-sector platforms…

U.S DOJ resolves Balt SAS bribery case, forcing the company to disgorge $1.2 M after self-disclosure, while charging 2 executives with FCPA and ML violations for illicit payments to a French hospital doctor

March 19, 2026

DOJ finds that Balt paid bribes between 2017 and 2023 to a physician at a state-owned hospital in France to secure purchases of medical devices, with payments disguised as consulting fees and routed through intermediaries using sham contracts and false invoices. While the company avoids prosecution due to voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation and remediation, it agrees to approximately $1.2 million in disgorgement, and U.S. authorities indict a healthcare executive and consultant, underscoring continued enforcement against individuals involved in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations…

TI’s blog “When Power is on Trial” examines former President Sarkozy’s 2025 corruption and illegal campaign financing appeal as a pivotal test of judicial independence and accountability for the powerful

March 12, 2026

Convicted of criminal conspiracy for allegedly securing illegal funding from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign, Sarkozy has appealed the ruling, which also dismissed certain corruption and campaign finance charges. TI France, acting as a civil party, is challenging these dismissals and advocating for stronger political finance rules. The case exposes the challenges of investigating complex financial crimes, including nearly two decades of delays, gaps in resources, weak deterrence, and declining public trust. Attacks on judges by Sarkozy and his supporters illustrate how political pressure…

U.S. DoJ issues its first-ever Dept-wide Corporate Enforcement policy, standardising how prosecutors handle corporate criminal cases and incentivising self-reporting, cooperation and remediation

March 10, 2026

The policy applies across all DOJ components and most criminal matters, replacing fragmented approaches with a single framework designed to promote consistency, transparency and predictability in corporate enforcement decisions. It establishes clear incentives for companies, including the possibility of declinations or reduced penalties where firms voluntarily disclose misconduct, fully cooperate with investigations and remediate wrongdoing, while reinforcing accountability for individual offenders…

EU Commission launches “TraceMap”, a new AI-powered platform to strengthen EU food-safety monitoring and detect fraud across agri-food supply chains

March 10, 2026

The platform integrates data from systems such as the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and TRACES to identify links between operators and consignments, enabling authorities to better track products, detect contamination and uncover food-fraud risks across the EU. By improving data analysis and cross-border visibility, TraceMap supports faster recalls, enhanced control of imports and more effective enforcement action against fraud and safety breaches within the EU food system.

OECD’s 2026 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum (23–27 March, Paris) will unite leaders to tackle corruption and drive transparent, sustainable growth through strong governance and integrity

March 6, 2026

Under the theme “The Integrity Advantage: Powering Competitiveness and Prosperity,” the Forum explores how strong enforcement, sound governance, data‑driven integrity systems and agile anti‑fraud measures can prevent corruption, improve decision‑making, foster ethical business environments and support sustainable investment and innovation. The programme features sessions on enforcement and market stability, compliance as a business advantage, illicit…

CoLP Domestic Corruption Unit arrests the Chief Executive of the Police Federation of England & Wales and 2 senior officials on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position in a financial misconduct probe

March 4, 2026

Krishna, aged 46, was the first civilian to lead the PFEW, which represents over 140,000 rank-and-file police officers. He was taken into custody alongside two other senior figures linked to the federation in coordinated raids across multiple sites, including the PFEW headquarters in Leatherhead, Surrey. The investigation, described by authorities as complex and active, is examining multiple lines of inquiry. While details remain limited due to the ongoing nature of the probe, media reports highlight Krishna’s controversial tenure…

Peer-reviewed study in Trends in Organized Crime argues that corruption evolves over time as enforcement, legal reforms and shifting actors reshape the structure and behaviour of corruption networks

February 28, 2026

Using qualitative network and document analysis of corruption cases in Italy at two different points in time, the research shows that changes in the effectiveness of the criminal-justice system, governance reforms and the roles of key actors can alter how corruption schemes are organised and sustained. The authors propose a conceptual framework viewing corruption as a dynamic network phenomenon, where relationships between public officials, intermediaries and private actors adapt to institutional pressures, meaning anti-corruption policies can unintentionally transform—rather than eliminate—the ways corrupt networks operate.

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre warns that conflicts of interest, political financing from fossil-fuel industries and weak oversight create major corruption risks that could undermine Indonesia’s energy transition

February 28, 2026

The report finds that close links between political elites, state-owned energy companies and extractive-sector businesses create conditions for state capture, procurement manipulation and preferential treatment for fossil-fuel interests, slowing the shift to renewable energy despite national climate commitments. It also identifies governance weaknesses—such as fragmented conflict-of-interest rules, limited transparency in project selection under initiatives like the Just Energy Transition Partnership, and gaps in beneficial-ownership disclosure—that enable corruption, bribery and illicit financial flows in the energy sector…

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