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TI/Basel Institute of Governance publish report on anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine

Takes stock of recent progress (July 2023 to February 2024) in strengthening Ukraine’s anti-corruption ecosystem with a view to safeguarding Restoration projects.

OECD Phase 4 report highlights that Luxembourg should build upon recent achievements in the fight against foreign bribery by substantially strengthening enforcement efforts and resources

The report expresses concerns regarding Luxembourg’s efforts to implement the Convention and to actively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery cases and calls on Luxembourg to better identify the foreign bribery risks to which its companies are exposed…

GRECO publishes Second Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report of 4th Evaluation Round of Italy

GRECO concludes that Italy has implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a satisfactory manner six of the twelve recommendations contained in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report.

TI-UK publishes second edition of ‘Investing with Integrity’

Explores the main ways corruption in impact investing can severely undermine environmental and social outcomes and advocates for a carefully coordinated approach across business integrity, environmental and social due diligence.

GRECO issues the fifth evaluation round second compliance report on Malta

The report highlights that only four out of 23 recommendations have been implemented. Malta has failed to lay down rules governing contacts between top officials and lobbyists trying to influence decision-making and has not addressed requirements for top executives to declare conflicts of interest.

GFI publishes fact sheet on compliance and gaps in beneficial ownership in the mining sector in Kenya

Provides an in-depth analysis of the mining sector in Kenya and the key AML risks emanating from it, with specific reference to beneficial ownership.

SFO makes three arrests as part of a new investigation into an alleged £76M fraud involving luxury care homes

Two sites and three arrests made across the south of England as part of a new investigation into an alleged £76 million fraud involving luxury care homes.

ICIJ publishes its 2023 annual report, highlighting a year of growth and capacity building for the organisation

Showcases three main investigations ICIJ was involved with in 2023: Cyprus Confidential, Deforestation Inc., and Trafficking Inc.

SEC announces that Genesis has agreed to pay $21M penalty to settle charges for violating securities laws for its role with the now-defunct Gemini Earn program

Genesis Global Capital, LLC agreed to a final judgment ordering it to pay a $21 million civil penalty and imposing a permanent injunction to settle charges that it engaged in the unregistered offer and sale of securities through a crypto asset lending program known as the Gemini Earn program.

US DoJ charges former finance Director for his role in an alleged scheme to pay over $10M in bribes to foreign officials in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina

According to court documents, between 2011 and 2016, Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, 51, of Mexico, and others allegedly caused hundreds of bribe payments to be made to government officials in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina to obtain and retain business…

Anti-Corruption Commission confronts Guatemala’s ‘Continuum of Impunity’

Palomo takes charge following years of backsliding on corruption that has seen state-embedded corruption networks cynically dismantle the country’s justice system and plunder state coffers, targeting ministries dealing with infrastructure, public health, and education. Prosecutors linked to corruption networks…

SEC charges 17 individuals in $300m crypto asset Ponzi scheme targeting the Latino community

Scheme targeted more than 40,000 predominantly Latino investors in the U.S. and two other countries. The complaint follows the SEC’s successful emergency action in September 2022 that halted the CryptoFX scheme and charged its two main principals, Mauricio Chavez and Giorgio Benvenuto.